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A woman with long wavy light-brown hair stands on one leg in a tree-pose-style balance, palms pressed together at her chest, eyes closed. She wears a green tunic with gold-thread stripes over white loose trousers, a small red bindi, a rudraksha-style mala and bangles. Behind her, a woman in a yellow-green floral top and purple skirt also holds her palms in anjali with eyes closed. Participants sit and stand on mats in a hall, a red boxed item and a rolled green mat lie on the floor, and a yoga session or meditation retreat setting is visible.

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A woman with light blonde hair tied back sits cross-legged on a pink yoga mat in a white outfit, palms pressed together at her chest in anjali mudra with eyes closed. Beside her, two women in white also sit with palms joined on mats, one with long dark braided hair. Behind them a blurred deity murti adorned with garlands and yellow and red drapery stands on a raised platform.2009-11-07 +1 copiesNovember 24 20112011-11-24A woman with long light-brown hair prostrates face-down on a pale stone floor in an outdoor courtyard, palms flat beside her head. She wears a green kurta over white clothing with a bangle and red beaded bracelets. Behind her, a seated woman in a red and pink patterned dress and a white-clad person sit on stone slabs, with sandy ground and dry leaves visible. The scene suggests a devotional pada-puja style prostration, though no ritual objects are shown.2010-08-02 +1 copiesAugust 22 20152015-08-22Night photo of a large outdoor group in white clothes standing and sitting on colourful yoga mats on a stone riverside platform, palms pressed together in namaste. Many participants wear white kurtas and pants; several women wear red or orange shawls and red beaded necklaces. A woman in front in a white top and white pants holds her hands in anjali, and an older woman in the lower right sits on a blue mat in prayer. Dark sky and a wooden railing and poles are behind the crowd.2015-10-11September 27 20142014-09-27Devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats in a hall during a seated prayer. A woman in the centre-left wears white and holds her palms together at her chest with eyes closed, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. Beside her a woman in white sits with hands folded on her lap. On the right, a woman in a yellow blouse and white sari holds her palms joined in namaste, with a bindi and bangles. A blurred figure in a teal top sits in the foreground. Small oil lamps and a notebook rest on the mat near the bottom.2011-01-17A woman with grey-blond hair pulled back stands on one leg in a yoga tree pose on a woven mat, palms pressed together in anjali at her chest. She wears a white kurta and white loose trousers. Behind her, a crowded hall of participants, mostly in white, some in red, kneel or stand with heads bowed; a robed figure in saffron stands at right. Red curtains hang at the windows, with water bottles and bags on the floor.2011-11-26A woman with long wavy light-brown hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting together in her lap, in a seated meditation posture. She wears a sage-green short-sleeved tunic, a red-and-brown beaded necklace, a silver pendant, and silver bangles, with a patterned cream, green and red wrap skirt. Behind her, other attendees sit on striped blue and red mats in pink, white and green clothing, also with eyes closed.2010-09-16April 29 20182018-04-29A seated satsang gathering of many devotees, mostly women, dressed in white, pastel and bright clothing, sitting on striped mats on a polished floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange top sits cross-legged with a small brass puja tray and a red-bordered cloth with small lamps and vessels before her. Beside her a woman in a lilac patterned top and a woman in blue with folded hands sit in prayer, and a woman in white with folded hands and glasses sits nearby, all wearing beaded rudraksha-style malas. The people's eyes are mostly closed in meditation, and a water bottle and bags sit at the edges.2010-10-09A photograph of a seated group in a hall with red padded chairs behind them. In the foreground a woman with blonde hair in a braided headband wears a green kurta with a beaded belt and sits eyes closed with hands resting on her knees. Beside her a woman in a green shawl and glasses sits cross-legged in meditation. Behind them, participants in white and blue clothing sit on red-and-white striped mats, several with eyes closed. A colourful tote bag rests on the mat at right.2011-12-10