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A large indoor workshop hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white headbands or blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel clothes, with some in yellow, pink and orange saris and salwar kameez. Participants sit in rows on the floor facing a central aisle covered by a red carpet, where a figure in white clothing sits near the front. Upper balconies line the hall with rows of spectators, and a large screen on the back wall shows a slide of seated people. White ceiling fans and tall windows surround the space.

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Indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, all wearing white blindfolds over their eyes, sitting in rows on mats. Several women in saris, one in a blue sari and others in pink and red, sit among them. Near the centre, a man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits. A white plastic chair stands at the front right. Ceiling fans, windows and a dark banner with Tamil lettering hang on the back wall, with a large poster panel beside it. Blue-shirted man in the lower right.2009-02-03July 29 20062006-07-29A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees wearing white blindfold cloths tied across their eyes, arranged in rows on a red carpet runner. Many wear white shirts and mundus, while women in saris of blue, orange, pink and white sit among them. Several wear ID badges on lanyards. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a wall-mounted framed picture are visible, with a banner-style poster on the left wall and a blue banner in the background.2009-02-03December 14 20062006-12-14January 31 20092009-01-31A large seated crowd of devotees fills a bright hall with pink walls and open windows. Most participants wear white headbands tied over their eyes, and many wear white or cream saris and salwar kameez with colourful borders, including green, yellow, pink and purple. Several women in the foreground sit cross-legged on mats, one in a pink and white floral sari with hands folded in her lap. A small child in white sits among them. Orange fabric hangs from the top of the frame, and a blue sign with white lettering is mounted on the back wall. Some people stand at the back of the room. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-21A large indoor hall with white walls and exposed roof beams holds a seated gathering of hundreds of devotees on grey floor mats and a red carpet runner. Many wear white headbands and white, yellow, orange, pink and green clothing, sitting cross-legged in rows. On a raised stage at the back, several people sit on a green-carpeted platform beneath a purple curtain, with a standing figure near the centre. Tiered green seating lines the right side. A banner with Tamil script hangs on the left wall.2009-02-15February 15 20092009-02-15A large seated congregation of men fills a hall, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear white shirts, with a few in light blue, green, and red-orange shirts. Some have lanyard badges around their necks. Behind them at the far end, colourful hanging tassel decorations line the ceiling, and a golden figure and a deity murti stand near an orange-draped altar area. The scene suggests a meditation or initiation session with participants blindfolded.2010-10-21December 23 20072007-12-23February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large crowd of seated participants fills a tented hall, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes and white or pale shirts, with some women in colourful saris in yellow, purple and green. Rows of people extend to the back of the hall beneath blue-and-white canopy poles. Behind them a white backdrop displays framed photographs and printed panels, and banners hang at the upper left. The scene suggests a blindfolded group exercise during a multi-day programme.2007-12-13