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A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of participants, many wearing white clothes, white blindfolds or eye coverings, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Women in white and pastel saris and men in white shirts stand closely packed, several with hands raised. At the top of the frame, banners hang from the ceiling and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. The setting resembles a group yoga or meditation session.

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A large crowd of participants walks in close rows indoors at the Arogya Yoga program in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, with most people wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Women dominate the view, dressed in white, cream and yellow saris and salwar kameez, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks and name badges pinned to their clothing. Some wear orange-bordered or pink and blue garments, and a few older participants with grey hair appear in the middle rows. Their hands hang or are held in front, and the group moves forward together in an orderly line. The scene matches the blindfolded meditation exercise of the 2006 Arogya Yoga event, with a photo credit overlay reading Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and along the lower right2006-11-25A 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.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A large crowd of participants stands in rows on green mats in an indoor hall during a yoga session, all wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Most wear white, cream and pastel saris or salwar kameez, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and name badges. A woman in the foreground wears a light green sari and another wears a white outfit with a dark wrap. At the far right edge, a man in a white turban and white clothing stands near the back wall beside draped silver curtains, with water bottles on a table. The scene suggests an arogya yoga meditation exercise, though the blindfolded posture is visible without any stated purpose beyond that.2006-11-25A large crowd of participants stands in close rows at an indoor yoga programme, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes. Men in white or pale shirts and trousers stand toward the back; women wear saris in white, yellow, orange, purple, green and red, many with beaded necklaces and name badges pinned on their clothing. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod-like rig stands at the centre, and a white canopy and draped fabric frame the hall above. The image appears to show a blindfolded group meditation exercise.2006-11-25November 26 20092009-11-26November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 26 20092009-11-26December 12 20072007-12-12A 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.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25