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June 19 20162016-06-19February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25June 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.2016-06-19May 10 20172017-05-10Article - November 26 20062006-11-26 +1 copiesJune 19 20162016-06-19A large seated crowd of women fills a covered hall, most with white cloth blindfolds or headbands tied over their eyes. They wear saris in blue, orange, yellow, pink, green and white, many with rudraksha or bead malas and small ID badges. They sit on red mats with water bottles nearby. Along the back wall, several framed portraits and a blue banner with floral decorations hang above the gathering.2006-12-14A large indoor satsang hall with rows of seated women, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes as part of a meditation exercise. Many wear sarees in yellow, cream, pink, blue and green, with gold necklaces, bangles and rudraksha or bead malas. Some have ID badges clipped to their clothing. White drapes and red pillars frame the hall, and a standing attendant in white stands at the upper left. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-05-31A large photograph of a seated meditation session in a hall with a red floor covering. Hundreds of women and girls sit cross-legged in rows, each wearing a white blindfold tied over the eyes, dressed in saris and salwar kameez in colours including green, purple, pink, yellow, blue and orange. Many have name badges pinned to their clothes, and small paper cups, leaflets and white plates lie on the floor before them. The scene is an ashram-style programme with participants in meditation posture, and no individual is identifiable as the teacher from this view.2006-09-17A 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.2016-06-19July 26 20152015-07-26