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A 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.

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May 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 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.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07A large crowd of seated men in white ritual dhotis and white shirts performs a synchronized gesture, with both hands pressed to the top of the head. Many wear saffron or orange shawls and rudraksha or beaded malas, and some wear white ID lanyards. The foreground shows a few men with closed eyes, one with a grey beard in an orange shawl, and a bald man in white meditating. Tall white tent walls and a red carpet fill the background.2016-05-09A large crowd of seated devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and orange or saffron shawls, raise both hands to their heads in a shared gesture during a group practice. Some wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and a few wear red or orange head wraps. Several people in the foreground wear glasses. A gold decorated altar or backdrop is visible at the top right, and a green plant sits in the background. The mood is dense and communal, with many figures blurred in the foreground.2016-05-11May 07 20162016-05-07A large crowd of devotees sits on a red carpeted floor in a big tent hall, many with both hands raised to their heads in a shared meditative gesture. Most wear white dhoti-style garments with orange-red shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white and ash marks on their foreheads. Background tent fabric, stage backdrops and a purple banner are visible.2016-05-11May 09th 20162016-05-09A 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.2016-05-08