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A large hall with cream walls and red curtains holds a seated meditation session. Thirty to forty participants sit cross-legged on colourful yoga mats in orange, pink, blue, green and purple, arranged in rows behind silver stanchion posts. Most wear black tops and trousers, while a woman in the foreground right wears white and another in the front centre wears a grey T-shirt. Several have eyes closed. Water bottles sit on the floor, and a small gold shrine canopy and a framed orange-robed portrait appear near the back wall.

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A large hall with cream tiled floor where many people sit cross-legged on coloured yoga mats in rows, facing forward in meditation or satsang. Most wear black, white or dark clothing; a woman in a white outfit and a woman in a black top in the foreground have eyes closed or lowered and hands in lap. Water bottles sit beside several mats. Barricade posts and red curtains line the room, with a gilded golden canopy or throne-like structure at the right edge and a dark wall hanging behind. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang gathering. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2013-08-18A large indoor hall with patterned beige walls and a red-brown patterned carpet, where a group of practitioners performs a seated forward-bend yoga stretch on coloured yoga mats in orange, pink, green, purple and blue. Most participants wear black tops and black trousers with orange shawls and orange-beaded lanyards, and several are seated with legs extended and hands reaching toward their feet. Stacked red-brown mats and cream chairs line the back of the room. In the lower right foreground a person in white clothing bends forward on a green mat. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the scene.2015-05-10A large tented hall filled with a crowd of many dozens of people seated cross-legged on colourful yoga mats in rows, eyes closed or gazing downward, many in black clothing. Red and maroon drapes with gold trim hang along the tent walls, with hanging lamps overhead. At the far end, a raised stage holds a golden seated figure and a large screen showing a bearded figure. Cameras on tripods film the gathering from the sides, and a man in front wears a grey t-shirt with hands in lap. Several people sit with palms pressed together in namaste. The atmosphere suggests a yoga or meditation session.2017-12-24A large hall of seated and kneeling participants on coloured yoga mats, arranged in rows facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white or light shirts and dark trousers, with a man in a red shirt and another in a yellow shirt in the foreground. On the stage, two figures in saffron or orange robes stand near a white platform, with lit lamps on either side. Meditation or yoga practice is taking place, with several participants seated cross-legged and others kneeling forward in a posture on red and blue mats.2013-09-14A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a bright hall with pale walls and orange and purple mats covering the floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white and pastel clothing, with several wearing lanyards and ID badges. A woman in a cream sari sits in the front row, and rows of red chairs stand behind the seated group. Orange and yellow banners hang from the ceiling at the back. No single presenter is clearly identifiable in the frame, and the view shows only the audience.2010-08-15December 22 20172017-12-22May 10 20152015-05-10December 14 20092009-12-14A large indoor hall with red carpeting and rows of seated participants in meditation or yoga posture on mats. Many wear black, white or grey clothing; several men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A large screen at the upper left shows a figure, and a wooden cabinet and white draped curtains line the back wall. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2016-12-15A photograph of a large indoor hall with a polished reflective floor where a group of about two dozen women sit kneeling on yoga mats in rows, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a meditative or prayerful posture. Most wear black tops and dark trousers; one woman in front wears a red patterned top, another a dark blue top, and a woman at the front right wears a black top with a purple waistband. Small silver dumbbells and water bottles sit between the mats, and yellow-and-orange cloth banners hang along the top of the room. At the back, a few people sit near tables with white cloths and a buffet. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the participants.2013-03-16A photograph of a large indoor yoga or meditation session on a polished tile floor, with many seated participants on coloured mats in red, pink, blue, orange and purple. Most wear white, grey or black clothing. In the centre foreground, an older man with white hair and a white moustache, dressed in white, sits cross-legged with hands in a mudra. Beside him, a man in a grey shirt sits cross-legged, and a man in a red polo shirt sits at the left front. A lone saffron-robed figure stands near the top centre background beside steel railings. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible.2013-08-18December 05 20162016-12-05