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Seated devotees sit cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats in a wood-panelled hall during a meditation or puja session. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with rudraksha mala and orange lanyard sits with eyes closed; beside him a man in a green-and-beige striped shirt with an orange lanyard holds his hands together, with a tilak on his forehead. A small ritual arrangement with a brass plate, a small brass vessel and a green cloth lies on the mat. Behind them, participants in white kurtas, yellow, orange and white shirts, and a woman in white with a maroon shawl sit with papers and folded hands. Laptops and bags sit at the right edge.

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August 26 20122012-08-26September 05 20122012-09-05August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20122012-09-07December 10 20112011-12-10A seated audience fills a wood-panelled hall with patterned wall fabric and orange curtains during a program. Many participants sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, most in white kurta-style clothes with red and tulsi-bead malas, some wearing name badges. Foreground figures include a man in white with a red-bead mala and a balding man in white looking down. On the right, a woman in an orange top wears glasses and a red mala. Near the top left, two women in orange and cream saris stand at a white-draped table with objects on it. No one on the platform is identifiable as a person by these cues, and no a person candidate with distinctive adornments is visible.2012-07-01August 27 20122012-08-27September 10 20122012-09-10A seated audience photographed from the front at an indoor programme, many participants wearing name badges and some with headsets. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style lower garment sits beside a bare-chested man wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white cloth with orange borders, and a man in a red-and-white checked kurta wears a headset with a red tilak. Behind them rows of people in saffron, orange, blue, pink and purple clothing sit on the floor and on low chairs.2017-02-02September 06 20122012-09-06August 26 20122012-08-26A large seated group of participants meditating on red-and-white striped mats in a hall with patterned wall panels. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with glasses sits with eyes closed, next to a bald man in a cream shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a man in a striped polo shirt. Behind them, many more attendees in white, dark and striped clothing sit in rows, some wearing name badges. A figure in orange is partly visible at the upper right edge. No one in the frame is identified as a person by appearance cues; the seated participants are shown in a meditation program setting.2012-07-01