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Indoor photo of young men seated cross-legged on bamboo mats in a hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, reading or chanting from books. They wear white kurta-style clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over one shoulder. Behind them, other seated people in white and orange sit in rows, including a woman with light hair and a figure in yellow near the back. The concrete floor, white walls, windows and a doorway with metal grilles are visible, and the room appears lit at night. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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Indoor photo of a large hall at an ashram where many seated women and girls, mostly in white garments with orange or yellow shawls and vests, sit in rows on mats on the concrete floor, several holding open books or palm-leaf style texts, as if in a Vedic chanting class. A woman in an orange shawl sits at the front, facing away, near a stand. Painted wall panels, windows and a small shrine area with a lit lamp are visible in the background. Blurred motion indicates an evening session.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a Vedic chanting class in a plain, high-ceilinged hall with a concrete floor. Rows of young men sit cross-legged on woven mats, dressed in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, hands folded in prayer or resting on their knees, with small notebooks beside them. At the far right, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe sits on the mat, appearing to be a senior teacher or sannyasi. Through the open entrance at the back, a green palm-lined courtyard and a white structure are visible. Faded text is painted on the walls above.2008-10-27A group of seated people in a hall with white-washed walls and a tiled floor, arranged in a circle on mats for a Vedic chanting class. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, while several women wear yellow saris and orange or white garments. In the centre, a stand holds a small upright rod, and a few participants have books open. A row of women in white and orange sits along the back wall beneath a banner showing saints and a temple scene. The mood is one of study and recitation.2008-10-27A group of women and young girls sit cross-legged on mats in a long indoor corridor, many wearing white clothes with orange shawls and some with yellow shawls. Several hold books or notebooks and two seated students near the front hold microphones. A woman standing at the back in white and orange holds papers. Walls behind them display framed posters and notice boards, and a metal stand is in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2008-10-27A large hall with many seated people in white clothes and orange or yellow shawls, sitting on orange and yellow mats in rows facing forward. In the foreground a man in white and orange shawl sits with eyes closed and hands in his lap, and beside him others sit in meditation. At the front a low table draped in red and orange cloth stands near a man in white clothes and an orange shawl seated on a chair, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits to the right. Overhead are metal truss beams and yellow banners. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session with participants in cross-legged posture.2008-03-27Several young men sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, reciting from open books during a Vedic chanting class for brahmacharis. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls; the man in front-left wears a yellow shawl and holds a book, and another in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak. A man with a beard in an orange robe sits further back at left. A blue-and-grey bag sits on the floor in front, and a red-flowered painted panel hangs on the right wall.2008-10-27A group of women and girls sit on the floor in a large hall for a Vedic chanting class. Most wear white or cream clothes with orange or saffron shawls and some wear yellow shawls. A young woman in the foreground in an orange shawl and white garments sits with her head bowed over a small mat. Others sit in rows facing a microphone stand. Wall banners, framed pictures and windows line the room, and fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling. Many people are visible, though most are partly cropped at the edges. The room has a light tiled floor and wooden platform strips.2008-10-27