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A large hall holds a seated gathering of men wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes, sitting cross-legged on white mats in rows. Several wear white shirts, while others wear striped, grey, yellow and khaki shirts and dhotis or trousers. Plastic water bottles sit on the floor in front. Further back, women in colourful saris sit on red mats and a figure in white stands near the front. Pillars, arched windows and pink curtains frame the room, and a camera on a tripod stands at the side.

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A large seated congregation of men fills a hall, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear white shirts, with a few in light blue, green, and red-orange shirts. Some have lanyard badges around their necks. Behind them at the far end, colourful hanging tassel decorations line the ceiling, and a golden figure and a deity murti stand near an orange-draped altar area. The scene suggests a meditation or initiation session with participants blindfolded.2010-10-21November 26 20092009-11-26A large indoor hall with a white tiled floor and white walls hung with decorative vertical banners in orange, blue and yellow. Several hundred people sit cross-legged in neat rows on orange and blue mats, most wearing white clothing and white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes. Many wear lanyard badges around their necks, and some hold small orange bags or cushions. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and shirt with a yellow lanyard, while another sits with his eyes covered, and a person in a blue shirt reclines on the mat at right. A white mat is rolled out on the floor at left, and water bottles sit among the rows.2009-12-12A large indoor hall with green carpet where hundreds of seated participants wear white clothes and white headbands covering their eyes, many with ID lanyards. The front rows sit cross-legged, with one man in an orange-bordered dhoti and another in a cream kurta near the centre. Yellow notebooks lie on the floor and a steel vessel and water bottle sit at the front. Along the right side, a woman in a white sari stands near the wall. Walls show framed banners.A large seated meditation session in a bright hall with wooden floor and white pillars. Many men and some women sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats while wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Several participants wear name badges on their shirts. Their hands rest in mudra-like positions on their laps or chests. In the far background a standing figure in white clothing is partly visible near a pillar.2009-12-20December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall with a green carpet filled by hundreds of seated men in white shirts and white dhotis, most wearing white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes while sitting in meditation. A few wear blue or grey shirts and one man in the front centre wears an orange dhoti. Yellow pads and water bottles sit on the carpet in front. Large screens hang from the ceiling at the back, and people stand along the side aisles.A large indoor hall with a green carpeted floor holds hundreds of seated participants in white clothing, most wearing white blindfolds or headbands over their eyes. Rows of people sit cross-legged on the green floor, some with hands folded, with small yellow cushions or mats placed in front of them. Ceiling lights and large dark screens hang on the walls, and a few staff stand along the edges. Some participants wear orange or blue garments among the white.November 26 20092009-11-26A large photograph of a seated assembly of many devotees in a tent-like hall, nearly all wearing white shirts and white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, with ID lanyards around their necks. Many have hands folded in prayer. Several standing attendants in yellow shawls move among the rows near the back, and banners hang on the walls behind the crowd, all viewed from behind the seated people.2009-11-26December 13 20072007-12-13A large indoor hall with green floor matting holds a dense crowd of hundreds of seated men and some women, most wearing white kurtas, dhotis and shirts with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Some hold small yellow cards and water bottles sit on the floor. A few wear orange, blue and red garments. Overhead screens hang from the ceiling, and staff stand along the back wall near doorways.