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Photograph of a large seated audience at a convention tent with a purple backdrop. Many participants, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez, sit in white plastic chairs wearing white blindfolds and name badges. Behind them hang framed portraits of a bearded saint in an orange turban and white robes, labelled with printed names, and garlanded with orange and pink flowers. A man in white clothes stands at the rear and another walks near the right edge. Banners and a white-and-blue logo appear at the upper left.

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December 16 20062006-12-16December 14 20062006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14December 16 20062006-12-16A large outdoor convention tent filled with hundreds of seated participants, most in white or pastel saris and salwar kameez, wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many sit cross-legged on a blue mat with hands folded or resting on laps; some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and small name badges. In the background, a stage area with framed portraits and banners is partly visible, and a few people stand near the edges. The scene is a mass group meditation or ritual session at a Nithyananda Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai.2006-12-16January 28 20092009-01-28December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16February 09 20082008-02-09A large seated gathering at an outdoor convention tent, with a dense crowd of devotees sitting on green mats. Many participants wear white headbands tied over their eyes and white or light-coloured clothing, with some in orange, yellow, red and maroon saris and salwar kameez. Several people wear lanyard ID badges around their necks and hold small white cloth bags. Tall white-painted poles and a stage backdrop with red banners are visible in the background, along with a green palm-leaf decoration at the top left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2009-11-26Large group of participants seated cross-legged on green mats inside a tent with draped silver fabric, many wearing white blindfolds across their eyes during a meditation session. Men and women wear white, yellow, purple and green saris and shirts; some have rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bags sit on the floor. Red plastic chairs line the back. Two framed portraits on the back wall show a bearded man in a white turban and saffron-toned clothing, labelled as portraits; their identity is not established from appearance here.2006-11-26 +1 copiesArticle - November 26 20062006-11-26