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A photograph from a seminar hall with a blue stage carpet and a white ceiling grid. In the centre a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a red-beaded mala stands and raises one arm, as if speaking to the audience. Seated in rows on folding chairs are participants wearing white blindfolds; several wear pale pink, peach, orange and white saris or kurtas, and one holds a cane. Some chairs carry white paper signs reading SPONSOR PASS and VIP PASS. Plastic water bottles sit at the front of the stage. Several people in the audience are visible, with the blindfolded participants filling the foreground.

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July 12 20092009-07-12 +1 copiesIndoor photo from a workshop hall with a blue carpet and a ceiling of square panels and fluorescent lights. A standing woman in a saffron-orange robe with a red-and-black beaded mala raises one arm, facing rows of seated participants. Many participants wear white headbands or blindfolds over their eyes; several wear white and cream clothes, one woman wears a red sari, and one wears a pale yellow sari. Some chairs hold white placards reading 'SPONSOR PASS' and 'VIP PASS'.2009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12A photograph of a workshop session in a large hall with a blue-carpeted stage and a drop ceiling. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a red rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with both arms raised, facing rows of seated participants. Participants wear white clothing with white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes, and several sit on black chairs. Some hold white paper signs reading PASS and SPONSOR PASS. A woman in a red-and-orange sari sits at left, and a woman in a cream sari holds a small object at right. Water bottles sit on the floor at the edge of the stage. Appearance-based label: the central robed figure with long hair and rudraksha-style beads is probable Swamiji, standing in a session context.2009-07-12A photograph of a workshop hall with a blue carpeted stage area. A man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala stands centrally with both arms raised, his long dark hair falling loose. Seated participants in white clothes with white blindfolds line both sides of the room on white chairs; some wear orange or red saffron-toned saris and blouses. Several have paper signs taped to their chairs or shoulders, one reading SPONSOR. Ceiling tiles and fluorescent lights fill the upper frame, and a water bottle sits at the right edge. Text in the corner reads a pedia.org, which is omitted from text per archive rules2009-07-12A photograph of a workshop hall with a tiled ceiling and a blue carpeted stage. A central figure in long orange-saffron robes with a long swept-back hair and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala walks down the aisle between rows of seated participants. Several participants wear white or cream clothes with white blindfold-style headbands and name badges, and some chairs carry white signs reading SENIOR PIS and PIS. Others wear orange, red and beige saris and salwar. a person (appearance cues: swept-back long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala) walking as the presenter of the session.2009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12July 12 20092009-07-12A workshop hall with a blue carpeted aisle and rows of seated participants wearing white blindfold bands over their eyes. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe walks down the aisle, followed by a woman in an orange sari. Seated participants wear saris and white or pale clothing; one woman in a green sari sits to the right and an older man in white sits with hands folded. Framed posters line the back wall, and a large portrait banner stands among them. Several participants sit in chairs with walking frames beside them.2009-07-12