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A photograph of a meditation or yoga session in a large hall with peach walls and striped floor mats. Several people sit cross-legged, most in white kurta-style clothing, and many have their index fingers pressed into their ears in a mudra-like posture. One man in front wears a yellow and white checked shirt with a lanyard badge and grey trousers. Above them on the wall hang four framed portraits with red drapes and red-trimmed lights. Some participants hold yellow papers and a printed booklet rests on the mat. Some people further back stand or sit in the room.

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September 06 20112011-09-06A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and striped blue-and-white floor mats where a group sits cross-legged in a yoga or meditation session. Many participants wear white kurta-style clothes, while others wear casual shirts, and several have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Their hands are raised to their ears in a meditative posture. A small child in a green-and-yellow shirt sits among them. Framed portraits hang on the walls, including a large one of a man in a yellow garment and smaller ones of figures in red and white, with a deity-style painting among them.2011-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group in a bright hall with pale walls, tiled floor and red curtains at the windows. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with round glasses and eyes closed presses his fingers into his ears, and a second young man in white with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat beside him, doing the same. Behind them rows of participants in white shirts and dark trousers, some with a wrist band, mirror the ear-holding posture. Three framed devotional pictures hang on the wall, and a red and white framed figure is visible at the top right. The scene reads as a group yoga or breathing practice during a satsang.2011-09-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees on blue-and-white striped mats in a hall with red chairs and a red curtain. In the foreground, a young man with a tilak on his forehead wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands raised to his shoulders. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti with a bald head holds his hands at his chest, eyes closed. Behind them more people in white and light clothing perform the same hand movements, some with malas and ID badges around their necks. Everyone appears absorbed in a guided practice or meditation.2011-09-09A seated group meditation in a hall with a glossy white floor and pale pink walls. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats facing away from the camera. In the foreground a young man in a white t-shirt, dark trousers and glasses sits with eyes closed and hands in mudra, wearing a name badge. Others wear white kurta-style clothes or grey shirts. Framed deity pictures and red curtains hang on the walls, with golden palanquin-like stands at left. No speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2011-11-11A large hall filled with a seated group of participants in white clothing doing a guided yoga or breathing exercise on blue-and-white striped mats. In the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt and dark blue trousers sits cross-legged with both hands raised behind his head, and beside him another man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with his arms lifted. Behind them rows of people in white and some in other colours fill the floor. Hanging orange and blue decorative banners hang from the white ceiling. On the right, a gilded shrine area holds deity murti and ornate golden decorations.2010-08-26September 09 20112011-09-09A seated group of devotees practises a breathing or meditation exercise in a hall with cream walls and gold-framed panels. Most sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats, many in white kurtas or shirts, some in grey or navy tops and dark trousers. Several have hands raised to their faces with fingers pressed near the nose, a nadi shodhana-style breathing posture. Some wear rudraksha or beaded malas. In the background a large orange and white banner hangs on the right, and a few people stand near a pillar. The room is well lit with a polished floor.2011-12-02November 15 20112011-11-15A seated group practice in a bright hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, several with blue-striped mats in the middle rows, with hands raised to the top of their heads in a meditative posture. Most wear white or light clothing; one man in the foreground wears a grey t-shirt, blue trousers and a lanyard, another seated man in the mid-ground wears a yellow shirt and a beaded necklace, and a bald man at right wears white with a lanyard. Many people are visible in the rows behind them, and a few wear blue or pink saris and salwar outfits. Some people appear to be in a yoga or meditation session.2010-08-26September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a seated group practising a breathing meditation in a hall with red curtains and a white door. Many participants sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats, several with a hand raised to one nostril, as in nadi shodhana pranayama. A young man in a turquoise striped shirt with a beaded mala and glasses sits centre, and a man in white kurta with a red bindi sits at left. Others wear white clothes, and a bald man in white sits near the front, with a few people in the background. Bags rest beside the mats.2011-12-02