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A standing figure in a long saffron-orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder walks down the centre aisle of a large tent. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and a faint smile. Behind him sit a dense crowd of people in white shirts and white kurtas, most wearing white strips of cloth tied over their eyes as a blindfold. Blue tarpaulin walls and a line of framed photographs on a side panel frame the scene.

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August 15 20092009-08-15A figure with long dark hair and a small red mark on the forehead walks through a crowded hall, wearing a long saffron-orange wrap that covers the body. Behind and around him, a large audience sits in white shirts and white blindfolds or head bands, many holding small items, with some women in orange lanyards in the foreground. A blue fabric backdrop hangs behind the seated crowd, and a rack of framed photos stands at the left edge.2009-08-15August 02 20092009-08-02A photograph inside a large tent-like hall with white fabric walls and a green cloth at the upper left. A man with long dark hair, wearing a flowing orange-red robe over one shoulder and a small red mark on his forehead, walks between rows of seated attendees. Many seated participants wear white clothing and white blindfold-style headbands, and some wear white headphones. A standing man in white clothes with a saffron cloth stands at left. A fan is mounted on a pole near the centre. Several people in the foreground wear white and one woman wears an orange shawl.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A large outdoor gathering of many people seated closely together in rows, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. Near the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands and walks through the crowd, and a few people in white shirts sit nearby. Behind them is a blue backdrop and a small display board with framed photographs. The crowd includes men in white shirts and women in white and colourful saris, some with orange garments.2009-08-15A photograph of a man in an orange saffron sleeveless wrap walking down an aisle in a hall with peach-coloured walls. He has long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead, and he is bare-armed with a red garment beneath the wrap. Around him, hundreds of seated people wear white cloth blindfolds across their eyes, many in white, cream and yellow saris and dhotis, some in blue and pink. A sound speaker stands at upper left and a framed poster hangs on the wall at right. The scene suggests a Kalpataru blessing programme in progress, with the walking figure appearing as an appearance-based a person (saffron wrap, long swept-back hair, bindi) and the seated crowd filling most of the frame.2009-08-01August 15 20092009-08-15A photograph of a large indoor hall where a crowd of mostly men and some women sit on the floor, all wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. A young man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless orange-red sannyasi robe, walks through the middle of the seated crowd, looking to his right. Behind the crowd, barred windows and red-and-white walls frame the room. Many seated participants wear white shirts and light-coloured clothing. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to over a hundred.2009-08-02August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A barefoot figure in a flowing saffron-orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala walks down the centre aisle of a hall, hands clasped behind the back, eyes lowered. Behind him a large seated audience in white and yellow clothing sits on mats, many wearing white headbands over their eyes. Warm orange banners hang at the top of the hall and the floor is polished and reflective. The scene appears to be a guided meditation or discourse session. Several dozen people are visible.2010-10-23