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A large photograph of a crowded ballroom with several crystal chandeliers and a patterned red-and-gold carpet. Hundreds of people, mostly women in saris, salwar and white kurtas, sit cross-legged on the floor with black blindfolds or eye cloths over their eyes, many holding small white papers. Some wear orange and red beaded garlands. Pillows and water bottles lie among them. A camera on a tripod stands at the right, and banners and a backdrop hang on the far wall. No individual can be identified as a person from this view.

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A large hotel ballroom with cream walls, two ornate crystal chandeliers and an ornate red-and-gold patterned carpet, filled with several hundred people seated on the floor in rows. Most wear black blindfolds over their eyes and hold small white papers, some with white pillows beneath them, while a few stand at the back and sides. Many women wear saris, salwar or white kurta sets with orange and red lanyards around their necks. A film camera on a tripod stands at the right, and a banner reading Nithyanandam hangs on the far wall beside small framed images. The scene matches a group blindfolded mandala-process session.2015-12-09December 09 20152015-12-09December 10 20152015-12-10A large crowd of seated participants fills a chandelier-lit hotel ballroom with cream walls and patterned carpet. Many wear black blindfolds or eye coverings and hold small white papers, a mandala-process style session. Most are women in saris, salwar kameez and kurtas in orange, yellow, red, white and gold, with orange lanyards around their necks. Water bottles and bags sit on the carpet in front. Some standing figures in white and saffron move at the back near a stage with framed hangings and an arch.2015-12-09December 09 20152015-12-09December 13 20152015-12-13A large hall with warm amber lighting and several ornate brass chandeliers hangs over rows of seated attendees on a red patterned carpet. Hundreds of people sit cross-legged facing a distant stage, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in orange or red, and women in saris and kurtas, some wearing lanyards. Water bottles sit in front of the front row, and a few cameras and speakers stand at the sides. Wall panels with framed religious images line the far wall. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person; the stage figure is not visible.2015-12-08December 09 20152015-12-09May 21 20152015-05-21A large hall filled with many seated attendees on a patterned carpet with circular gold and red motifs, facing a stage area. Most participants wear white, orange or colourful clothing and orange lanyard badges. Two large screens on the wall display a bright image of a figure in red and gold. A framed picture and a red and orange banner hang on the back wall. Men in white kurtas sit in the right foreground and women in saffron, red and patterned saris sit in the middle rows. Many people are visible across the room.2015-12-10A large hall with a crowd of several hundred seated people, most wearing black blindfolds over their eyes, sitting on a patterned carpet during a guided session. Many wear orange or white clothing, and some have orange lanyards with name badges. Women in saris and salwar kameez sit cross-legged, some with hands folded or pressed to their faces, and water bottles and bags lie around them. A large screen at the back shows a figure in orange robes, flanked by banners and framed images. The photograph is a wide, crowded interior view.2015-12-13December 10 20152015-12-10