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Outdoor group meditation session on a paved courtyard with patterned mats. A young man in the centre wears a tan short-sleeved kurta and dark trousers, seated cross-legged with hands in a mudra. Around him sit about a dozen men in white shirts, striped shirts, checked shirts and a denim jacket, several with eyes closed or gazing forward. A tall red-and-white painted pillar stands at right and a whitewashed wall with green foliage behind them. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

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Outdoor meditation session on woven straw mats laid over a paved courtyard beside a garden with green shrubs and a tiled wall. Seven men sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on their laps. Most wear white dhotis and white or light shirts with rudraksha malas; the man in front wears a pink shirt and grey trousers, and another wears a yellow shirt and black trousers. Plastic chairs and a small speaker stand are visible behind them, and a man in white stands at the top right. A wooden meditation stick lies on the mat at lower left.2010-07-07A group of men sit cross-legged on a woven mat outdoors in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on their knees or laps. The foreground figure in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold bracelet sits with eyes closed, palms up. To the left a man in a white t-shirt and jeans wears a rudraksha mala and glasses, and beside him a man in a pale green shirt holds his hands on his knees. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white and grey shirts meditate in front of a red-and-white painted wall with potted plants and a speaker stand.2010-07-07A photograph of a seated group of men practising meditation outdoors on an orange mat in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and flowering shrubs. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits with hands clasped, and beside him a man in a cream kurta sits with eyes closed. Behind them several men in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows; some wear white vertical tilak marks on the forehead, one wears a rudraksha mala, and another wears a beaded mala and a wristwatch. Several have white ID badges clipped to their shirts. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or ceremonial figure is visible.2011-02-28July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on woven mats outdoors in front of a white-and-red striped wall with potted plants and flowering shrubs, appearing to meditate or sit in silent practice. Most wear white shirts and white or grey trousers. A man in the center front wears a white shirt and grey trousers with hands folded in his lap. A man at the center right wears a white shirt, orange-red beaded necklace and a tilak, seated with folded hands. Another man at the front left wears a white shirt and a dark mala necklace. A man at the front right wears a checked shirt and jeans with hands clasped. Others sit behind them in white shirts and dark or checked shirts. There are about ten people visible.2010-09-04Outdoor group meditation session on mats in front of a whitewashed wall with red vertical stripes and potted plants. Around ten seated men sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered, hands resting in laps or in mudra. Foreground: a man in a tan short-sleeved kurta and dark trousers, a man in a striped button shirt and khaki trousers, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyard ID badges. A devotee in a cream kurta and white dhoti sits in the middle row. Purple and blue woven mats cover the paved floor.2011-02-05February 05 20112011-02-05Outdoor group meditation session on a paved courtyard in front of a white wall with red vertical stripes and potted shrubs. Several people sit cross-legged on mats and cloths with eyes closed. In the foreground, a man in a white wrap sits at left; a central man in a grey-green shawl over white clothes sits with hands in a mudra on a purple-and-orange mat, with a thin sacred-thread style cord visible; at right a bearded man in grey shawl and a younger man in white with a rudraksha mala sit in stillness. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis sit in meditation. No single figure can be confidently identified from appearance, so the central seated man is described by role only.2011-01-21Five men sit cross-legged on a reddish-brown mat outdoors in meditation with eyes closed, in front of a white wall with red stripes and green shrubs. Front left, a young man in a black polo shirt and glasses; next to him a man in a white shirt; in the centre a man in a light green shirt with hands folded; to his right a man in a striped shirt; far right a man in a dark red jacket with a rudraksha mala. Behind them an older man in yellow sits, and a young man in a grey sweater and white shirt stands. Name badges are visible on several shirts. No recognisable a person candidate is present.2011-02-12A young man with short dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a purple-and-gold patterned mat in meditation, eyes lowered, hands resting clasped over his feet. He wears a beige short-sleeved V-neck tee and black drawstring trousers. Behind him, several men sit in a row in similar meditation posture, one in a blue checked shirt and another in a denim jacket, with a white wall and red pillar in the background. The scene reads as a group yoga or meditation session outdoors.2011-02-05A photograph of a small group of men and youths seated cross-legged on orange and striped mats outdoors, eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a dark lanyard and bangle, hands folded in his lap. Beside him a man in a maroon shirt and khaki trousers sits with hands clasped. At the right a young man in a red-and-white checked shirt bows his head over folded hands. Behind them a man in a grey jacket sits on a low white-and-red striped wall, and a speaker stands on the steps beside potted plants. A blue-bordered mat with the word a person woven into it lies at the bottom. No figure is identifiable as a person in this scene.2011-02-16February 05 20112011-02-05