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A seated group meditation in a bright hall with light stone floors and red mats. In the foreground, a woman in a black top and white trousers sits cross-legged with a red-and-orange shawl draped over her shoulders and hands resting together. Beside her, a woman in white with a red-orange shawl and a braid sits on a red chair, and other participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls sit on mats and chairs behind them. Several wear beaded necklaces. A dark chalkboard and wooden doors stand on the back wall, and an orange bag rests on a mat in front.

Group meditation in a hall with red floor mats and black chairs stacked along the walls, red curtains behind. Six women sit cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on their knees or laps. Several wear white kurta or saree-style clothing; one in the foreground wears a white saree with a dark beaded pendant, another a grey-and-black patterned scarf. A woman at right wears a red top and green embroidered skirt, and a woman in white wears an orange lanyard. A purple cushion lies on the mat at left. Calm, seated meditation practice.

A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor programme in a plain room with cream walls and red floor mats. In the foreground, a woman with short hair and glasses wears a white top and a loose orange-red shawl, seated cross-legged with water bottles nearby. Beside her, a woman with hair pulled back wears a white outfit with an orange shawl. On the right, a woman with a dark bun and a grey scarf in a white t-shirt writes in a notebook while seated on the mat, with an orange bag beside her. Behind them, more participants in white clothes and orange shawls sit in black chairs.

A group of about a dozen people sit cross-legged on colourful yoga mats on a glossy grey floor in a hall with red curtains, performing seated meditation or breathing practice. Most wear black t-shirts; a woman in the centre wears a patterned beige and black kurta, and a woman at right wears a grey headband. Small silver dumbbells sit beside several mats, and a blue-green cloth lies at left. The front figure, in glasses and a black top, has hands in a mudra. No visible person is identifiable as a person in this crowd; the scene shows yoga and meditation participants.

July 06 2013

June 06 2013

A group discussion in a bare, tiled hall. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind in a rust-red top sits on an orange cushion, gesturing with one raised hand toward a circle of about twenty seated participants on dark red mats. Many wear black t-shirts and some wear white or grey. Two saffron-robed monastics sit near the back wall beneath a wooden door. Chairs, cushions, bags and water bottles lie around the room, and a rolled-up set of mats is stacked at the right.

A seated audience during a satsang session in a hall with red curtains and cream walls. Several women sit on striped floor mats taking notes with pens and papers. In the centre, a woman in a teal kurta and green dupatta sits cross-legged with a notebook. To her left, a woman in a red kurta with a beaded necklace writes. A woman in an orange top sits in the right foreground, and others sit behind them, one resting her face in her hands. A small oil lamp burns in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A group of six women and one man sit cross-legged on red mats on a cream tiled floor in a bare hall, speaking in a circle. Several wear white ritual-style clothing with rust-orange shawls or scarves; one woman in the centre wears white with an orange shawl and gestures while talking. Another woman at right in white with an orange shawl sits barefoot, and a man at upper right wears white with a red-orange wrap. A woman at left wears a black top and patterned scarf, and another in black sits at the back. Water bottles, backpacks and a handbag lie on the floor. A wall-mounted fire extinguisher and wooden doors are visible behind them.

June 06 2013

Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall with red curtains on the back wall. In the foreground, a woman in a brown cardigan with a wooden mala and blue trousers sits with hands folded and eyes closed. Beside her, a woman with platinum hair wears a green patterned shawl over white clothing. Behind them, women in white salwar kameez and a woman with a red bindi sit in meditation or attentive stillness. The scene suggests a satsang gathering. No figure in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or main speaker is visible.

A group of women sit cross-legged on blue, pink and purple yoga mats in a hall with cushioned wooden armchairs in the background. Several participants have palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, in a meditation session. The foreground woman wears black clothing, a black hair bun, and a sleek bun; a woman in the centre wears a black top with an orange waist sash and bare feet; others wear white or black tops and wear necklaces. Water bottles and a purple bottle sit on the floor. Printed copyright text appears on the lower right, and the setting looks like a meditation or satsang hall.

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