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September 17 2010

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A large group of people in white clothes sits cross-legged on orange and striped mats in a hall with orange fabric hangings overhead. Many participants have their palms cupped over their closed eyes in a hand-over-eyes meditation posture, while a few sit with eyes shut and hands resting. Several men wear red cloth belts and white garments. A golden figure and seated devotees are visible at the back of the hall.2010-09-09September 17 20102010-09-17 +2 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesA seated group of roughly two dozen people in white clothing sits on a patterned carpet in a hotel hall with gold-and-red chairs, all performing the same meditative gesture of covering their eyes with their palms. Many wear rudraksha malas and white lanyard badges; one man in the middle wears a light-yellow garment with a red shawl nearby. Red cloth is folded on the floor beside several participants. The scene suggests a guided meditation practice in a group session.2013-12-13A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala has his hands raised to his face in a breathing or nadi-shodhana posture, eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in a white shirt with a striped pattern and a light mala performs the same hand gesture. Other devotees wear badges on lanyards, and one man at right wears a white headband. A small printed cloth bag and a leaflet with a portrait lie on the mats. A video camera on a tripod stands at the back of the hall, and the rows extend to the rear wall. No one is identifiable as a person in the foreground.2010-09-09December 13 20132013-12-13December 21 20122012-12-21July 17 20142014-07-17December 02 20102010-12-02 +1 copiesA large group of devotees seated on red-and-white striped mats performs a guided eye-covering meditation, palms cupped over closed eyes and elbows raised. Most wear white shirts and white dhoti-style garments, with rudraksha-type beaded necklaces and some with small name badges on their chests. A bearded man in white sits near the centre, and a few people in blue, khaki and pink shirts are mixed in. The background shows a red banner and a blurred crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants.2011-02-20A photograph of a seated group of mostly men in white kurta-style clothing on an orange floor covering, performing a breathing or nasal technique with hands raised to their faces. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds his fingers to his nose and eyes, with a silver ring and gold bangle visible. A bald man in white sits at right with eyes closed and hands near his face. Behind them more seated participants, some in blue or red clothing, are similarly engaged. Blue-and-striped mats and bags sit at the left edge, and a shrine with garlands is faintly visible in the background.2010-09-04A large hall with white draped walls and colourful orange-and-patterned hanging banners overhead. A man with short greyish hair, wearing a white t-shirt, black trousers and a small pendant necklace, stands barefoot with palms pressed together overhead in a yoga pose, eyes closed. Around him many participants on red mats and striped mats perform asanas: some bent forward, some with arms raised in namaste overhead, some seated or lying down. A bald man with glasses in a grey shirt sits at the lower left, and a man in a pink-white kurta stands at the right. Stacked folded mats occupy the right foreground.2016-12-14