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Photograph of a group meditating outdoors on woven mats beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and spreading branches. In the foreground, a seated man in white clothing with an orange shawl sits with eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala. Others in white with orange shawls sit cross-legged in rows behind him, some with hands folded. A small bell hangs from a branch above. No one is identified by face; roles are seated meditators.

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October 11 20062006-10-11 +1 copiesOutdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Rows of seated practitioners in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on woven striped mats over a raised platform on reddish earth. Several wear orange or saffron shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in their laps. A tripod stands at the right edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no leader is visibly distinguished.2006-10-11A row of about two dozen people sits cross-legged in meditation on bare ground beneath a large spreading banyan tree with long aerial roots. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded malas; a few are in plain white. Some sit with eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. A red carved object and a white decorated stone edge appear in the lower foreground. The scene reads as group meditation or yoga outdoors.2006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. Dozens of seated practitioners sit cross-legged on woven mats and a raised platform on reddish earth. Most wear white clothing; several men wear saffron/orange shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and their hands rest in their laps, showing a meditation or yoga session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is named.2006-10-11November 16 20092009-11-16Outdoor group meditation beneath a large spreading tree with thick horizontal branches and dappled light. Dozens of practitioners sit cross-legged in neat rows on a dark mat over red earth, eyes closed. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman with braided hair in white and orange sits with eyes closed, and a fair-skinned woman in orange shawl sits at the right edge. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11A photo of a seated group of devotees meditating outdoors on a reddish-brown dirt ground beneath a large spreading tree with thick low branches and green foliage. Most wear white clothing, and several wear orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and their eyes are closed in meditation. They sit in rows on a raised white mat or platform. The ground is bare earth and the rows extend across the frame. This is a meditation or yoga session under a tree.2006-10-11Outdoor group meditation session on a dirt ground under large spreading trees. Many seated practitioners sit cross-legged on small straw mats over a black sheet, dressed in white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Some wear white garments without orange shawls. A few participants sit at the far left and right edges. Behind the group, a bare-headed older man in white sits near the back rows, while the foreground students sit upright with eyes closed or lowered.2006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11