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A photograph of a meditation or pranayama session in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. A standing figure in an orange robe with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands centre-frame, facing right with hands at his sides. Around him, many seated participants wear white headbands or blindfolds and white clothing, sitting on striped mats; some also sit on chairs at the back. Two colourful hanging banners, orange and blue, hang from the ceiling at left.

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A photograph inside a bright hall with pink walls, hanging multicoloured banners and red curtains. A tall man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron garment and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot across a glossy floor past rows of seated participants. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, wearing white clothes and white headbands, some with eyes covered. Two men in the foreground wear white and one in an orange shawl sits at the front.2011-01-22A seated pranayama session in a pale pink hall with white-curtained windows and an orange cloth hanging from the top edge. Dozens of participants sit on striped red-and-white mats, most wearing white clothes and white headbands over their eyes. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a draped shawl, long dark hair swept back, stands barefoot near the centre, facing the seated group. A person in a white dress stands near the back wall, and a man in a yellow-brown shirt sits at the lower right. The overall scene is a group breathing exercise with eyes covered.2011-01-22A large hall with pale pink walls and orange curtains where a long-haired man in an orange sannyasi-style robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a polished white floor, head lifted and gaze upward. Around him seated participants wear white clothes and white headbands, sitting on red-striped mats and white cushions. Some are bent forward in prostration. A seated older woman in white sits near the back, and an orange and yellow banner hangs on the left wall beside a speaker mounted high on the wall.2011-01-22A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with long dark wavy hair and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, walks through a hall past a seated audience. Many devotees sit on the floor wearing white headbands, mostly in white and pastel clothes, with some in green, striped and red garments. Behind them a gold-and-red throne-like seat stands against a pink wall, with an orange curtain and two hanging orange and blue banners above.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23 +1 copiesDecember 06 20092009-12-06October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a meditation or pranayama session in a bright hall with pink walls and orange curtains. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron wrap with darker stripe trim, stands with their back to the camera facing a seated group. Many participants sit on red and pink mats with white headbands or head coverings, dressed in white, red and pink clothing. Some lean forward in meditative posture. Hanging orange banners and a window with daylight are visible. Blurred foreground and background suggest a shallow depth of field.2011-01-22A central figure walks barefoot across a bare floor in a large hall, wearing a saffron-orange draped robe over bare arms, with long dark curly hair and a red bindi on the forehead, carrying a small golden object in one hand. Around him, seated participants in white clothes wear white blindfold-style headbands and white lanyards, with some in orange garments among them. Orange and red woven banners hang from the upper walls, and water bottles stand on a table at the back. The setting suggests a group session in progress, with participants seated on the floor and in chairs.2009-12-22A large seated audience of many people wearing white headbands covering their eyes fills a pink-walled hall. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle among them, appearing to be a person, though his appearance is only partly clear from this angle. Behind them stand a golden throne with a red cushion and a decorated altar with deity murtis and garlands under orange and white hanging cloth. Red curtains frame the windows.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A satsang hall with a standing man in an orange robe and a dark head wrap walking among seated devotees on orange floor mats. Many attendees wear white clothing and white headbands, and some sit on chairs in the foreground. Hanging decorations with yellow, red and blue patterns and orange tassels hang from the ceiling, with a projection screen on the right wall. The man in orange is not wearing the long swept-back hair, crown or rudraksha cues needed to suggest a candidate identity, so his role is best described as a robed teacher or sannyasi moving through the gathering. Many people are visible, with a rough count in the dozens.2010-08-14