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A large hall set up for a monastic training session, with about a dozen people seated cross-legged on thin padded mats across a light stone floor. Most wear white garments and some wear orange or saffron shawls, and several have white headbands. At the front stands a golden Nataraja statue dancing within a ring of flames, flanked by a smaller deity statue on a dark draped platform. Two tall banners with blue, red and yellow geometric patterns hang from the white fabric ceiling, and large printed portraits of a long-haired woman in white and red line the walls. Metal scaffolding, white plastic chairs and floor fans are visible around the room.

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A photograph of a large hall at an ashram where a seated group of about two dozen people, mostly women and some men, sit cross-legged on floor mats in meditation. Many wear white clothing with orange shawls or scarves and white head bands. Behind them stands a gilded statue of a dancing Nataraja form on a dark pedestal, with colourful hanging cloth banners and a large framed image on the back wall. Several people in the background sit on the floor and wooden benches, with a row of chairs at the left edge.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A hall with white walls and a tented ceiling hung with orange and patterned banners holds a seated group of students on pink and blue floor mats. Many wear white robes and orange shawls, and several have white headbands. They kneel with hands folded or sit in meditation postures facing a raised dais. Behind them stands a large bronze Nataraja murti within a flame arch, flanked by a standing figure and tall framed portraits of a long-haired figure. Several white plastic chairs line the room, and a fan and a few people in white stand in the background.2006-08-19A photo of a monastic training session inside a white-walled hall with a tiled floor. Many people in white dhoti-style clothing and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows on thin mattresses, some with eyes closed and hands on knees, while others kneel or sit cross-legged. A video camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are set up at the front. Large framed portraits of a long-haired figure in red and pink robes hang on the wall behind them, and a deity murti stands on an altar at the left. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling and white plastic chairs line the right side.2006-08-19A hall with women in plain white robes sitting cross-legged on floral-patterned mattresses during a meditation session. One woman in front wears a white blindfold and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, hands resting on her waist. Another in the centre wears a white robe and a beaded necklace, eyes closed, hands folded in her lap. Others sit or recline in white and cream clothing, one in a sari with an orange border. A maroon mat with a gold emblem lies on the floor. Large framed photographs of a saffron-robed teacher hang on the back wall beside a gold-coloured shrine with a deity murti on the left. The scene reads as a monastic training or meditation session.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A photograph of a monastic training session in a plain hall with pink-and-white cushioned mats on the floor. Many participants sit cross-legged or kneel in white clothing, several wearing orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few have white blindfold bands across their eyes. In the foreground a young woman with curly dark hair sits with hands on her hips, eyes closed. Behind her, others stand and stretch with hands on hips while a man in white on the right, also with a white eye band and orange shawl, sits upright. A woman in a grey patterned top stands near the back, and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on one participant. A cream wall and dark wooden cabinetry frame the room. The page indicates this is Day 7 of the monastic training convention at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.2006-08-19A group meditation session in a hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor. In the foreground a woman in white clothes with a dark mala necklace sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat, eyes covered by a white blindfold, hands resting together in her lap. Around her, about a dozen other participants in white robes and white blindfolds sit on mats and cushions. Red chairs line the back wall, and colourful hanging decorations with orange tassels hang from the ceiling. The photo is taken from a low angle.2010-09-02