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A group of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in meditation outdoors in front of an orange-and-white painted wall with red pillar bands and a potted palm. The central man in front wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Beside him a boy in a patterned beige shirt and brown trousers sits with eyes closed, a tilak on his forehead. Others in white kurtas and dhotis, some with malas, sit behind them, and a man in a red shirt and a bald man in white sit nearby. The paved ground and mats suggest a group meditation session at an ashram.

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Outdoor group meditation on a mat along a low whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes and potted plants behind. A dozen people sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered, most with hands in prayer or resting in laps. A man in an orange shirt in the centre wears a tilak and a rudraksha mala; a man in white with a red-and-white marked forehead and beaded mala sits at right beside an older man in white. Several boys in mixed casual clothes sit among the adults, and one standing youth in dark shirt walks past at the right. No ornate a person-style presentation is visible, so no candidate is identified.2010-07-08Outdoor group meditation on a paved terrace beside orange flowering plants. In the foreground a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl with red and green border sits cross-legged, hands folded in his lap, with a white tilak and red dot on his forehead and an eyes-closed expression. Around him, men and boys in white shirts and dark rudraksha malas sit on woven striped mats, eyes closed. One seated man at right wears a white t-shirt with a name badge and cream trousers. A boy with glasses sits behind the central figure.2010-08-15A group of men sit cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on their knees or laps. The foreground figure in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold bracelet sits with eyes closed, palms up. To the left a man in a white t-shirt and jeans wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and beside him a man in a pale green shirt holds his hands on his knees. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and grey shirts meditate in front of a red-and-white painted wall with potted plants and a speaker stand.2010-07-07A group of about twenty men sit cross-legged in white ritual clothes on a paved courtyard, most with eyes closed in meditation or seated in folded-hand prayer. In the foreground, a bald man in white with a white vibhuti line on his forehead sits on a mat with eyes closed, next to a younger man wearing a rudraksha mala and a name badge. Several men wear beaded malas and white shirts. Behind them stand potted plants, flowering shrubs and an orange and white painted wall with a dark orange banner.2010-09-02July 20 20102010-07-20July 11 20102010-07-11A photograph of about a dozen people seated cross-legged in meditation on woven mats before an orange-painted temple wall with white-and-red striped steps. In the foreground, a boy in a navy t-shirt and a boy in a patterned shirt sit with eyes lowered; a young man in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded; beside him others in white and orange garments sit in stillness. At left an older man in orange robes sits among potted plants and a banana plant. Behind, a standing figure in white robes stands near a stone deity murti with orange cloth and a woman in a white sari stands at a doorway on the right.2010-07-14May 11 20122012-05-11 +1 copiesA group of about a dozen people sit cross-legged in meditation on an orange and purple mat on a paved courtyard in front of an orange wall with white and red striped border and potted plants. Most wear white ritual clothing, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and a few in white dhotis and orange-and-white shawls. A man in a red jacket and khaki trousers sits at the far right edge, watching. The scene looks like group meditation, with eyes closed and hands resting on laps. No person here is clearly identified as a person; the seated figures are devotees and practitioners.2011-02-01October 09 20122012-10-09A photograph of a seated group of men practising meditation outdoors on an orange mat in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and flowering shrubs. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits with hands clasped, and beside him a man in a cream kurta sits with eyes closed. Behind them several men in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows; some wear white vertical tilak marks on the forehead, one wears a rudraksha mala, and another wears a beaded mala and a wristwatch. Several have white ID badges clipped to their shirts. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or ceremonial figure is visible.2011-02-28A 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.2011-01-22