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A large seated congregation in an ornate hall performs a breathing or nasal practice, with many participants raising a hand to one nostril. Foreground boys in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads and tilak marks sit closer to the camera. Behind them women in white saris, cream and white outfits, and pink, purple and red saris sit on red mats, several wearing rudraksha beads and orange lanyards. A man in a white shirt sits at right. A gilded decorative backdrop and a framed portrait hang on the upper wall.

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June 21 20152015-06-21A large group of seated men and women, many in white clothing, sit on mats in a hall during a meditation session. Many participants have their hands raised to their faces in a breathing or hand gesture practice, some with eyes closed. Several wear white or yellow shawls and white or beaded necklaces. Two women in the front center wear yellow and white clothing. A gold ornate structure is visible at the top right corner, and a pale wall and red chairs are in the background.2010-09-04A large seated group of devotees fills a hall, with many people performing a breathing or hand-to-nose meditation practice with eyes closed. Foreground women wear orange and maroon saris with long braids and rudraksha malas, while others wear white or cream clothing. Several people sit cross-legged on white mats, with their hands raised to their faces. The room has white walls and red chairs at the back, and the people appear focused and still during the kriya.2015-06-21July 01 20132013-07-01A large seated audience performs a breathing or nasal yoga practice in a bright hall with a wooden floor and blue-edged mats. In the foreground a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-red rudraksha mala and a small pendant closes his nostrils with his fingers, while a young man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and wristwatch does the same beside him. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas sit in similar postures, and rows of participants in white, saffron, red and pink saris and kurtas fill the room. Lamps and a small metal box sit on the floor at the edge of the frame.2015-06-21A large hall filled with seated participants during a group yoga or meditation session. In the foreground, many men wear saffron-orange and red robes with red-and-gold stoles or rudraksha-style beaded garlands, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with red garlands; several have shaved heads and are seated cross-legged with hands raised near the face in a breathing or mudra practice. Behind them, rows of women and men in white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas sit on a light wooden floor with blue lines. Golden elephant statues and a framed portrait of a bearded saint appear at the top of the hall, and a water bottle sits in front of the central seated men.2015-06-21December 04 20102010-12-04July 17 20142014-07-17A large group of seated practitioners performs a breathing and hand-gesture meditation in a hall. Many wear white dhotis with yellow borders and orange or saffron cloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a name badge presses his thumbs to his nostrils while raising his forearms, and beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala does the same. Behind them rows of people in white and orange sit with hands raised to their faces, and some have white tilak on their foreheads. Several wear bangles and wristwatches. Nobody in the image is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2015-06-21A photograph of a large indoor hall with red curtains and pale walls where many people sit cross-legged on mats and floor cushions, most with eyes closed. Many wear white or pale clothes, while others wear saffron, yellow, pink and green saris and salwar kameez; several have headphones on. In the foreground, a young woman in a red-and-gold top with a long braid and a girl in a pink dress press a hand to one nostril, performing nostril breathing practice, and a girl in a yellow kurta sits in front of a brass lamp and water bottle. Small brass lamps and plastic containers sit on the mats. No speaker is visible, and the scene reads as a yoga or meditation session rather than a deity ritual.2011-12-04July 17 20142014-07-17June 21 20152015-06-21