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Men seated cross-legged on white floor mats in a hall with green flooring and red-cushioned chairs behind them, performing a nasal breathing or nadi-shodhana style practice with fingers held at their noses. Most wear white or light shirts and dark trousers; one man in a grey shirt and another in a striped shirt are visible, and a woman in pink sits at the far right. Several participants wear badge lanyards. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; all people appear to be participants.

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December 04 20102010-12-04December 15 20112011-12-15A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala has his hands raised to his face in a breathing or nadi-shodhana posture, eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in a white shirt with a striped pattern and a light mala performs the same hand gesture. Other devotees wear badges on lanyards, and one man at right wears a white headband. A small printed cloth bag and a leaflet with a portrait lie on the mats. A video camera on a tripod stands at the back of the hall, and the rows extend to the rear wall. No one is identifiable as a person in the foreground.2010-09-09A large hall of seated participants in white clothes doing a breathing practice, most with one hand raised to the nose in nadi shodhana style. Many wear dark lanyards with name badges, some in green or olive shirts. They kneel and sit on red and white striped mats, with dark headphones on a few. Red chairs line the back, and at right a glass case holds a golden deity murti and a gold-coloured statue, beside a table with flowers. Orange drapes hang behind the stage area.2010-12-04March 31 20122012-03-31A seated group of men in white dhotis and shawls practise a breathing or energy meditation, several with fingers pressed to their nostrils in a nasal-breathing gesture. One man in front wears white kurta and a vertical tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands raised to his nose. A bald man on the right wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a gold bracelet and a red-bordered shawl, holding his nose with one hand while arms are folded. Behind them a man in a light blue polo shirt sits with eyes closed, and other seated devotees sit on a striped mat before a floral-patterned backdrop and red chairs. Brass vessels sit on a table in the background.2011-06-05November 02 20112011-11-02A seated group meditation in a large hall with many participants sitting cross-legged on white sheets across the floor. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with hands in a mudra, and a man in a blue shirt sits with eyes closed. On the left, a man wearing a white headband over his eyes raises one arm, with a wooden mala around his neck. Behind them, rows of attendees in white, blue and striped shirts sit in meditation, and red chairs are stacked along the back of the hall. No a person candidate is visibly present in the frame, so the figures are participants and attendees.2012-03-31December 04 20102010-12-04A seated congregation of devotees sits cross-legged on a blue and white patterned mat inside a hall with red chairs and white rope-and-post dividers. In the foreground a man in a rust-orange shirt with glasses and a lanyard sits with eyes closed, beside a man in a maroon striped shirt and a man in a light grey shirt with lanyard. At right, a man in white clothes rests a hand on his forehead, and another in a white t-shirt with lanyard sits with eyes closed. Behind them, many more people in orange, red, and white clothing sit in rows. No one at the front is clearly identifiable as the teacher, and no throne or stage is visible in the frame.2011-12-01A photograph of a large seated group of men in a hall with pink walls and orange curtains during a meditation session. Most wear white shirts and white trousers, with some in green-striped and blue shirts, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Many sit cross-legged on striped mats with headphones on, and several hold one hand raised to one nostril, as in nadi shodhana breathing. A man in white stands at the back near a doorway, and a flat-screen display hangs on the right wall. Small identification badges are visible on several shirts.2011-02-27A photograph inside a plain pink-walled hall during a seated practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in a white sleeveless top sits with eyes closed, his right hand raised to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture. Behind him several people in white clothes sit on striped red-and-blue mats performing the same hand posture, while a man in a dark top to the right also raises his hand. A gold ornate chair or seat and red curtains appear in the background, along with a small orange cloth hung on the wall. Several people in the room are partially visible at the edges.2010-09-03