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August 19 2006

A large hall with a tiled floor where many people in white kurtas and white dhotis sit cross-legged on green-patterned and pink-patterned mattresses, many wearing orange saffron shawls. Several participants meditate with eyes closed and hands resting on their knees or laps. A film camera on a tripod stands at left, and a printed banner and framed images hang on the walls behind them, with orange and blue cloth decorations hanging from the ceiling. The setting looks like a monastic training convention or meditation session.

Monastic trainees seated on floor mats in a hall at a training convention, many in white clothing with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, several with hands on their hips or thighs and heads bowed in meditation or practice. Pink and green mats cover the floor, white plastic chairs line the back, and large windows with gold grilles frame the room. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in the frame.

A photo of a monastic training session inside a white-walled hall with a tiled floor. Many people in white dhoti-style clothing and saffron-orange shawls sit in rows on thin mattresses, some with eyes closed and hands on knees, while others kneel or sit cross-legged. A video camera on a tripod and a microphone stand are set up at the front. Large framed portraits of a long-haired figure in red and pink robes hang on the wall behind them, and a deity murti stands on an altar at the left. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling and white plastic chairs line the right side.

A photograph of a seated group in a bright hall with pale pink walls, grey curtains and a row of maroon chairs at the right. Many men in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged on white mats over orange cushions, several performing a breathing or nostril-holding meditation technique with their fingers at the nose. One man in the foreground has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a brown mala around his wrist, and a bottle of water sits on the floor. An orange and gold cloth hangs from the top of the wall. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a meditation session.

August 19 2006

A photograph of a monastic training session in a plain hall with pink-and-white cushioned mats on the floor. Many participants sit cross-legged or kneel in white clothing, several wearing orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few have white blindfold bands across their eyes. In the foreground a young woman with curly dark hair sits with hands on her hips, eyes closed. Behind her, others stand and stretch with hands on hips while a man in white on the right, also with a white eye band and orange shawl, sits upright. A woman in a grey patterned top stands near the back, and a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on one participant. A cream wall and dark wooden cabinetry frame the room. The page indicates this is Day 7 of the monastic training convention at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi, but no a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.

A large hall with white walls and a tent-like ceiling hung with colourful woven banners in red, yellow and blue. Dozens of young men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on blue and pink mattresses in neat rows, many wearing orange saffron shawls, some with white head cloths, hands resting on their laps as they meditate. A man in white stands at the back near the centre. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge, and tall orange drapes hang from the ceiling. Framed portraits of a woman in red appear on the left wall.

A large group of seated men in white ritual clothes sit on striped mats in a hall with red curtains and cream walls, arms crossed over their chests in a yoga-style posture. Most wear white kurta-style garments, and one foreground man in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard sits with arms folded. A figure in white near the back-left sits on a raised seat beside a draped tan cloth, and another person sits on a chair at the back-right. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session in an ashram-style space.

A photograph of a group of young men seated cross-legged on orange and purple mats in a plain white-tiled hall, palms pressed together in namaste. They wear white dhoti-style clothing and lanyards with name badges, and several have shaved heads. A kitchen counter with steel pots and vessels stands along the back wall, and a wooden door is on the right. A man in white on the far left also sits with hands folded.

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A large hall of men in white ritual clothes stand on red yoga mats with arms raised overhead, palms pressed together, in a standing yoga posture. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis; a few wear shirts and trousers, and one man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala. Orange cloths lie on the mats and a water bottle sits on the floor. Framed portraits and a painting hang on the back wall of the hall, and the polished tiled floor reflects the light. Participants are seated and standing in rows, arms raised in unison.