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A seated group meditation session in a bright hall with polished cream floor tiles. Around twenty men sit cross-legged in rows with palms pressed together at chest level and eyes closed. Most wear white kurta-style or white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; one front man wears a yellow-and-cream striped shirt and grey trousers, another wears a red shirt, and a younger man in a white shirt sits on a blue mat. Thin silver stanchions line the rows. In the background a large framed portrait shows a saffron-robed figure standing on a path, and a person in white stands near a table with red flowers. Bookshelves, a water dispenser and a red curtain are visible, and a pictured tapestry hangs on a wall.

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July 02 20112011-07-02June 20 20152015-06-20 +3 copiesA large indoor hall with a white tiled floor holds a seated group of many people in white clothing, most wearing rudraksha malas, many shaved-headed. They sit on orange mats and blue mats, with a few in orange or yellow shawls, and a foreground man in yellow shawl and white clothes sits cross-legged. Some people sit with eyes closed in meditation, while others look ahead. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the left edge, and a microphone rests on a mat near the center. Scattered backpacks, bags and water bottles lie among the mats. Chairs line the back of the room, and colourful flower garlands hang near a decorated altar at the far right.2010-08-26A large hall with cream walls, red curtains and a polished tiled floor shows about twenty participants seated cross-legged on purple, blue and green yoga mats in meditation. Most wear white kurtas or white shirts; one man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and closed eyes. Behind them a man in a tan uniform kneels, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the right wall. The scene shows a group meditation session.2011-07-04A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a meditation or satsang session in a bright tiled hall. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one young boy in the foreground wears a yellow t-shirt and dark trousers. Several sit on blue and green yoga mats beside black dumbbells. In the background a woman in an orange sari stands near a shelf, and a colourful deity poster hangs on the wall.2014-09-27May 24 20122012-05-24July 20 20142014-07-20 +1 copiesA seated congregation of devotees in a hall, many dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, sitting on mats with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. A golden deity murti stands on an altar at the back beside a gold-framed doorway. A large framed portrait hangs on the right wall, and bags and a water bottle lie on the floor in front. Many people are visible, most in white, a few in striped or colourful shirts.2011-11-29A large seated gathering of devotees in a bright hall, many dressed in white kurta-style clothing and sitting cross-legged on pale cushioned mats with orange-red edging. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white sits with hands resting near his knees, eyes lowered in meditation. Beside him a young man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard sits in a meditative posture. Further right, a man in white wears a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Rows of participants fill the background, with a small black phone resting on a mat. The atmosphere is calm and focused.2010-09-03April AF 2012 +1 copiesJuly 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesA seated group meditation in a plain hall with cream walls and red curtains. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in a white polo and white trousers sits cross-legged on a striped mat with his eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Beside him a bald man in a white t-shirt printed with a yellow-orange flame motif sits in meditation with eyes closed and hands clasped. A man in a pink polo on the right and several others in white and grey shirts sit or stand behind them, some with lanyards and name badges.2011-07-01