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A photograph of a large indoor hall packed with participants at the a person Spurana Program in Salem. Dozens of women in white and pastel saris, many with pink, green, blue and orange garments, stand closely together with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Several wear rudraksha malas and name badges. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a balcony with spectators are visible, and a tripod-mounted camera stands among the crowd on the left. At the upper balcony, a few figures look down over the railing; no figure there is clearly identifiable as a person.

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July 29 20062006-07-29A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, mostly women in colourful saris in green, blue, yellow, orange, pink and white, each wearing a white blindfold tied around the eyes and some with name badges. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The seated crowd fills the foreground and middle ground, with a balcony along the back wall where more people stand watching. Pillars, lights and a lattice-patterned wall frame the room.2006-07-29A large indoor hall packed with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white or pastel saris and kurtas with white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. Name tags are pinned to many chests. In the centre foreground a man in a white robe with an orange-saffron shawl stands with his back partly turned, gesturing toward the crowd beside a tripod-mounted camera. A balcony along the back wall holds more onlookers, and ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and high windows are visible. Much of the audience appears to number in the hundreds. A logo appears at the upper left corner of the photo.2006-07-29A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of participants seated cross-legged on a striped mat floor, most wearing white or pale yellow clothing and white headbands tied over their eyes. Many wear identification badges on their clothing. Several people in the foreground wear pale and floral saris. Behind them, a staircase leads to a balcony, and framed portraits hang on the pale green walls showing a person in a white head covering; the portraits are printed images, not physical people. The room has ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a balcony railing, with a bright blue-and-white logo in the upper left corner of the photo.2005-11-24Wide view inside a large indoor hall with a high ceiling, fluorescent tube lights and a balcony along the back wall where many spectators stand. Hundreds of seated participants fill the floor, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes, many in sarees and salwar kameez in pastel, orange, green and yellow tones. A video camera on a tripod stands in the middle of the crowd, and a man in white with an orange-saffron shawl stands near it. Windows and grilled jali panels line the side walls.2006-07-29July 29 20062006-07-29February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white garments and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Many women sit cross-legged in white saris, some with coloured borders, and others wear bright saris in pink, orange, green and red. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and ID lanyards. At the back of the hall, a few figures in white stand near the top of the room, and red banners hang on the walls. The scene conveys a mass guided meditation or spiritual session.2009-02-27A large indoor hall filled with a dense seated crowd of hundreds of participants, most wearing white clothes and white headbands tied over their eyes. Some women wear coloured saris in orange, pink and yellow. A balcony along the back wall is lined with more seated people. A red-draped stage edge and a white fan appear in the foreground, with a bright light on the left side of the hall. The participants appear to be in a guided meditation or programme session.2006-07-29A large seated crowd of devotees fills a bright hall with pink walls and open windows. Most participants wear white headbands tied over their eyes, and many wear white or cream saris and salwar kameez with colourful borders, including green, yellow, pink and purple. Several women in the foreground sit cross-legged on mats, one in a pink and white floral sari with hands folded in her lap. A small child in white sits among them. Orange fabric hangs from the top of the frame, and a blue sign with white lettering is mounted on the back wall. Some people stand at the back of the room. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-21A large hall filled with seated participants in white and cream clothing, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied across their eyes, sitting in rows on green mats. Women in cream and yellow saris and white garments dominate the front rows. Along the back wall a framed portrait shows a bearded figure in white headwear and robes, flanked by two smaller framed photographs and a row of shelves holding bags and bundles. Overhead tube lights illuminate the green-walled room, and a logo appears in the upper-left corner.2005-11-24July 29 20062006-07-29