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A group session in a hall with a red carpet, where children and adults perform a breathing practice with their hands at their faces. In the foreground, three boys stand in front: the left boy wears a dark blue checked shirt with a yellow bangle and an event badge, the middle boy wears a grey t-shirt with a red wristband and badge and red-and-white striped shorts, and the right boy wears a striped t-shirt and plaid shorts with a yellow bangle. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with fists near their noses in the same posture, some with hands raised to their faces. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the visible frame.

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A photograph of a group meditation session in a hall with pink curtains and red walls. Several boys and young men sit cross-legged on a mat, eyes closed, performing a nasal breathing or nadi shodhana-style hand gesture. The foreground boy in a dark t-shirt has a white sacred ash line on his forehead, and the boy beside him wears a yellow shirt with a pendant. Older men in white shirts sit behind them, and a brass cup, a yellow cloth and a plastic container sit near the front.2011-11-02A photograph of a large group of devotees seated and kneeling on red mats in a hall, performing a breathing or hand-to-nose practice. Men in white shirts and white dhotis lead the foreground, several wearing paper name badges on their shirts; one man in a checked shirt and khaki trousers also takes part. A young man in a white graphic t-shirt and plaid shorts stands at left with a red thread on his wrist. Behind them, other participants in white and an orange-clothed figure at right continue the practice, with ornate pillars and decorative panels in the background.2016-07-18A seated group of devotees in a hall during a meditative or breathing practice, with hands raised to their faces and one arm lifted overhead. In the foreground a young boy in a light blue-green kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with fingers near his nostrils, beside a man in a dark navy t-shirt with a similar hand gesture. A man in a mauve shirt with a name tag and another in white sit behind them, and a few other people are blurred in the background near red drapes and warm lamp light. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2011-11-18A seated group of devotees in a hall with red curtains practise a folded-hands pranam. In the foreground a boy in a red, white and blue striped polo shirt, with a white tilak on his forehead, presses his palms together in front of his face. Behind him a man in a yellow t-shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and wristwatch, and several men in white kurtas, sit with hands joined. Blurred people behind them complete the gathering. The scene suggests a satsang or puja session.2011-11-04December 25 20112011-12-25November 02 20112011-11-02November 04 20112011-11-04A seated congregation of men in a hall during satsang, several with hands raised to their faces in a meditative gesture of hand-to-forehead and nose practice. A man in a mint-green shirt sits cross-legged on a striped mat in the foreground, one hand raised to his forehead. Beside him a man in a light blue shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak mark on his forehead performs the same gesture. Others in white kurtas and dhotis, including one in an orange shirt, sit in rows behind. A child in a yellow shirt sits at the lower right edge. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-02-13A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala has his hands raised to his face in a breathing or nadi-shodhana posture, eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in a white shirt with a striped pattern and a light mala performs the same hand gesture. Other devotees wear badges on lanyards, and one man at right wears a white headband. A small printed cloth bag and a leaflet with a portrait lie on the mats. A video camera on a tripod stands at the back of the hall, and the rows extend to the rear wall. No one is identifiable as a person in the foreground.2010-09-09January 26 20132013-01-26December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04