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A large group of people sits on mats in a hall with red curtains, performing seated yoga breathing exercises with their arms raised and fingers near their ears. Most wear white or light clothing; a man in a green t-shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits at left, and a boy in a red shirt sits in the centre. In the background, a white-clad figure sits near a glass-enclosed golden shrine with ornate decorations, and a video camera on a tripod stands at right.

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A large group of men, boys and a few young people sit on blue-striped floor mats in a hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed religious paintings, performing a yoga seated exercise with both hands raised to their ears and fingers pressed near the head. A bearded man in a green t-shirt and white dhoti, with a mala around his neck, sits at left leading the practice. Nearby, a boy in a white dhoti and yellow-and-gold border wears a rudraksha mala and sits before brass plates of offerings. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis, and boys in yellow, red and striped shirts, follow the posture. A camera on a tripod stands at centre back, and a banner in a red frame is visible on the right wall.2011-11-06A large group of seated men in white ritual clothes sit on striped mats in a hall with red curtains and cream walls, arms crossed over their chests in a yoga-style posture. Most wear white kurta-style garments, and one foreground man in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard sits with arms folded. A figure in white near the back-left sits on a raised seat beside a draped tan cloth, and another person sits on a chair at the back-right. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session in an ashram-style space.2011-11-29A large hall of seated participants in white clothes doing a breathing practice, most with one hand raised to the nose in nadi shodhana style. Many wear dark lanyards with name badges, some in green or olive shirts. They kneel and sit on red and white striped mats, with dark headphones on a few. Red chairs line the back, and at right a glass case holds a golden deity murti and a gold-coloured statue, beside a table with flowers. Orange drapes hang behind the stage area.2010-12-04A large group of men seated on the floor in a hall with pale pink walls performs a guided meditation, each pressing both palms over closed or covered eyes in a brow-centre gesture. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, with a few in colourful clothes: a man in a yellow t-shirt at left, a man in a red t-shirt near the centre, and a man in blue at the back right. Several wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and wrist bands. Foreground heads are blurred while the seated crowd fills the frame. No figure is identified as a person.2011-02-20December 25 20112011-12-25July 17 20142014-07-17A large group of participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit closely packed in a hall, with hands pressed to their heads in a meditative posture. Many wear red-orange scarves and beaded bracelets, and some have marks on their foreheads. Behind them are purple floral wall panels, and a video camera operator stands at the upper right. The image is dense with dozens of people, and no single person is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-05-26December 10 20092009-12-10November 06 20112011-11-06July 17 20142014-07-17Photograph of a group meditation or yoga session indoors with many participants seated on mats. In the foreground, a middle-aged man with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, holds both hands to his temples with elbows raised. Beside him, another man in white clothes raises his arms in a similar pose. Behind them, rows of people in white and saffron clothing perform the same hand-to-head movement. A pale pink curtain hangs in the background, and a purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-11-01December 05 20112011-12-05