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A photograph of a padapuja-style gathering inside a hall with a red curtain and red chair in the background. Several devotees in white dhotis with gold borders sit on the floor with their heads bowed low and arms stretched forward, touching their own feet or the feet of those seated before them. A devotee in a rudraksha mala and gold bracelet is prominent in the foreground, pressing his forehead to the ground. Behind them a man in orange saffron robes sits with his head bowed. A translucent plastic container and small brass items sit on the floor, and a few bare feet are visible at the left edge.

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November 25 20112011-11-25A photograph of seated monks in a hall performing a meditative or devotional practice. In the foreground a monk in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses, sits cross-legged with his right hand raised to his face. Beside and behind him, several shaved-headed monks in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row, also touching their faces or hands in the same gesture. A figure in white sits at the far left edge, and a partly visible person sits at the far right. Pale cream walls, a plain white panel and a few small offering items on a low table form the background. a person is not identifiable from appearance here, so the foreground monk is described only by role.2011-12-01Several men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. Other seated devotees are blurred behind him, some with hands joined near their faces, in front of red and white backdrops with warm lamp light. No swami visible in close view; the scene shows devotees in ashram attire during a sitting practice.2011-11-07December 31 20112011-12-31December 27 20112011-12-27Photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a meditation or breathing-practice session. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, presses his fingers to his nose in a nasal breathing gesture with eyes closed. Beside him another shaved man with white forehead markings and glasses performs the same gesture. Behind them, men in orange and white garments with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sit with hands raised to their faces. A red curtain and white wall form the backdrop.2011-12-10October 25 20112011-10-25A photograph of several men seated on the floor in a row, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, eyes closed in meditative focus. The foreground man has slicked-back hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck; the others have shaved heads and white marks on their bodies. Behind them, orange cloth and small brass items lie on the floor near a long wooden staff wrapped in yellow cord. In the background a seated figure in white and a red chair are blurred.2011-12-30A row of men kneel and bow forward with heads lowered to the floor in a hall with a deep red curtain behind them. The foremost man wears a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders and a wooden rudraksha mala, and rests his forehead near the floor. Behind him others wear white with gold or maroon borders, and one man at the right wears saffron-orange robes. On the floor in front lie a small arrangement of puja items, brass vessels and a glass container on a patterned mat. The scene suggests a puja or devotional prostration.2011-11-05November 02 20112011-11-02A photograph of a seated group meditation in a plain pink-walled hall with red chairs and a tiled floor. Many men, mostly shaved-headed and dressed in white dhotis and white upper cloths with rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on orange mats and cover their eyes with their hands in an eN-Kriya style practice. One man in the lower right wears an orange-saffron robe and sits with hands raised to his face. Some have white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their arms and shoulders. Food containers and small bowls sit on the mats in front, and a few people are seen at the back of the room.2011-02-20December 13 20112011-12-13