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Wide view of a large hall with a red carpet runway, where a large crowd of participants stands in rows with white cloth blindfolds across their eyes. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, and women wear white saris with coloured borders. At the left edge, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped chair beside a white table holding a flower vase, a water bottle and a small monitor. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above white pillars. A small logo appears at the top left. The image is a photograph of a gathering and includes no readable event banner.

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February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25Large indoor hall with white walls, rows of ceiling fans and bright lights, filled with a crowd of hundreds of people standing with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis, while women wear white and cream sarees and some wear yellow or orange sashes. A speaker in orange robes stands at a white-draped lectern on the left, with a small vase of orange flowers and a microphone set in front. Red-carpeted stage area in the foreground with potted green plants.2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large hall where hundreds of seated participants wear white clothing and white blindfold-style bands across their eyes, sitting on the floor in rows across red carpet and yellow mats. A woman in a saffron-orange robe stands at the left near a microphone stand and a small white table with a flower arrangement, beside a rolled banner with a colourful circular design. Potted green plants line the carpet edge, and a cameraman in a saffron-trimmed white outfit operates a camera on a tripod at the right. Red chairs are arranged along the back wall beneath rows of windows and ceiling fans.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large hall with a red carpet and many white ceiling fans and lights holds a crowd of hundreds of participants standing with white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Most wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis or sarees, with some in yellow shawls and a few in orange or colourful saris. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and a potted plant sits at the left edge. A watermarked archive photo of a person Spurana convention session; the blindfolded group appears to be in a standing meditation exercise.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied across their eyes. A man in a long orange-saffron shawl stands barefoot on a red carpet at the left edge, long hair swept back, holding a small black object in one hand, appearing to address the gathering. Rows of white and yellow-clad seated people fill the floor, with potted palms along the carpet edge, a video camera on a tripod near the back, a projector and electronics on a table at right, and red chairs and white columns along the walls.2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of participants standing in dense rows on red carpet, wearing white clothes and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Several men in the front rows wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang above, with red curtains along the back wall and a small table with items at the lower right. Plants and flower petals lie on the floor. This appears to be a mass meditation or group practice gathering.2009-02-25Wide view of a large open-sided tent hall with a blue-trimmed canopy and ceiling fans. On the left, a figure in an orange-saffron top and head wrap stands at a white-draped table with a microphone, a pedestal fan, water bottles and a red floral arrangement, appearing to address the gathering. Hundreds of participants stand in dense rows across the floor, many in white clothing with white headbands or cloths over their eyes, some wearing name badges and a few in colourful saris. Overhead lights hang from poles. a person in the orange figure is an appearance-based probable candidate; the speaker is shown at a distance, so the identification is uncertain.2007-12-12A large indoor hall with a red carpet runner leads toward a stage, where a woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge facing the crowd. Hundreds of seated participants wear white clothing and white headbands, sitting in rows on the floor with green palm fronds placed along the carpet edge. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead, red chairs line the back walls, and a projector sits on a table at the lower right. Several people stand near the rear stage area. Some participants wear yellow or orange shawls.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A wide photograph of a large indoor hall with a red carpet and rows of white plastic chairs filled with many seated attendees, most dressed in white with white cloth bands across their eyes. Several women wear coloured saris in yellow, pink, green and blue. In the centre aisle, a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe faces the audience near a lectern, with a tall red-robed figure further back. Tall windows line the white walls and a wall banner is visible at the rear. The audience is numerous, roughly in the hundreds, spanning the full width of the hall.2009-02-01A very large hall filled with many men standing in rows on a red carpet, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Some wear rudraksha malas and ID badges on lanyards. A few men in yellow, orange and light blue shirts stand among them. Ceiling lights, red wall panels and a sound mixing console are visible in the foreground.2009-02-25