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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on red floor mats, many with palms pressed over their closed eyes in a meditative gesture. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with red or maroon shawls, and some wear lanyard ID badges. In the foreground, a bearded man in a striped yellow-and-white checked shirt and white dhoti sits with hands over his eyes, next to a man in a maroon top and a man with long curly hair in white. The scene suggests a mass guided meditation session. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07A large seated congregation fills a tented hall, with many people in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, many with green event lanyards. Most have both hands raised to their foreheads in a meditative or prayer gesture, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the front centre, a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a saffron shawl sits with hands at his forehead. A red carpet runs through the crowd toward a stage with colourful banners and a large screen at the back. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session with a dense audience.2016-05-08May 07 20162016-05-07A large seated congregation fills a hall with red carpeting, many devotees covering their eyes with their palms in a Third Eye Awakening practice. Most wear white kurta-style clothing, some with orange or saffron shawls and green lanyard badges. A man in the centre-foreground wears a white kurta, an orange-red shawl and a beaded necklace, with his hands over his eyes. Water bottles sit on the floor at left. Crowded rows continue to the back of the hall, with a gold decorative element visible at top right.2016-05-07A large seated congregation fills a white tented hall during a Shuddhadvaitam session. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing orange or red shawls and green name badges, while many raise hands to their faces in a shared meditative gesture. A red carpet runs along the left aisle toward a stage decorated with colourful festoons and flags, and a large screen and speaker stacks stand at the rear. Bright overhead lights and a golden lamp hang from the ceiling. The scene shows a dense, orderly gathering of several hundred people, and no individual can be clearly singled out as a specific figure.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08May 09th 20162016-05-09May 07 20162016-05-07A large photograph of a hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on a red carpeted floor, most wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear pastel, yellow and blue shirts, and a few wear an orange shirt. Some sit cross-legged with hands resting on their laps, and some carry yellow cloth bags. Red plastic chairs are visible at the back of the hall. Several participants wear lanyard badges. Only the seated people in the foreground and middle rows are clearly visible; the crowd extends beyond the frame.2009-02-25A large group of devotees seated on red-and-white striped mats performs a guided eye-covering meditation, palms cupped over closed eyes and elbows raised. Most wear white shirts and white dhoti-style garments, with rudraksha-type beaded necklaces and some with small name badges on their chests. A bearded man in white sits near the centre, and a few people in blue, khaki and pink shirts are mixed in. The background shows a red banner and a blurred crowd. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants.2011-02-20A large seated crowd on a red carpet in a bright hall, many devotees with both hands raised to their heads in a meditative gesture. Men wear white kurtas and dhotis, orange and red shawls, rudraksha malas and glasses; one man in the foreground wears a white shirt, red-and-white checked lungi and wooden beaded mala. Golden decorative pillars and a golden ornament stand at the back of the hall, with a green plant beside them.2016-05-09