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A photograph of a group of about ten people sitting cross-legged in rows on colourful striped woven mats on a bare concrete floor in a plain hall with yellow walls. Everyone wears a white blindfold tied around the head. Clothing includes white shirts, checked and striped shirts, grey trousers, and a woman in a red saree and another in pink and red. Their palms rest on their knees or laps. A metal stand microphone stands at the right, and a wall poster with blue and yellow text hangs behind them.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of several men seated cross-legged on striped rugs in a yellow-walled hall with pink drapes along the walls. Each man wears a white blindfold tied over the eyes. The front man wears a white shirt, the man beside him a light blue shirt, and the man at the right a green checked shirt; the man at left wears a pale shirt with embroidered trim. Their hands rest calmly on their laps. Yellow pillars and barred windows are visible in the background. +1 copiesA large group of participants sits cross-legged on blue-and-white striped floor mats in a bright hall with white walls and a red window frame. Nearly everyone wears a white blindfold tied over the eyes, a practice of witnessing without sight. Many wear white shirts, yellow kurtas, green and blue salwar outfits and saris, and several have name badges pinned to their chests. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits with hands pressed together in namaste, and a man in a striped shirt sits with his eyes covered. Behind them rows of seated participants fill the room, with orange and white plastic chairs along the back wall.2011-07-17 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20062006-09-09Photograph of a large group of participants seated cross-legged on striped mats in a plain hall with white walls and terracotta floor tiles. Most wear white blindfolds tied over their eyes, a meditation-style exercise during a session. Many wear white or light clothing, some in saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue and yellow, and men in white shirts and grey trousers, several with name badges on lanyards. One man in front, in a white shirt, sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, chairs and a red cloth hang on the back wall. Roughly fifty or more people are visible, all seated with eyes covered, in a meditative, witnessing practice.2011-07-17October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with thatched-style white ceiling and yellow hanging banners holds a seated congregation of many men wearing white shirts and dhotis, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, sitting cross-legged on striped red, purple and green mats. A small orange sign reading Nithyanandam hangs on the back wall beside a framed black-and-white portrait. A few people at the far left wear orange and saffron robes. A foreground rail carries a faded label reading ANANDA. The scene looks like a group meditation or sensory exercise session.2008-12-25A photograph of a group of seated people in a plain, dimly lit hall with concrete floor and pillars, meditating with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. They sit on a colourful striped woven mat in red, green, blue and purple. Most wear white or light shirts and dark trousers; the front-centre man wears a green-and-white checked shirt with hands pressed together in prayer, and the right-hand figure wears a white shirt and white dhoti. A plastic chair and a blue chair sit in the background beside a white-covered table. +1 copiesA large hall with a concrete floor and white walls with high windows, where many men sit in rows on chairs and on orange and blue mats, most wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel shirts, dhotis or lungis, and some have orange or saffron garments. A man in the foreground wears a purple shirt and grey lungi and sits cross-legged on an orange mat, with a small book beside him. The seated group appears to be a blindfolded group exercise. A small black speaker hangs on the wall and a ceiling fan and white canopy are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-09-05A large hall filled with seated devotees on colourful striped mats, most wearing white shirts and trousers with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear lanyard name badges. A few women in saris sit at the left edge, and one orange-robed figure sits near the centre. A banner reading Nithyanandam hangs on the back wall beside a framed photo, and a wall plaque is partly visible at left. Ceiling fabric panels and speakers are visible, and a bald man in white sits near the front centre.2008-12-25September 16 20062006-09-16