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A large group of devotees stands on red mats in a hall, performing a breathing or nasal-pranayama practice with fingers at their noses. Most wear white kurtas or dhoti-style white garments with gold-bordered yellow sashes, and many wear rudraksha malas or brown beaded garlands. Some wear ID lanyards. Blue and white papers and mats lie on the floor, with gold deity statues and framed pictures along the back wall. The men near the front are prominent, and many more people stand further back.

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June 20th 20152015-06-20A large group of devotees stands on red mats in a hall, many in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas and wrist bands. Many have a hand raised near the face, fingers touching the nose or mouth, as if performing a breathing practice. Foreground: a close-cropped young man in a white dhoti and bare upper body with a rudraksha mala, a middle-aged man in a white polo shirt with an ID badge, and a bespectacled youth in a gold-bordered white dhoti. Gold lion-shaped decorations and a framed portrait are visible in the background. Some attendees wear name badges.2015-06-20A large group of devotees in white ritual clothing with gold-bordered dhotis and shawls stands in a temple hall on red mats, many performing a breathing or nasal gesture with their right hand raised to the face. Several wear rudraksha malas and wrist beads, and some carry ID badges on their shirts. Behind them are gold-painted horse statues and an ornate deity shrine with a painted image. The crowd includes men in white shirts and older women in saris.2015-06-20June 20 20152015-06-20June 20th 20152015-06-20June 20 20152015-06-20A seated group of men in white dhoti-style garments with orange or yellow borders performs a ritual inside a hall with a tiled floor. Many have shaved heads, rudraksha malas and small brass puja plates with oil lamps and flowers in front of them. Several hold hands to their faces in prayer or meditation. Behind them, a large audience in white shirts and casual clothes sits on the floor. In the right foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a yellow-bordered white cloth and a gold necklace sits with hands folded, the closest match for the page's description of this event. The scene resembles a pada puja gathering.2011-02-13A large seated congregation in a hall, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with white or gold-bordered shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit with both hands raised to the forehead and eyes closed in meditation, some with vibhuti or tilak markings. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long grey hair and a red forehead mark sits beside a man in a gold-bordered shawl, both with hands pressed to their faces. A small screen and red-and-gold decorations are visible in the background.2017-07-02 +1 copiesA 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.2015-06-21July 18 20162016-07-18A photograph of a large group of participants standing on red mats in a hall during a breathing or yoga practice, many with a hand raised to one nostril. Most wear white dhotis or kurta-style clothes with gold borders, and several have rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Some wear white shirts with lanyard ID badges. Behind them are golden decorative figures, a red door and a framed picture on the wall. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2015-06-20A large group of devotees stands on red mats in a hall, most dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several men hold one nostril closed with a finger, appearing to practise a breathing or yoga exercise. Blue and orange papers lie on the mats. Gold deity murti and framed pictures are visible at the back of the hall.2015-06-20