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A 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.

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A 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.2016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19September 06 20152015-09-06A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white clothes and white blindfold strips tied over their eyes. Many sit cross-legged on green mats along a red carpet runway. A single woman in an orange sari stands near the center aisle, facing the crowd. Ceiling fans, pillars with yellow and orange panels, and wall signs line the room. Some attendees have hands pressed together in namaskar. Dress colours include white, orange, pink, green and maroon saris. A large crowd is visible across the room.2009-01-18June 19 20162016-06-19June 19 20162016-06-19A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes fills a hall, most with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, many wearing red-and-brown rudraksha-style malas. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and tan trousers sits cross-legged on a red mat, hands folded, while others sit on mats and chairs. Chandeliers and wooden carved panels line the walls, and a figure in orange robes sits at the far back near the stage area. The scene suggests a meditation or guided session, with the crowd numbering in the hundreds.2015-09-06A large hall packed with hundreds of seated men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white blindfolds or head bands and rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows during a meditation session. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and red sashes. Pillars, ceiling lights and framed pictures line the walls, and an ornate golden shrine or carved wooden structure stands at the right edge. At the far end, an open doorway leads toward a stage area.2015-09-06November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesA 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 22 20122012-09-22July 29 20062006-07-29