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A photograph of young male devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on floor mats in a hall. Several wear white kurta-style clothes and some have orange shawls or saffron stoles with rudraksha-like beads visible on one man. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in mudra on their laps. Patterned floor mats in green, pink and red cover the floor, with a small wooden stand and boxes in the background. The participants appear to be in a monastic training session, meditation practice.

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August 19 20062006-08-19A large hall with a tiled floor where many people in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged on green-patterned and pink-patterned mattresses, many wearing orange saffron shawls. Several participants meditate with eyes closed and hands resting on their knees or laps. A film camera on a tripod stands at left, and a printed banner and framed images hang on the walls behind them, with orange and blue cloth decorations hanging from the ceiling. The setting looks like a monastic training convention or meditation session.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A hall with rows of young men seated cross-legged on floral-patterned mattresses, meditating with eyes closed and hands in laps. Most wear white kurtas and white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls; the central figure in the foreground has a yellow-orange shawl and folded hands. Behind them are large framed backdrop images including a guitar and a figure in red. A camera sits at the lower left edge. Setting appears to be a meditation or monastic training session with about twenty participants visible.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A seated group of devotees in white clothes with blue lanyards and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a plain hall, facing toward the left. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white sits with hands resting on his knees, and several others sit beside and behind him, some holding notebooks or papers on the floor. A white fan and a red door appear in the background, with a wooden cabinet and stacked books at the right edge.2010-09-08September 22 20122012-09-22A large hall with white walls and a tent-like ceiling hung with colourful woven banners in red, yellow and blue. Dozens of young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on blue and pink mattresses in neat rows, many wearing orange saffron shawls, some with white head cloths, hands resting on their laps as they meditate. A man in white stands at the back near the centre. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and tall orange drapes hang from the ceiling. Framed portraits of a woman in red appear on the left wall.2006-08-19A large hall filled with rows of seated devotees in white traditional clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on mats during a satsang or meditation session. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-gold trimmed cloth sits cross-legged on a mat, hands clasped, beside a man in orange and red sash and a man in yellow-trimmed white. Some attendees wear headphones, and a power strip and a small red booklet lie on the orange mats. Walls are cream and red with a wall clock visible in the background.2010-09-19October 01 20072007-10-01A seated group meditation hall with many devotees in white kurta and dhoti or white clothing wearing orange-red saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed on red meditation mats. In the foreground a man with a short beard and a rudraksha mala wears a white kurta, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, hands folded in his lap. Beside him a man in white with glasses and a mala sits with eyes closed. Many attendees wear name badges. Behind them, chairs line the back, framed posters hang on the wall, and carved wooden pillars flank the room. Water bottles and a small cup sit on the floor, with an orange cloth nearby.2016-02-20 +1 copies