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A group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall, many performing a nasal or hand mudra with a finger raised to the face. Some wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Brass plates with offerings and small oil lamps sit on the floor in front, and red-cushioned chairs line the back wall. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the people shown are attendees.

Photograph of a large seated group practising a breathing or meditation exercise in a hall with cream walls and mats on a polished floor. In the foreground, several men in white ceremonial clothes with gold-bordered white dhotis and red-brown rudraksha malas kneel on mats, holding their nostrils with fingers, a Kriya-style nostril practice. Some wear white shirts and vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads. Behind them, others in saffron-orange garments and people in light clothes sit in rows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground, so no in-person candidate is confirmed. About a few dozen people are visible.

A 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.

A 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.

December 27 2011

December 31 2011

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.

December 13 2011

A 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.

November 02 2011

A large group of seated practitioners performs a breathing and hand-gesture meditation in a hall. Many wear white dhotis with yellow borders and orange or saffron cloths; some wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a man in white with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a name badge presses his thumbs to his nostrils while raising his forearms, and beside him a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala does the same. Behind them rows of people in white and orange sit with hands raised to their faces, and some have white tilak on their foreheads. Several wear bangles and wristwatches. Nobody in the image is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.

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.