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Photograph of a large group seated cross-legged on orange cloth mats during a meditation session. Many participants wear white clothing and red lanyards with name badges, and several have hands raised to their faces with fingers pressed over eyes, nose and ears in a sense-withdrawal practice. A man in the centre wears white with an orange Om symbol and a red-and-black beaded mala, pressing his eyes with both hands. Children in striped shirts and colourful clothing sit in the foreground, watching. Two strangers in white lie on the right edge, and a water bottle and bags are placed on the mats. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02A seated group of practitioners in a hall with red-and-white striped mats performs a palming or eye-covering exercise, hands cupped over closed eyes. A man in front wears a white shirt, white dhoti-style trousers, and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant; a man in a yellow shirt sits behind him, and younger boys in yellow, blue and red shirts sit in front and at the sides. Several participants wear white, and a man at the upper right wears white with a short beard. A dark bag lies on the mat at left. Faint orange-robed figures sit in the background.2011-12-15 +1 copiesNovember 21 20112011-11-21A group of men seated on striped blue-and-white mats in a bright hall with red curtains performs a meditation practice with both hands cupped over their eyes. Most wear white kurtas or dhotis and rudraksha malas; one in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. A small brass plate with offerings sits at the lower right. Several other participants sit or stand in the background.2011-06-05A 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 practitioners performs a breathing and hand-gesture meditation in a hall. Many wear white dhotis with yellow borders and orange or saffron cloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a name badge presses his thumbs to his nostrils while raising his forearms, and beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala does the same. Behind them rows of people in white and orange sit with hands raised to their faces, and some have white tilak on their foreheads. Several wear bangles and wristwatches. Nobody in the image is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2015-06-21A 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 photograph of a large group of devotees seated cross-legged on mats during a meditation or breathing practice. Most wear white kurta-style clothing; several have shaved heads and some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a pale green-and-white dupatta-like cloth and a rudraksha mala holds one nostril closed with his fingers while seated on a blue-and-white striped mat, and the men beside him perform the same breathing gesture. Orange and blue mats lie beneath them, with bags and a phone visible at the lower left. The page excerpt concerns a discourse on the Himalayas, but no speaker or dais is visible in this frame.2010-09-03A photograph of a seated group practising a breathing or meditation exercise indoors. In the foreground a bald young man in a white kurta wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak, with one hand raised to his face. Beside him a boy in an orange kurta also holds a hand to his nose. Behind them, adults in yellow, striped, blue and white shirts sit on a blue-and-white striped mat, several with hands covering their faces. Name tags are visible on a few shirts. A purple logo appears in the top left corner.2011-11-12 +1 copiesA large group of seated men in white kurtas and dhotis sits on orange cushioned mats in a hall with hanging colourful tassel decorations overhead. Many participants cover their eyes with both palms in a meditative practice, several wearing orange waist sashes or yellow belts. One man in the centre wears a white kurta and a small red tilak on his forehead. Another at right wears a white T-shirt printed with a portrait photo and an orange sash. A black headphone rests on the floor in front. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in the frame, so the central figure is only a seated devotee.2010-09-09A large seated audience performs a breathing or nasal yoga practice in a bright hall with a wooden floor and blue-edged mats. In the foreground a middle-aged man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-red rudraksha mala and a small pendant closes his nostrils with his fingers, while a young man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and wristwatch does the same beside him. Behind them, several young men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim and rudraksha malas sit in similar postures, and rows of participants in white, saffron, red and pink saris and kurtas fill the room. Lamps and a small metal box sit on the floor at the edge of the frame.2015-06-21