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A 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.

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December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13December 13 20132013-12-13A seated group of devotees in a bright hall performs a meditative practice with eyes closed and hands raised to the face, many women in white and yellow sarees and some in orange, saffron and multicolour saris, with an elderly man in white sitting in the foreground. A woman in an orange shawl and brown top sits cross-legged on a red-striped mat at right, wearing a long beaded necklace. Behind the group a woman in white stands beside a draped table holding a kalasha, a metal vessel and flowers. Many people fill the room, with partial figures visible at the edges.2011-02-13Several 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.2010-12-04December 13 20132013-12-13December 04 20102010-12-04May 07 20162016-05-07A group of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a patterned carpet during a meditation session, covering their eyes with their hands. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala covers his face, beside a young man with light brown hair wearing a white shirt, white trousers and a red lanyard with an ID badge. Behind them more participants in white and red lanyards repeat the same hand posture. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with meditation.2013-12-13A large group of seated participants in white clothing perform a yoga session indoors, covering their eyes with their palms in a hand gesture. Many wear white kurtas or shirts and rudraksha malas, and some have name badges clipped to their chests. They sit on red, patterned rugs and blue yoga mats on a dark floor, with a hall full of people behind them. A few visible people wear sleeveless or coloured tops, and a woman in front wears a pink patterned top. The setting appears to be a large meditation or yoga hall.2008-07-16