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Photo of a yoga or meditation session in a plain room with pastel pink walls and a red curtain at a window. Several boys, mostly school-aged, sit or crouch on mats and rolled floor coverings, some wearing rudraksha malas and one with a painted forehead mark. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits behind them, and a bald man in a white dhoti with a mala and a bare upper body sits in the lower right foreground. A green mat and a small metal tray with a blue rim lie nearby. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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January 15 20132013-01-15 +2 copiesSeptember 30 20112011-09-30A seated group of many people in a hall with framed portraits on the walls, sitting on woven mats and floor coverings during a ritual puja. Front right, a man in white dhoti with bare, white-marked upper arms and a rudraksha mala sits beside a small brass plate of offerings and a lit lamp. Nearby, a young man in white clothes and a boy in a patterned shirt hold small items. At far right, a bald man in saffron/orange cloth wearing a rudraksha mala sits on a chair. Trays, plates and oil lamps are placed on the floor among the attendees, who sit in rows facing forward.2011-12-17Photograph of children seated cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a bright hall, several with eyes closed in meditation. A shirtless adult man in the background wears a rudraksha mala and sits behind them. Boys wear white or yellow-bordered dhotis, rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces; one boy in the foreground wears a white kurta and holds his hands on his knees. An orange cloth bag sits at left.2017-07-06 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall where a seated audience of men and boys sits on the floor in rows, facing forward. Most men wear white kurta and dhoti or white shirts, with a few in orange and yellow; a bald man in white sits near the centre, and a bearded man in a yellow shirt with a beaded necklace stands at the back. Boys in shirts of green, pink, mint, orange and checked patterns sit cross-legged on mats in front. Some hold small brass items and offerings on cloth in front of them. Pink curtains hang at the windows and pale walls frame the room. No individual is identifiable as a person in this photo.2011-12-04A seated group of men and boys in a hall with red curtains and a blue-striped mat, appearing to sit in meditative or devotional posture. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shawl with bare upper body and white markings on his arm sits with eyes closed, a red and white cloth draped over one shoulder, and a brass lamp and small pink container nearby. A bald man in white clothing and a rudraksha mala sits to the left, and a shirtless man with vertical tilak stripes sits beside him. Several boys in striped and checked shirts sit in the foreground. A white curtain-less glass door is visible behind the group.2011-10-15July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA seated meditation session in a pink-walled hall where a row of young boys sits cross-legged on orange and patterned mats. In the foreground, a boy in a grey t-shirt and a boy in a yellow t-shirt with blue jeans sit upright with eyes open and hands resting, while a boy in a red shirt and a boy in white kurta hold their hands in mudra-like poses. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shawls and some shaved-headed men sit in rows, several wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates with flowers, a brass vessel and a small kumkum plate lie on a cloth in front, with a pink plate on the right. An orange lamp hangs from the ceiling at the top. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2011-02-20A photo of a seated group during a ritual or satsang in a plain room with red curtains and stacked red chairs. Rows of boys and young men sit cross-legged on the floor in red, blue, green and grey shirts, several with hands pressed in prayer or holding small lit oil lamps and offerings on plates. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the far right near a plastic chair, handling items on a table. Other men in white clothes sit in the back row, one with a tilak on his forehead. Small brass plates, flowers and oil lamps lie on the floor before the group.2012-04-04September 23 20112011-09-23A group of boys sits cross-legged on the floor of a plain ashram hall with light tiled flooring and mats, eating from leaf or steel plates placed on woven mats. Most wear casual clothes in orange, yellow, green and red stripes, plus checked and grey shirts; one older boy in front wears a white dhoti with a bare upper body and a thin sacred thread, and several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Bananas and small bowls of food lie around them. A seated man in a white shirt watches from the back, and a white-clad figure is partly visible at the top left, with red curtains and a white plastic chair behind. The scene looks like a communal meal or annadan.2012-04-08July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copies