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A large crowd of devotees stands in rows inside a white tent hall at a person Spurana program. Most wear white headbands tied over their eyes, a blindfold-style practice seen in the room. Men on the left wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, while women wear saris and salwars in purple, lavender, red, yellow, pink and blue, with long braids and simple necklaces. Rows of white plastic chairs with blue seats fill the foreground, and drapes and a red carpet line the tent. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.

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A large crowd of devotees stands in a white tent at an indoor-outdoor program, most with white cloth blindfolds or bands tied over their eyes and foreheads. Women in saris and salwar in turquoise, orange, purple, green and pink dominate the foreground, many with long braids. Some men wear white kurtas and orange or saffron shawls. Chairs are scattered among them and white draped fabric lines the tent. In the background, a figure in white stands raised above the crowd near the stage area.2006-12-15A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes as part of a darshan session. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear saris in blue, green, orange, and yellow tones, some with gold necklaces. A few men in the front rows are bare-chested with rudraksha malas, and one older bearded man with a long white beard sits among them.2003-11-09A large crowd of participants stands in rows inside a white-roofed tent with red carpeting at a person Spurana program. Most people wear white headbands or blindfold-style white cloths tied over their eyes, and they stand with their backs to the camera. Women wear white, blue, red, orange and pink saris and salwar kameez, while some men wear white shirts. Plastic chairs line the left edge. Dozens of people are visible, many partially cropped, so the count is best estimated across the sizeable gathering. Purple drapes and a small decorative banner with flowers hang at the back.2006-12-15A large photograph of a dense crowd of hundreds of participants at an indoor meditation session, most wearing white headbands or blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear white or pale garments, with some in colourful saris, salwar and shirts; several wear beaded or rudraksha-style necklaces and identity badges. Some participants stand with arms raised, and a video camera on a tripod is visible at left. Purple and white decorations appear at the upper left. No individual can be clearly identified as the central teacher from this view, so no a person candidate is asserted.2006-11-25A large crowd of participants stands in dense rows at an indoor yoga program, most wearing white blindfolds tied across their eyes. Many women in white, cream, yellow, pink and pale green saris and salwar kameez stand with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and small name badges pinned to their clothing. Gold bangles and earrings are visible. Behind them, men in white shirts and light clothing stand in the same formation, and a cameraperson with a video camera is visible at the upper left. The scene is a group meditation exercise with eyes blindfolded. The crowd appears to number in the hundreds.2006-11-25A large crowd of meditators sits cross-legged on green mats inside a tented hall at an Arogya Yoga programme. Most participants wear white garments and white blindfold bands across their eyes, and many have long braids or hair tied back. Some wear yellow, orange or patterned saris and salwar. Red plastic chairs line the edges, a camera tripod stands near the top left, and decorative drapes hang overhead. Participants sit in rows facing forward, with black bags and a few small items placed on the floor between them.2006-11-26 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills the frame, most dressed in white with white cloth bands tied over their eyes, some with headphones on, some wearing beaded necklaces. Many women in white saris and men in white shirts sit close together in rows, hands folded or raised in meditation. A black tripod-mounted camera stands among the crowd on the right. White-painted pillars and dark wood-panelled walls form the hall behind them.2008-06-22February 27 20092009-02-27February 27 20092009-02-27December 14 20062006-12-14November 16 20032003-11-16A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. Most wear white, cream or light clothing, with some in saffron, green, blue and pink saris and salwars. Several people stand near the back wall beside a wooden door, including a woman in an orange-saffron sari and women in white saris. Red chairs and red drapes line the walls, and a few people wear identification badges on lanyards.2009-02-25