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A man sits cross-legged on a green mat in a hall with a dark blue curtain behind him. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and has white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms, with a red dot on his brow. Rudraksha malas hang around his neck and wrists. He is performing a breathing practice, pressing one nostril with his right-hand fingers while his eyes are closed. A carved wooden cabinet and a stainless-steel water urn stand at the left edge.

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A seated man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth draped over his bare upper body performs a breathing or meditation practice, both hands raised to his nose and face with eyes closed. He wears white horizontal sacred-ash stripes on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wrists, and a gold bracelet. He sits cross-legged on a green mat on a polished floor, with a wooden carved cabinet and a steel water pot with a tap behind him, and dark drapes in the background.2011-11-04A shaved-headed man sits cross-legged on a dark mat in a meditation posture, wearing a white sleeveless tank top, beige loose trousers, and a dark rudraksha mala with a small round pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and his right hand is raised to his nose in a nasal breathing practice while his left hand rests on his knee. A deep red velvet curtain hangs behind him on a pale floor. He is a single practitioner with no visible identity cues beyond ordinary ritual dress, so no identification is made.2011-12-10November 15 20112011-11-15December 17 20112011-12-17A man sits cross-legged on a mat on a polished floor, eyes lifted and gazing upward, in a devotional hall. He wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold-yellow borders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and matching rudraksha bracelets on both upper arms. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between his brows. A small heap of rudraksha beads lies on the mat near his hand. Behind him, two children sit on the floor in the background, and a bright orange cloth and offerings are visible at the edges.2011-11-28A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an orange mat on a polished white stage floor. He wears a sleeveless orange top, orange dhoti-style pants, a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant, a forehead tilak, and gold-toned armbands, and performs a nasal breathing mudra with both hands raised to his nose. Behind him stands a painted deity statue in red and orange garments with gold ornaments, beside a blue and gold painted pillar-and-plinth backdrop and a deep maroon curtain.2012-02-10December 10 20112011-12-10A photograph of a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange clothes sitting cross-legged on an orange mat on a polished white floor, performing a nasal breathing or hand-mudra practice with both hands raised to his nose. He wears a dark rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant, gold bangles and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him a painted deity figure in red and green dhoti stands beside ornate yellow and blue pedestal steps, with a dark maroon curtain to the right. The setting suggests a yoga or meditation session in a stage hall. a person identity is not established by appearance cues here, so the role is given as a seated practitioner.2012-02-10November 09 20112011-11-09Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10November 08 20112011-11-08June 20 20152015-06-20