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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants dressed mostly in white, many wearing white blindfolds or headbands across their eyes. Front rows sit on a red carpet, some men wear yellow shawls, and a few women wear colourful saris. Potted palms stand at the front. A standing man in white faces the crowd near a video camera on a tripod, and a red-and-white ceremonial area with cushions lines the walls. Lights and ceiling fans hang above the vast room.

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February 27 20092009-02-27February 27 20092009-02-27February 27 20092009-02-27A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, most wearing white clothes and white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Rows of red chairs and dark red upholstered seats face forward across a red carpet. A single standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and draped shawl walks through the aisle near the centre. Fluorescent ceiling lights and tall windows line the room, with banners on the far walls. The scene suggests an organised convention gathering, with the crowd filling the room.2009-02-01February 27 20092009-02-27Wide view of a large hall during a seated convention session in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of participants sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied over their eyes, with some in yellow and orange. Green palm fronds line a long red carpet running toward a stage at left, where a figure in orange robes sits beside a white-draped table holding flowers and a small object.2009-02-27A large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and white head bands over their eyes, kneeling or sitting cross-legged on white cloths and mats across the floor. Some wear orange or saffron clothing near the front on a red carpet stage area. Potted palms sit in the lower right foreground, arched stained-glass windows and orange curtains line the walls, and a balcony runs along the upper level. Water bottles are placed among the seated rows. Several devotees on the left wear checked shirts and dark trousers. The scene suggests an initiation gathering; a dense crowd of more than twenty people is visible, and the a person candidate is not clearly identifiable in the image.2009-01-31A large hall filled with many hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied around their heads, sitting on mats in rows during a Shaktipada initiation session. Near the front on a red carpeted dais, saffron-robed sannyasis and monks sit, and a figure in orange stands at left in the aisle. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a white floral arrangement sit in the foreground beside a cameraman's camera at right. Arched windows, pillars, orange curtains and a decorated wall panel frame the hall.2009-01-31August 02 20092009-08-02A very large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants in white clothing, most wearing white blindfold bands across their eyes during a meditation session. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow or orange shawls and lanyard ID badges. Red shutters line the walls behind them and a potted palm sits in the foreground. A cameraman on a tripod films the crowd near the front left, and a man in a white shirt stands in the middle of the rows wearing an orange shawl across his shoulders. Ceiling fans hang above the hall.2009-02-27A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on red-cushioned chairs in rows. Most attendees wear white shirts and white headbands or cloth blindfolds over their eyes. A single standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, centre-right, stands among the seated crowd with hands folded. Wall banners and display panels line the back of the hall under bright ceiling lights. The crowd appears to number in the hundreds, and the event seems to be a volunteer gathering.2009-02-01February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25