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A photograph of a large hall with a coffered ceiling and ceiling fans, where a long red carpet runs down the centre aisle. In the foreground, a person in an orange top and long orange skirt stands with back to the camera, arms raised overhead, with long dark hair. Rows of seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes, many in white or saffron saris and white shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and ID lanyards. A few people sit at a long table on the right. Framed portraits hang on the far wall.

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A photograph of a large hall where a central figure in a long saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala stands on a green carpeted aisle, arms raised in a gesture, facing a seated audience. Hundreds of seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes; many women wear white or yellow saris and men wear white kurtas or dark shirts. Ceiling fans, arched balconies and a small shrine with a deity murti line the hall, and a banner hangs on the right wall. Visible crowd is large, with more than a hundred people present.2009-08-09A photo from a Kalpataru programme hall with a coffered ceiling and ceiling fans. Seated on the carpet on either side are devotees with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, some with rudraksha malas and dressed in white, cream and orange saris and white shirts. A metal stand and black bags sit at the right edge.2009-08-01A standing figure in an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala with arms raised stands in the center of a large hall with a green carpet. Around them, many seated people in white clothing and white headbands, some with hands folded, sit in rows near a shrine area. The setting is a high-ceilinged hall with ceiling fans and tall windows.2009-08-09A large hall with a red carpet and rows of seated devotees, most wearing white headbands. A standing figure in long flowing orange-red robes with long dark swept-back hair, gesturing with one hand, stands at centre facing the audience. Nearby seated women wear orange and white saris, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Ceiling fans, barred windows, and a speaker stand are visible along the walls.2009-08-02August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A large hall with a green carpet and rope lines on the floor, where many people sit cross-legged in rows wearing white blindfolds across their eyes. A standing figure in an orange robe with a red-beaded mala around the neck raises both arms overhead, near a small shrine-like altar at the back. Seated participants include a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a braid and red flower, women in white saris, and a man in a dark green shirt with hands joined. Ceiling fans and decorated ceiling panels are visible. The standing figure appears to be a candidate for a person, though the appearance is uncertain from this distance.2009-08-09A large hall with a blue draped backdrop and a red carpet runs down the centre. A figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, arms raised high, walking along the carpet. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful saris and clothes fill both sides, many wearing white blindfolds over their eyes, their hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in an orange shawl sits near the stage, and decorative cream pillar-like forms frame the platform. A man in white in the foreground sits with palms joined, a mala around his neck.2009-07-26A photograph of a large indoor hall during a blindfolded meditation session. In the foreground, a figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair stands with one arm raised high and the other hand lifted, facing away from the camera toward a crowd. Hundreds of seated participants wear white cloth blindfolds over their eyes; many wear saree or salwar-style clothing in pink, green, yellow and maroon, and some men wear shirts. Behind them, a stage area is decorated with green and orange panel banners, and tall windows light the upper hall. The crowd is dense and fills most of the frame.2010-02-14Photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, most wearing white headbands or blindfold-style white cloths, dressed in white, orange, yellow and blue clothes. A central aisle covered in a red carpet leads toward a lectern and microphone at the front. A standing figure in a long orange-saffron robe walks along the carpet with one arm raised. Arched stained-glass windows, orange curtains and ceiling fans surround the hall.2009-01-31June 14 20092009-06-14A photograph of a large indoor hall where a crowd of several hundred seated people wear white blindfolds over their eyes, sitting on the floor in rows. A young man in a saffron-orange robe with bare shoulders walks barefoot along a red carpet aisle between them, facing forward, with his hair swept back. Many attendees wear white or pastel clothes, sarees in yellow, red, blue and orange, and some wear name badges. Ceiling fans turn overhead, peach walls frame arched windows with ornate white grillwork, and a printed poster hangs on the wall. The image is watermarked with a copyright notice. a person: the walking figure in saffron robes with swept-back hair appears as a candidate in person, at the center of the aisle.2009-08-01A photograph taken from behind of a figure in an orange-red sleeveless top and flowing orange-red wrap standing barefoot on a red carpet, arms raised with palms open toward a large tented hall. Long dark wavy hair falls down the back. Seated in rows before them are many men in white shirts and white trousers, each wearing a white cloth tied over their eyes as a blindfold, with a few in pale pink shirts at the left edge. White ceiling fans hang beneath a white and blue draped canopy, and blue side curtains enclose the space. The scene suggests a group blindfold exercise led by a standing instructor.2009-08-15