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A photograph of a group yoga or meditation session indoors. In the foreground a smiling young woman in a white patterned kurta with red-and-cream sleeve bands and a red beaded mala stands with both arms raised, hands pressed to her head. Behind her, several people in white clothing and lanyards perform similar hand-to-head movements, and a bald man in a dark blue striped top and grey trousers sits on the floor beside a wooden table holding a small white device. Green mats lie on the floor.

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A seated audience at a satsang or discourse hall, with devotees raising both hands to the top of their heads in a shared gesture. In the foreground, a woman in a cream kurta with floral embroidery, a red-orange bangle set and a small bindi smiles and holds her hair. Beside her, a man with a short beard wears a red-and-black checked shawl over white. Behind them, others wear white and red-orange shawls and some have vibhuti on their foreheads. Cream-coloured chairs and a maroon backdrop fill the background, and a visible identity lanyard hangs on the woman's neck.2016-07-11July 10 20152015-07-10A photograph of a group of women in white and pale pink salwar kameez and sarees performing a standing yoga or prayer posture with both palms pressed together overhead, arms raised. In the foreground a smiling woman in white with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a white forehead mark stands at centre, with a red bindi visible on another woman at left. Behind them more participants with raised arms stand on colourful mats in a bright hall with cream walls, shelves of books and framed pictures on the right. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2015-08-22July 15 20162016-07-15July 14 20162016-07-14July 14 20162016-07-14September 05 20142014-09-05A group of men seated cross-legged on a floor mat in a hall with pink walls and a red curtain, performing a hand-to-head meditation practice with palms pressed to the temples. Front-left man wears white kurta, red bindi, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; others wear white clothing with eyes closed. A blurred figure in the foreground.2011-11-01A seated group yoga session in a bright hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats with both arms raised, hands clasped behind their heads, in an arm-stretch posture. Most wear white or light clothing, with some women in patterned red and orange salwar-style outfits and shawls, and one woman in a black-and-white striped top. A steel water bottle and small bowls sit on the floor in the foreground. Chairs with red cushions line the background. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance; the figures are devotees and practitioners.2011-12-05September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a seated group of devotees with eyes closed and hands raised to their own heads, performing a meditative self-touch practice during an Inner Awakening session. Several women in white and cream kurtas and saris, one in a red-orange shawl with a red bindi, wear gold and red bangles. A man in a dark blue top appears at upper right. The people fill the frame closely, with several hands raised to the crown of the head.2016-07-14A photo of a seated group during a meditation or yoga session in a hall with a polished tiled floor and red curtains behind. In the foreground, a smiling woman with a shaved head, wearing white clothes and a red bindi, sits cross-legged on a mat with both hands covering her ears, elbows raised. Beside her, a woman in a white outfit and brown shawl sits with the same hand posture. Around them, many devotees in saris and salwar kameez, some in green, orange and red, are seated on mats and cushions with their hands at their ears. Bags and a small plastic container lie on the floor nearby.2011-11-19