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A photograph of a seated meditation or mandala initiation session in a hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed photos above. In the foreground a bald man in white clothing and rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Beside him a young boy in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha mala and a tilak sits with eyes closed, holding a small white object. At right a man in white with rudraksha mala sits with hands in his lap. Behind them other seated participants in white and casual clothes sit on white chairs, a woman in white and a man in pink shirt among them, and a screen shows a figure in red. A Ganesha-like statue is visible near the centre.

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April 18 20182018-04-18April 18 20182018-04-18 +1 copiesApril 18 20182018-04-18 +1 copiesA seated group meditating indoors with eyes closed. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes, with orange beads around his neck, a red dot on his forehead and white horizontal tilak stripes, sits upright. To his right a man in orange and red robes wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. Behind them, rows of participants in white shirts with orange lanyards sit cross-legged on the floor, some with white tilak on their foreheads. A young boy in a dark shirt sits at left with white forehead marks. Red chairs are visible in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2013-03-13March 13 20162016-03-13A seated group of people meditating with eyes closed in a hall. In the foreground, a young man with a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and glasses. Beside him, a bespectacled young man in a saffron shawl and red-orange garment sits with eyes closed. At right, a shaved-headed man with white tripundra marks, a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes. Behind them, men in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in meditation, and an older man in white with glasses sits at far right. The setting appears to be an indoor assembly for an inner awakening class.2013-03-13A photograph of a seated congregation with eyes closed, apparently in satsang or meditation. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit in focus-blurred positions. Behind them, a man on the left wears white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks on his forehead and glasses. A long-haired young man in a white kurta sits centrally with eyes closed. Others in white and white-and-saffron clothing fill the room behind. The setting is a large hall with many attendees.2013-05-10A seated group of devotees in a meditative satsang setting, eyes closed. Foreground men wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with red-orange shawls and multiple wooden rudraksha malas; one older man has a red bindi and another has white vertical tilak marks on the forehead. Behind them, others sit in white kurtas and dhotis on wooden chairs, and a few have shaved heads with white markings. The mood is calm and focused, with several people meditating. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-06-26March 13 20132013-03-13A photograph of a large seated meditation gathering in a hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands clasped, and a younger man in white dhoti and shawl with a striped border meditates with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Other participants in white clothing and orange-trimmed sashes sit on red mats behind them. Small offering cups, a plate and a water bottle lie on the floor in front. A purple bird logo appears at the top left corner.2013-05-13Photograph of a seated group of men in a hall during a meditative programme. In the foreground, a bald man in white with glasses sits on the left, a man with a shaved head and white horizontal forehead and arm markings in orange and maroon robes sits centre-left with hands folded, and a bespectacled man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits centre-right with hands folded. Other men in orange and white clothing, some with white forehead bands, sit in rows behind them. Red curtains hang in the background, and a figure in orange sits on a raised seat in the rear. Several men wear rudraksha malas and red shawls. Some have eyes closed in meditation.2014-08-23March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copies