Men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in a hall with pale pink walls, framed pictures and wall-mounted air conditioners. Several participants raise one hand in a blessing or gesture, and a few wear name badges. A man in front wears a white kurta and dhoti with a vertical tilak on his forehead and an orange thread on his wrist. Orange cloth bags lie on the mats. Behind them a man with long hair in white clothes and others seated on chairs appear to be taking part in the session.