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A 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.

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A 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 rows on a green mat under a white tent ceiling at an indoor yoga session. Almost everyone wears a white headband over their eyes, and many wear lanyards with identity badges. Men in white shirts and trousers and a few in lighter kurtas stand at the back, while women in a cream sari, an orange sari and a purple salwar stand in the foreground. The scene conveys a blindfolded meditation exercise in a group setting. No clearly identifiable figure of a person is visible among the participants.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.2006-11-25A 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 right2006-11-25July 29 20062006-07-29A large seated group of women at a satsang in a hall, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. They sit closely packed on the floor in saris and salwar kameez in white, cream, yellow, red, green, pink and blue, many with thin gold chains and some with rudraksha-style beads. Many have name badges or lanyards on their clothing. A woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The scene suggests a meditation session with eyes covered.2015-05-31December 14 20062006-12-14A large outdoor yoga gathering under a tented canopy, with hundreds of seated participants in rows on green mats. Most wear white blindfold-style headbands covering their eyes, and many wear white or cream clothing with ID badges on lanyards, while others wear saffron, blue, green and patterned saris and kurtas. A video camera on a tripod is visible at upper left, and a golden decorative drape hangs behind the crowd. No individual leader is clearly identifiable in the foreground.2006-11-25 +1 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20062006-09-09A large seated gathering of women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, many with sacred ash marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, sitting with eyes closed in meditation. Several wear white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Some have hands folded in prayer, and the crowd fills the frame densely with rows of attendees behind them. Plastic chairs are visible in the background.2008-06-22