A man sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall, wearing a white dhoti with green and gold-bordered edges and a white shawl draped over his bare shoulder. A white cloth blindfold covers his eyes, and his hands rest clasped in his lap. A purple water bottle sits in the foreground beside an orange bag, and red chairs and an orange cloth-covered table appear in the blurred background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a hall, wearing a white dhoti with green and gold-bordered edges and a white shawl draped over his bare shoulder. A white cloth blindfold covers his eyes, and his hands rest clasped in his lap. A purple water bottle sits in the foreground beside an orange bag, and red chairs and an orange cloth-covered table appear in the blurred background.

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A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on a striped red and cream mat during a meditation session. The man in front, bald on top with dark hair at the sides, wears a white cloth wrap over his bare shoulder and white dhoti with gold borders, with his eyes covered by a white blindfold cloth tied at the back, hands clasped in his lap. Behind him, another man in white with a blindfold and orange-edged cloth sits in similar posture, and blurred figures in white sit in the background on the mats. Orange cushions lie at the edge of the frame.

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Men seated cross-legged on striped red and cream mats, wearing white dhotis and shawls with orange-gold borders, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. In the foreground a bare-chested man with short dark hair sits with hands clasped in his lap, face calm. Behind him a second blindfolded man in white sits on the mat, and blurred figures in white are seated further back. Orange cushions lie at the lower edge. The setting suggests a yoga or meditation session.

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A seated man in a white t-shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat, a white cloth tied over his eyes. Behind him, in a marble hall, several other participants in white clothes and white eye-bands sit on mats, and a figure in a maroon robe sits near offerings on a low table. A person in grey to the right, seated and partly visible, is also present. The scene reads as a breathing or pranayama practice session with blindfolded participants.

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A photograph of seated devotees in a temple hall, all with eyes covered by red and white cloth blindfolds. Several men wear white dhotis and sleeveless white shawls edged with gold or yellow, with red checked cloths draped over the shoulders. A bald man in the centre-left wears a white blindfold and red shawl. A man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala around his neck and a shaved head. Water bottles sit on the floor at lower left, and a carved stone pillar appears in the background. Seven people are visible.

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Seated group meditation in a bright hall with blindfolded participants on cushioned chairs and a patterned carpet. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged with hands clasped, wearing a black blindfold, a dark beaded mala and a lanyard with an ID badge. Beside him a man in a coral-red shirt and grey trousers wears a white blindfold and a mala. Behind them more blindfolded participants in white and orange sit in rows. A water bottle and bags lie at the lower left edge. No speaker or head of an assembly is visible in the frame.

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