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Indoor photograph of a group meditation session in a small room with pale green walls and a flowered curtain. Several women sit on the floor on a green patterned mat and a red mat, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. One young girl in a cream dress sits with palms together and eyes closed, and a woman in a grey sari with a rudraksha-style mala rests her hands in her lap. Two small boys sit nearby, one in a yellow shirt and blue shorts, another in a white shirt. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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April 04 20062006-04-04A group of women and children sit closely together indoors on a floor covered with a patterned mat, eyes covered by white cloth blindfolds for a meditation session. A woman in a pink and grey sari with a dark beaded mala at the right holds her hands in her lap, and a girl in a pale yellow dress with a braid sits in front with eyes closed and palms resting open. Another woman in a yellow sari sits at left with hands folded, and a woman in a red and white floral sari at far right wears a red bindi. A small boy in a yellow shirt sits at lower left and a young child in white sits in the middle. Turquoise walls and a floral curtain form the background, and a water bottle sits on a shelf at top left.2006-04-04A dimly lit hall shows a seated group of devotees in meditation, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Women in saris of pink, orange, red, blue and green sit cross-legged on a white mat, with hands resting open on their laps. A small boy in a pink checked shirt sits in the front left, and a grey-haired woman in an orange sari sits in the foreground. Rows of participants fill the room, with a blue-painted wall and a dark board behind them. The partially visible bald head at the lower left edge appears to belong to another seated participant.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA indoor room with white walls and white plastic chairs holds a group of about fifteen people seated and standing, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Women wear colourful saris in pink, blue, lavender, red, white and purple, and a few children and young men in checked shirts sit among them. A woman in a white sari with a long beaded necklace stands at the back, apparently leading the session, while a woman in a pink sari sits in the front row. The scene appears to be a guided exercise with eyes covered, set in a plain room with a tiled wall panel and a doorway on the right.2005-07-09Article - November 26 20062006-11-26June 12 20162016-06-12A large crowd of meditators sits cross-legged on green mats inside a tented hall at an Arogya Yoga programme. Most participants wear white garments and white blindfold bands across their eyes, and many have long braids or hair tied back. Some wear yellow, orange or patterned saris and salwar. Red plastic chairs line the edges, a camera tripod stands near the top left, and decorative drapes hang overhead. Participants sit in rows facing forward, with black bags and a few small items placed on the floor between them.2006-11-26 +1 copiesJuly 08 20152015-07-08A seated group of devotees in a plain whitewashed room with a dark wooden door at the upper right. Most participants wear white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a small floral print, and a woman beside her wears a red sari. Others wear blue, purple, pink and orange saris, and a young girl in front wears a white dress with red trim. Several men in white shirts sit on blue plastic chairs at the back, one with hands pressed in anjali. No speaker or deity is visible, and no one in the scene can be identified as the a person.2005-07-09A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a tiled room during a meditation session, most with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes and eyes closed. In the foreground a young girl in a white dress with a black beaded mala and a small pendant sits with palms joined, and a young boy in a light blue shirt with a red tilak sits with eyes closed. A woman in a blue sari with gold bangles and a gold chain rests her hands together in the right foreground. Behind them, women in saris of green, pink, red and orange sit alongside men in white shirts and white dhotis, one older man wearing a long mala. A television and wooden cabinet are visible in the background, and a small logo appears in the top left corner.2005-07-09A photograph of a large seated gathering under a open-sided tent at a convention. Many women sit on red floor mats, most of them with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. In the foreground a woman in an all-white churidar-style outfit with a dark beaded necklace sits upright, and beside her a younger woman in a white saree with gold border and a rudraksha mala is seated. To the left a woman wears an orange saree and another wears a red blouse. Behind them rows of attendees in white, blue, green and pastel clothes fill the space, with a banner and backdrop visible at the back. No speaker in saffron or ornate attire is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-16November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copies