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Photograph of a seated group of devotees on striped blue-and-white mats in a large hall. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and many have black blindfolds tied over their eyes. Some sit cross-legged with hands resting on their knees, while others have steel plates placed on the mats before them. A few wear darker clothing, and a man on the left wears a white dhoti-style garment. Red mats, bags and water bottles are scattered in the background near metal stanchions.

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A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged on striped blue-and-white mats in a hall, all wearing black blindfolds over their eyes. Most wear white shirts or kurta-style white clothing with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. One man at left wears a white dhoti-style garment and a loose white shawl, and another in the back wears a blue shirt. Several hold their hands in meditation or mudra positions on their laps. Metal plates sit on the mats in front of some devotees, and black bags lie on the floor. Chairs and red-and-white draped furnishings are visible in the background. The scene suggests a blindfolded meditation or sensory exercise rather than a specific named event. Nine or so people are visible, all seated.2012-04-28A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing black blindfolds over their eyes. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders and lanyard-style ID tags around their necks. They sit cross-legged on striped blue-and-white floor mats, with small steel plates set before them and a green water bottle placed on the mat in the centre. Behind them are red upholstered chairs and draped orange fabric. One man in a lilac shirt and dark trousers sits in the background, and a man in a black t-shirt sits on the right. The group appears to be sitting in quiet meditation, with heads bowed and hands resting in their laps.2012-04-28 +1 copiesApril 23 20122012-04-23April 25 20122012-04-25A seated group of devotees in white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders sits on a blue-and-white patterned mat in a hall. Several participants have black blindfolds over their eyes and their hands raised to their faces in a guided meditation or breathing practice. The man in the foreground wears a dark beaded mala. Another participant in a pink top wears spectacles. A blurred figure in white sits near the back of the room beside shelves of books. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2012-04-25A photograph of a seated group of about a dozen men with black cloth blindfolds over their eyes, sitting cross-legged on a blue and white striped mat in a hall. Most wear white kurta-style shirts with grey lanyard badges; several wear orange or red polo shirts and striped shirts. A bookshelf and a red-draped table stand in the background, along with water bottles and dark bags on the floor. No one is clearly identifiable as a specific person, and the scene shows a blindfolded meditation or sensory exercise session.2012-04-17A photograph of devotees seated on cushions on a blue-and-white striped mat during a meditation session. In the foreground a man in white kurta and pants wears an orange shawl, a dark rudraksha-style mala, and a black eye blindfold, sitting cross-legged with his hands resting on his feet. Behind him several other devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, also blindfolded, sit in rows, and a small brass plate with offerings lies on the mat. Red chairs and a pale wall are visible in the background. The page does not visibly show a recognizable a person; the seated devotees are identified only by role.2012-04-28April 28 20122012-04-28A seated group of about a dozen people in a hall wears black blindfolds over their eyes. Most are men in white kurta-style clothes or casual shirts; some wear orange shawls and purple lanyards, and a few wear rudraksha-style beaded malas. They sit on red and black chairs and a plastic chair, with bags on the floor. Behind them a shelf holds small framed pictures and an orange-and-yellow banner hangs on the wall, with red curtains at the side. The scene looks like a guided sensory or meditation exercise. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-04-23A photograph of a group of seated participants wearing black blindfolds in a bright indoor room with orange-and-red walls and shelves of silver dumbbells behind them. Several men wear orange scarves over white or light clothing, one in a white kurta with rudraksha-style beads, and others wear checked shirts, a green kurta, and a white t-shirt. They sit on chairs with hands resting in laps, appearing to take part in a guided blindfolded exercise. A white air cooler stands in the background. No one in the image is identifiable as a person by visible cues.2012-04-26Photograph of a seated meditation or satsang gathering indoors on striped blue-and-white mats. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees, wearing an orange shawl. Behind him rows of seated devotees wear white clothing with orange shawls, several with lanyards. A pair of metal stanchions and a dim hallway lie to the left. No identifiable a person depiction is visible in this frame.2012-04-19Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows on a striped blue-and-white mat inside a hall, all wearing black blindfolds over their eyes. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear blue or light shirts. A man in the centre-left wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his hair curly and shoulder-length. Small brass plates, water bottles and black bags lie on the mat. The scene suggests a guided meditation or sensory practice; the gathering is seated, with no visible throne or deity.2012-04-28