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A woman kneels barefoot on a white mat in front of a dark blue draped curtain, leaning back with her head tilted up. She wears a white loose top and white trousers, and a teal-grey padded head covering with small holes sits over her head and face, with a dark harness-like strap across her torso and a white cable running from it. Her hands are clasped in front of her waist, holding a small dark object. A flat silver metal stand is in the lower left foreground.

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November 11 20112011-11-11A woman sits cross-legged on a white mat in a plain room with a dark blue curtain and beige wall. She wears a white kurta and white trousers, a small red bindi, and a grey-blue EEG-style cap with electrodes on her head. A dark green harness with cables is strapped across her chest, and her hands are folded in her lap as she looks forward in a meditative pose. No a person candidate is visible.2011-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a person kneeling on a white-draped platform on a stage in front of a dark navy curtain. The person wears a white kurta-style outfit, a dark sash-like belt, and a blue-grey padded head covering, with the head tilted sharply upward and hands clasped at the waist. To the left stands a brass oil lamp with a rooster-shaped finial, a flower arrangement in a pot, and a small orange-and-purple draped table. The stage is bare apart from these items.2011-11-11October 29 20112011-10-29A man sits cross-legged in profile against a dark navy curtain, wearing a grey-blue cap fitted with small round sensors and a thin wire at the ear, as used for EEG-style measurement. He wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark green sash across his chest and a dark green belt at the waist, hands clasped in his lap, eyes closed and face lifted in meditation. A thin cable runs from the cap and the floor. No ceremonial or ornamental cues are visible to support a person identification, so the person is described by role only. The image is a photograph taken during a meditation session.2011-10-29A man sits cross-legged on a white mat in profile with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, wearing a white kurta and a dark green vest with a belt. A grey-blue fabric cap with small sensor studs covers his head, with wires trailing from it and from the vest. A dark navy curtain forms the backdrop. The swami identity is not visually established, so the subject is described by role as a meditating man.2011-10-29Several people sit cross-legged on a floor covered with peach and white mats in a dim hall during a meditation session. A shaved-headed woman in white kurta and white shawl sits at left with a white blindfold over her eyes, head tilted back and face upturned. Beside her, a woman in white has a white cloth tied around her head, seen from behind, and another woman in white sits further back. At right, a smiling woman with long dark hair in a white outfit with a dark patterned scarf sits on a folded colourful cloth. A pale curtain hangs on the left wall and a faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-08-30A person in white clothes kneels forward on a black mat, head lowered to the floor with both hands pressed together and clasped above the crown in a prostration. Only the back of the head, the white shirt with embroidered shoulders and the bracelet on the wrist are visible. The background is a blue wall above the dark mat. The posture suggests a devotional prostration, possibly before a teacher or deity, though no such figure is shown. The person is not visibly identifiable as a person from the appearance shown.2012-04-09A woman in a white embroidered kurta and white trousers performs a backbend on a red carpeted stage, kneeling with her hands gripping her ankles and her head tilted back. Behind her a blurred figure in a maroon garment and a dark background wall are visible. In the foreground a second person lies on the red carpet wearing a gold-embroidered garment and blue jeans. A partially visible deity murti or figurine stands near the left edge. The setting resembles a yoga or cultural programme at an ashram.2011-12-15A photograph of one person in white ritual clothing performing a full prostration on a dark grey mat against a blue backdrop. The person lies face down with forehead and arms folded forward, hands clasped near the head, bare feet visible at the left edge. The white garment is a loose kurta-style top with white dhoti-like trousers and a white shawl draped over the back. A thin beaded bracelet is on one wrist.2012-04-09A person in white clothing sits on a black mat in front of a blue backdrop, seen from behind with the head bowed and the hands clasped together at the top of the head. The figure is wrapped in a loose white garment with white trousers and bare feet visible at the bottom. The pose suggests a seated meditative or prostrated posture. The face is not visible, so no identification is made.2012-04-09A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a padded white mat in a room with pink walls and orange curtains. He wears an all-white kurta and dhoti, hands clasped in front of his lap with a small white card held between his fingers, and his eyes are lowered. Several other people lie or sit on mats in the background, with a bare foot visible on the right mat, and an orange-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. Red-cushioned chairs, a blue cloth and folded mats fill the left side. A small logo appears at the upper left and copyright text at the lower right. Yoga session setting.2010-09-18