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August 19 20062006-08-19A seated group of about eight women meditate on thin mattresses arranged on a bare concrete hall floor, in a white-walled space with white plastic chairs along the back and two large portrait banners on the wall. The foreground woman in a loose white shawl and white clothing sits with eyes closed, hands resting in her lap. A woman in a grey patterned salwar and white dupatta with a rudraksha-style mala sits in the middle, and others wear white salwar or white kurta sets with beaded necklaces. Striped blue and red mats and a yellow floor line are visible. The banners show a woman in red and white with hands pressed together. No one stands as a speaker, and no clear a person candidate is visible among the seated participants.2006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19A 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 20062006-08-19A group of about a dozen people sit cross-legged on blue and teal yoga mats in a large hall during a yoga session. Most wear white clothing and beaded rudraksha-style malas; one man at front left wears a white shirt, and a woman in the back wears an orange top. Several participants have their eyes closed or gaze upward. Behind them hang large vertical banners of women in saffron and red, and a framed portrait of an older bearded man sits on a stand at right, with a tall white lattice structure and a small table with water bottles nearby.2007-01-04A photograph of a large group of women seated cross-legged on striped mats in a bright hall, eyes closed, in meditation. In the foreground a woman with wavy light-brown hair wears a white t-shirt and pink trousers, hands folded in her lap. To the right a woman in a pink floral top and pale skirt and another in a purple floral top and cream trousers sit with hands joined. Behind them rows of women in white and green clothing sit on mats. A small figure reclines near the middle. No a person candidate is visible, only devotees in meditation posture.2010-09-18A photograph of a meditation or satsang gathering inside a plain room with pink walls and a sheer white curtain. Several people sit on a white sheet-covered floor, dressed in white clothing. A woman in the centre foreground holds a beaded necklace and sits with eyes closed; a woman on the right wears white and a shaved-headed figure in white with a yellow sash sits at the right edge. Behind them a red-and-white striped cushioned bench is visible. Attendees sit in relaxed meditative posture.2010-09-18August 19 20062006-08-19August 19 20062006-08-19