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Several 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.

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Close photograph of a young man seated in the foreground, eyes closed, index and middle fingers pressed to the bridge of his nose in a meditative gesture. He wears white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead. Behind him, several men in white dhotis sit blurred in similar meditation postures against a red wall with warm light. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the foreground, so the a person field is set to none.2011-11-07Photograph 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.2011-12-10A man in white ceremonial dhoti with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala stands in profile, pressing his fingers to the bridge of his nose in a devotional gesture. White sacred ash marks stripe his forehead and arm. A gold bracelet is on his wrist. Behind him, a man in a light green shirt and another in white clothing are also touching their faces, while a blurred figure stands at right in a white dhoti. The setting is a plain white-walled hall.2011-11-04November 08 20112011-11-08Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30November 02 20112011-11-02November 02 20112011-11-02September 10 20112011-09-10A row of men seated in profile in white ritual dhotis and shawls, performing a breathing practice with their right hands raised to their noses. Several have shaved heads with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas hang around their necks; one wears a red mark at the centre of the forehead. Their eyes are closed and they appear absorbed in the kriya. Behind them on the right are brass vessels and an oil lamp on a low table. The room has pale pink walls and a glass-fronted shelf. Six people are visible in the scene.2011-01-29Several shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti-style cloth sit in a seated row with hands folded in anjali, eyes closed, reciting in a devotional gathering. They wear white tripundra-style markings on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks; one on the left wears a red-and-gold trimmed cloth. The background shows red and maroon hangings and blurred figures.2011-12-31A group of men in plain white dhoti-style garments with gold borders sit cross-legged on a floor during meditation, performing nadi shodhana-style breathing with fingers at their nostrils. The central man wears white vibhuti horizontal lines on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold bangle, and has his eyes closed. Other men on either side, some with shaved heads and white markings on their bodies, also sit in meditation. Behind them is a pink room wall, a red curtain and a small altar table with flowers. Several white-bodied participants are visible, one wearing a red-bordered cloth. The scene suggests a satsang meditation session.2011-11-02November 09 20112011-11-09