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A large hall with pale pink walls and a white draped ceiling holds many seated devotees on orange floor mats, most wearing white blindfold bands across their eyes in a group meditation. Several seated participants wear white kurtas or pale shirts, some in orange, green or blue, with name badges on lanyards. Rows of tall cylindrical hanging decorations with colourful geometric patterns and orange tassels hang from the ceiling. Red chairs are stacked at the back of the room, and a stage with a screen is visible at the far end.

A large hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical banners with orange tassels. Many people sit cross-legged on orange and red mats in rows, most wearing white or pale clothing and white blindfold bands across their eyes, some wearing lanyard ID badges. Red chairs line the side. At the far right edge, a golden altar area with figures and decorations is visible, and a few people in the foreground are partly cut off. The scene suggests a meditation session with eyes covered.

August 31 2007

A large seated congregation of men fills a hall, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear white shirts, with a few in light blue, green, and red-orange shirts. Some have lanyard badges around their necks. Behind them at the far end, colourful hanging tassel decorations line the ceiling, and a golden figure and a deity murti stand near an orange-draped altar area. The scene suggests a meditation or initiation session with participants blindfolded.

A large group of men sit cross-legged on white mats in a tented hall, most wearing white shirts and grey lungi-style dhotis, with white blindfolds or head cloths over their eyes. Colourful cylindrical fabric hangings with yellow tassels and geometric patterns hang from the tent ceiling above them. Plastic chairs line the side, and a plain wall with a small shrine-like niche and framed banners stands at the back. The scene suggests a meditative or ritual gathering, with participants in rows.

August 31 2007

December 13 2007

August 31 2007

A photograph of a large hall with a white draped ceiling and colourful patterned pillars hung with orange tassels. Many seated participants sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats in rows, most wearing white blindfolds across their eyes; some wear white kurtas, saris and casual clothes. At the centre aisle a standing figure in an orange robe faces the front, near a small altar with garlanded deity murti and decorative flowers. Red and white chairs line the side walls, and a microphone stand sits on the floor near the front rows. The scene suggests a guided meditation session with eyes covered.

A large indoor meditation session in a tented hall with many participants seated cross-legged on mats and coloured rugs, most wearing white clothes and white blindfolds over their eyes. Some wear white lanyard badges. Some participants wear other colours: an orange t-shirt, a light tan shirt and a white t-shirt with a printed graphic. Water bottles sit on the floor among them. Behind them, a wall of photographic portraits of women in white hangs beneath hanging orange and patterned banners, and a spotlit stage area is visible in the background. Physical people count is in the many dozens, well above twenty.

August 31 2007

Large indoor hall under a white tent roof with colourful striped and tasselled hangings suspended from the ceiling. Several hundred devotees sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows, most wearing white clothes and white headbands tied across their foreheads; some have their hands folded in prayer and others are bowing with heads lowered. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits near the stage area, and a large purple banner hangs on the wall with a portrait and Sanskrit-style script above a photo of a saint. Fans and speakers are mounted on the walls, and windows with lattice grilles line the side.