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June 19 20162016-06-19A large seated congregation in a hall during a deeksha initiation session. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris with gold borders, sit cross-legged on orange and pink mats with red cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Some wear teal, maroon, and orange saris, and many wear gold necklaces and bangles. Name badges hang from some clothing. Rows of people fill the room, with paintings and framed images on the walls behind them. No individual leader is clearly visible in the frame, and no one in the frame can be confidently identified as a person.2016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19A large seated gathering of devotees in an indoor hall during a deeksha initiation session. Many participants wear red blindfolds over their eyes and sit cross-legged on red and orange mats. Most women wear white or cream saris with gold borders, some in orange, green and teal, and several wear rudraksha malas and small pendants. Some participants are children in white shirts and dark trousers, and one girl wears a white top with black polka dots. Name badges hang from many necks. Hanging framed pictures line the wall behind, and a row of seated people fills the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2016-06-19A large seated congregation fills a hall, with hundreds of women in white and coloured saris sitting cross-legged on orange and purple mats. Most wear red or orange blindfolds over their eyes, a deeksha-style meditation posture. Several women wear plain white sarees with coloured borders, while others wear teal, maroon, orange and black-and-white polka-dot saris. Many have name badges pinned to their clothes and wear gold-coloured necklaces and bangles. Plastic water bottles sit among them, and framed pictures hang on the back wall above the crowd.2016-06-19May 23 20152015-05-23November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. Most wear white, cream or light clothing, with some in saffron, green, blue and pink saris and salwars. Several people stand near the back wall beside a wooden door, including a woman in an orange-saffron sari and women in white saris. Red chairs and red drapes line the walls, and a few people wear identification badges on lanyards.2009-02-25September 06 20152015-09-06November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10