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July 20 2010

A seated group of men and a few women sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation or pranayama. In the front row, a man in a grey-green shawl over white clothes sits with hands folded, a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white polo shirt with a visitor badge sits with hands clasped. At the right, a man in a white hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded in his lap. Behind them a dense crowd of participants in white, brown, navy and striped jumpers sits attentively. White pillars and green plants stand behind the group, and no speaker or presiding teacher is visible in the frame.

July 20 2010

October 29 2011

A photograph of a seated group of about a dozen men meditating outdoors on mats and a woven rug, eyes closed, with a paved path and red-pillared building in the background. In the foreground a man in a grey-green shawl sits cross-legged in white dhoti-style cloth, beside a bald man in a white shirt with a lanyard badge and tilak on his forehead. A man in a light grey hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands clasped. Others wear white, saffron-toned and navy clothing; a man in a red shirt stands behind. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the candidate is left uncertain.

Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on woven reed mats laid over a paved courtyard, eyes closed or lowered, hands resting on knees. Most wear white kurtas, shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in grey t-shirts and a few with rudraksha-style neck beads. A figure at centre-right wears an orange-red shawl and a grey cap, seated among the white-clad participants. Behind them stands a red-orange building, a small raised white structure at right, and a row of grey statues along a wall at upper left, with bare earth and a small tree beyond. The setting suggests a satsang or meditation session.

A bearded man with grey-streaked hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat in meditation with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a white kurta-style shirt and white dhoti-like trousers, with a dark brown rudraksha mala hanging over his chest and a small medallion pendant. Behind him, a row of seated people in white and dark clothing listens in an open-air hall, with an orange wall and a yellow wooden pillar in the background. The photograph is taken from a shallow depth of field.

Outdoor meditation session on woven straw mats laid over a paved courtyard beside a garden with green shrubs and a tiled wall. Seven men sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on their laps. Most wear white dhotis and white or light shirts with rudraksha malas; the man in front wears a pink shirt and grey trousers, and another wears a yellow shirt and black trousers. Plastic chairs and a small speaker stand are visible behind them, and a man in white stands at the top right. A wooden meditation stick lies on the mat at lower left.

A group of about a dozen seated people meditate with eyes closed on blue-and-white striped mats in a plain hall with cream walls and a closed double door. In the foreground, a young man in a turquoise kurta with a dark bead mala and a second young man in an orange-and-cream kurta with a beaded necklace sit cross-legged, one with hands in a mudra. Behind them, men in white and pale shirts sit in meditation, and a figure in orange robes sits at the right edge. A red bag rests on the mat at lower right.

Three people sit cross-legged in meditation on a green lawn outdoors. In the foreground, a man with grey hair, a grey moustache, a white vibhuti marking on his forehead, a red kumkum dot and a rudraksha mala wears a white t-shirt printed with a turbaned figure; he has his eyes closed. Behind him on the left, an older balding man in a white kurta and cream trousers sits on a blue mat with his hands resting in his lap. On the right, a man in a maroon t-shirt and grey trousers with a red bindi and a beaded necklace sits on a green mat, eyes closed. Garden chairs and a palm tree are in the background.

2012-09-07 +1 copies

Outdoor photograph of a group meditating seated on woven mats on dirt ground with scattered red petals. In the foreground a bearded man with grey-streaked hair wears a white t-shirt, white dhoti-style cloth with a maroon edge, a rudraksha mala and a metal bracelet, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. Beside him a man in a grey t-shirt and white dhoti sits with a mala, and to the right a man in a black shirt and black dhoti wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and an ID badge, hands folded. Behind them people in white clothing sit on white plastic chairs among green foliage and orange flowers, and a shaved-headed man in white sits at the upper right.