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Photo of a workshop hall with participants seated on white mats doing a breathing and hand-gesture practice. In the foreground a young man in a white striped polo and grey track pants sits cross-legged with palms pressed together at his nose and a white wristband on his wrist. Beside him an older bald man in a white shirt and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala covers one nostril with his fingers in a nadi-shodhana style pose. Behind them other participants sit in maroon-cushioned chairs and on the floor, and a person lies reclining at the right. Red-lit windows and stacked chairs fill the background. Only the foreground pair have distinctive ornament cues, and the bald man in white with a mala is not established as a person by appearance, so this is a participant context.

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November 29 20112011-11-29A seated group meditation session indoors on striped and red mats, with participants in white clothing. In the centre, a man in an all-white outfit sits cross-legged with his right hand raised to his nose in a breathing practice, eyes closed. Around him, others sit in white and pastel shirts, some with hands folded or fingers at their faces. A blue water bottle rests on the mat. Behind them are red curtains and a red-cushioned chair. A foreground man in white with glasses also holds a hand to his face. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is claimed.2011-11-29Participants sit cross-legged with eyes closed on blue-and-white striped floor mats in a bright hall with red curtains and red-upholstered chairs behind them. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a white t-shirt with a flaming orange Om design and a name badge; beside him, a man with grey hair and moustache in a white polo shirt holds his hands in a meditation mudra. Other attendees in white shirts and a pink polo sit behind them, one wearing a lanyard. A framed portrait hangs on the wall at the upper left, and a plastic water bottle sits on the floor at left.2011-07-01A seated group meditation in a hall with blue-and-white striped mats on the floor. In the foreground, a man in a beige short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits beside him with eyes closed, hands clasped, and a red vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, several more participants sit on mats, some wearing ID badges, and the wall is red. No deity, throne or a person figure is visible.2011-11-05March 31 20122012-03-31December 04 20102010-12-04December 04 20102010-12-04April 14 20132013-04-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group meditating indoors on red-and-white striped mats. In the centre, a man with grey-streaked short hair and closed eyes sits cross-legged in a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and his hands resting on his lap. Beside him, a younger man in a white kurta with a mala and an ID badge also sits with eyes closed. Other participants in white and striped shirts, some wearing name badges, fill the foreground and background, and a red chair and red curtain appear behind them. The scene reads as a meditation or training session.2011-12-10October 29 20112011-10-29A photograph of a large hall where many people in white and light clothing sit on mats performing a breathing or nasal-hand yoga practice, one hand raised to the face. Behind them stands an ornate gold and red throne with a red velvet seat, and white metal stanchions with cord barriers separate the rows. Some participants wear lanyards and water bottles sit on the floor. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground, with others partially cropped at the edges.2011-11-24August 27 20162016-08-27