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July 29 2011

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A group of people in an indoor room with a deep red wall perform a hand gesture with palms covering their eyes and fingers at the forehead. Several wear orange shawls or scarves, and some wear white tops. The central man in a white shirt has long hair, a beard, and beaded necklaces; a man in an orange shawl has bangles and a watch. A woman in the foreground wears an orange scarf, a white top, and a rudraksha mala with gold bangles. Another woman on the right wears an orange scarf, a patterned blouse, and gold bangles. The scene suggests a group meditation or energy exercise.2011-07-29July 29 20112011-07-29Photo of a group meditation session in a red-walled room with a red patterned floor covering. A man seated on a white cushion at right wears orange robes, a red top, a leopard-print waist sash and a long hair bun, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Around him about a dozen participants sit cross-legged on the floor wearing orange shawls and saffron scarves, several pressing a finger to a nostril in a breathing practice. The man is shown in a teaching role; he appears to be a presenter, and no appearance-based identification is made.2011-07-29A row of young women seated on the floor in a temple hall, wearing white and cream saris with orange shawls, some with yellow shawls, hands raised together in prayer gestures near their faces with eyes closed. Behind them is a red wall and an orange cloth. One young woman in the foreground wears glasses, a hair clip and bangles. A white bowl is visible at the bottom edge, consistent with a pada puja. No a person figure is visible in this image.2011-02-13A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a meditation or satsang in a hall with red-and-white striped mats and metal stanchions with chains. In the foreground an older woman in an orange sari with a dark red border sits with hands resting, and a younger woman in a white kurta and orange shawl sits with a small notebook and a silver object in front of her. Behind them a woman in a floral print top sits cross-legged with her hands on her knees, and other women in saris sit in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-06-21Rows of young women seated on a red floor mat perform a synchronized breathing practice, each pressing fingers to her nose in a mudra. They wear saffron and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and bangles. Behind them stands a gold deity murti and a gold-bordered orange drape. The setting appears to be a ritual hall.2016-07-18August 22 20062006-08-22August 22 20062006-08-22July 17 20142014-07-17Photograph of a large seated meditation or satsang gathering indoors, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on a red-patterned floor mat in front of ornate wood-panelled walls. Many wear orange shawls or stoles over white, pink, or patterned clothing, and several have rudraksha or bead malas. In the foreground a woman with a red-and-white rudraksha-style mala and white outfit sits beside a woman with curly blonde hair, and a woman in white with an orange scarf sits with eyes closed in meditation. No swami figure is clearly visible in the frame. Other devotees sit at the back of the hall, some holding hands in mudra-like postures.2012-07-14April 08 20122012-04-08A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a hall, mostly people in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls, many with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a woman in a tan top sits with her back to the camera. At center right a woman in an orange sari and a pink pendant sits with her hands resting and eyes lowered. Behind them other devotees in white sit on the floor, one man with a white forehead mark and a blindfold. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2016-10-07