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A photograph of a meditation or kriya session in a large hall. A woman in the centre wears a white embroidered top, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and presses two fingers to her nostrils with her eyes closed. Name badges read 'Inner Awakening' and 'Session'. Seated women around her wear white and a gold-bordered sari, with a red-clad figure in the foreground. The scene suggests a breathing practice during a programme.

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December 04 20102010-12-04June 21 20162016-06-21 +1 copiesSeveral women in white clothing sit closely together on a pink mat during a meditation or breathing practice, one hand raised to one nostril in an alternate-nostril breathing gesture. The woman at centre has her eyes closed and wears a red bindi, a long dark red lanyard with an identity badge, and a gold watch. Others nearby wear white tops and similar lanyards; one has a white blindfold over her eyes. The background is blurred with more seated participants in white.2010-12-04Photograph of seated participants in a meditation hall wearing white clothing. In the foreground, a woman with dark hair in a low ponytail, in a white short-sleeved top and a dark rudraksha-style mala, presses two fingers to one nostril in a breath practice. Behind her, several seated attendees in white and a man in a green shirt wear headphones and lanyards on red mats. A water bottle sits on the floor and a blue chair is at left. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-12-04A seated group of devotees practising a nasal breathing exercise, several with fingers raised to one nostril. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red border and gold bangles sits beside a woman in white with a red sash and green lanyard, wearing glasses and a bindi. Behind them more people in white and red-orange garments, some with green lanyards, sit on a patterned carpet before white draped cloth and a wall.2016-06-21December 13 20132013-12-13Indoor group meditation or breathing practice with several seated women. In the foreground a young woman in a blue dress with red and black embroidered trim and a blue beaded necklace sits cross-legged with her right hand raised to her nose in a nadi-shodhana style gesture, eyes lowered. Beside her an older woman in a beige sari with an orange border and gold bangles does the same practice. At far left a woman in an orange top sits with eyes closed. Cream plastic chairs and blurred figures in orange and white stand in the background.2011-11-08December 04 20102010-12-04Several women sit cross-legged on the floor in a seated meditation or breathing practice, with hands raised to their faces in a nasal-breathing gesture. The woman in front wears a cream saree with orange and green floral border and red-and-green striped edge, a dark rudraksha mala, and a silver bangle with black bangles. The seated woman beside her wears an orange blouse with a long beaded necklace and a green-grey saree with orange motifs, with a white tilak on her forehead. Further back a woman in white and pink, and others, are blurred in the background.2011-11-07December 04 20102010-12-04A photograph of a group meditation or yoga practice in a hall, with many seated participants covering their eyes and faces with their hands, palms over closed eyes. The foreground woman in a white short-sleeved top, a pendant necklace and a bangle, sits with elbows raised. Behind her and to the sides, others wear white, yellow, red-bordered saris and kurtas and red-and-white lanyards. The scene shows a meditative eye-covering practice.2013-12-13A seated group of devotees meditates indoors on a striped mat during a satsang session. In the foreground a woman in white salwar kameez with eyes closed sits cross-legged, wearing a dark beaded mala necklace and an orange-bordered event badge, hands resting in her lap. Beside her an older woman in white with a small red bindi keeps her eyes lowered. Behind them younger attendees in teal, green, white and orange clothing sit with hands folded or eyes closed. A water bottle and black bag lie on the mat in the lower left. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-16