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November 16 2003

A large indoor meditation hall with a corrugated roof and white steel pillars holds a seated crowd, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari sits with hands folded, a boy in a turquoise shirt sits on a chair, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti sits with arms crossed. Children in white, olive and checked shirts sit on the floor, and a girl covers her face with her hands. Plastic chairs and a red chair are scattered among the rows. No identifiable presiding figure is visible at the front of the frame.

A large indoor hall with a metal roof and white pillars holds a dense seated audience of several hundred devotees, most with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes as part of a meditation practice. In the foreground, a man in a checked shirt and pink dhoti sits with arms folded, a woman in a green sari sits with hands folded, and a young boy in a white shirt sits on a chair. Several children sit on the floor in front, some with hands over their faces. Chairs and sandals are scattered near the front rows, and a few devotees wear white and blue clothing. Note: this is a photograph of a meditation camp audience; no individual is identified as a person.

November 09 2003

Large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes as part of a meditation practice. Most wear white dhotis, white shirts and white saris, with some in yellow, blue, pink and maroon. They sit on folding chairs and mats in rows beneath a corrugated roof supported by pillars, with clay pots displayed on a shelf along the back wall. Two women in front wear cream saris with orange-red borders, and a man in the front row holds a folded cloth in his lap. No speaker or central figure is clearly identifiable among the rows.

July 17 2009

A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees wearing white clothes and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes, sitting on white plastic chairs in rows during a meditation session. In the front row, several men and women sit barefoot or with sandals placed on the floor; a bald man in white dhoti sits centrally, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. Some participants wear saffron and green saris and shirts. Ceiling lights, curtains and hanging decorations line the far wall. Scattered sandals lie on the floor in the foreground.

May 13 2007

2007-05-13 +1 copies

A large photograph of a dense seated audience filling a hall, with hundreds of participants sitting cross-legged on the floor. Most wear white headbands tied over their eyes, and many have small name tags pinned to their clothes. Their clothing includes white kurtas and saris, plus bright sarees in yellow, orange, pink, purple and blue. Several people in the foreground wear dark saris and one wears orange. A small white box stands at the lower left. In the upper background, a figure in an orange and purple wrap stands near a pillar, with the a person candidate not clearly visible. The hall has white columns and light walls.

A large photograph of a meditation camp held in a open-sided hall with pillars and a row of clay pots on a high shelf at the back. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez and men in shirts, sit on folding chairs with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. A woman in an orange sari sits near the centre and a woman in a teal blue sari sits in the foreground, while a man in a white dhoti and shirt sits at the right. Several people hold their hands in their laps. Some attendees wear bright saris in yellow, green, purple and orange, creating a colourful crowd against the white and grey hall.

A large indoor meditation hall with a crowd of participants seated on folding chairs, all wearing white blindfold bands over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel shirts and saris, including a woman in a cream sari in front, a woman in a blue and lavender sari, and a woman in a teal sari. No speaker or throne is visible in this frame.