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A large white hall with arched windows and a stained-glass panel on the right holds a seated gathering of several hundred people on the floor in rows. Nearly everyone wears a white blindfold or headband with a name badge pinned to clothing. Attire includes white kurtas and shirts, saris in pink, orange, yellow, green and blue, and a few orange shawls. Framed pictures hang on the back wall, and white plastic chairs are stacked at the side. A ceiling speaker is mounted on the right wall. The scene appears to be a blindfolded meditation or exercise session.

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May 13 20072007-05-13A large indoor hall with white walls and an arched doorway at the back holds a dense crowd of several hundred people seated on mats and rows of pale blue chairs. Most participants wear white blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in varied colours, including an orange sari, a pink sari, a yellow-green sari and an aqua salwar. Some wear lanyard ID badges. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the side wall near a small display, and a television screen is mounted on the left wall. Several staff stand along the back wall.2007-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20072007-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20072007-05-13 +1 copiesInterior photo of a large white hall with arched windows, ceiling fans and a wall-mounted speaker. Many seated participants, mostly in white and pastel clothing, wear white headbands tied over their eyes and face the front of the room. Some women wear pink, orange and blue saris. Blue plastic chairs and stacked white chairs line the walls. Two framed portraits hang on the far wall, but they are not clearly identifiable. No a person candidate is visibly present.2007-05-13 +1 copiesMay 13 20072007-05-13 +1 copiesA large hall with white walls and arched windows, filled with a crowd of several hundred people seated cross-legged on striped mats. Nearly everyone wears a white blindfold or headband over their eyes. Clothing is mixed: white kurtas and shirts, and saris and salwar in pink, yellow, orange, green, blue and red. Many wear lanyard name badges. White plastic chairs are stacked along the back and side walls, and a ceiling speaker hangs in the upper corner. Two framed portraits are on the far wall, too small to identify.2007-05-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white or white-banded headbands over their eyes. Many wear saris in saffron, yellow, purple, pink and green, while some men wear white shirts and white caps. People sit on mats and the stone floor in rows. A single figure in an orange sari stands near the back center. Along the left wall are informational display boards, and tall pink and orange curtains hang from the windows. A stained-glass arched window and wooden doors appear at the top right. Plastic water bottles and bags sit among the seated people.2009-01-31A large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. Women in cream, orange, pink, blue and green saris and salwar kameez sit cross-legged on blue mats over a light floor. Many wear lanyards or necklaces. Colourful hanging tassels decorate the pale pink walls and ceiling. Near the front, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands among the rows, and a woman in white stands at the left wall. A white speaker box sits at the right front edge. The scene appears to be a guided group practice, though no specific programme name is visible in the frame.2010-10-21January 31 20092009-01-31A large indoor hall filled with many hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes. Many wear white, yellow, orange, green and purple garments, some with shawls. They sit on the floor on mats in dense rows. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right side facing the crowd, and a few white-clad staff stand near the back and walls. Tall windows and hanging speakers are visible; the hall is bright at the rear and dimmer at the front. a person is not visibly identifiable in this image.2010-08-19A large indoor hall with a green floor covered by a crowd of hundreds of seated people, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes and white or light-coloured shirts with lanyard badges. Many sit cross-legged on the green mat with small yellow booklets or papers beside them. In the centre background, a single figure in an orange-saffron robe stands near the middle of the seated rows. Other people in white and colourful saris stand or move along the edges. Large dark projection screens hang from the white ceiling, and tall windows line the pale walls.2010-08-21