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Large seated assembly of men on a red carpeted hall floor at a convention, most wearing white headbands tied over their eyes. They sit cross-legged in white or pastel shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in orange or green garments. Each has a small plate of flower petals, fruit or sweets before them, and several hold small booklets or pouches. Water bottles and cloth tote bags sit on the floor, and white pillars and a decorated stage backdrop frame the hall.

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A large photograph of a vast hall filled with hundreds of seated men on red carpeting, many wearing white headbands tied over their eyes as part of a meditation session. Most wear white or pastel shirts with lanyard ID badges, and some wear white dhotis; a few wear yellow, teal, blue and checked shirts. Plastic water bottles sit beside many of them, and white pillars and a banner line the upper hall. The scene suggests a convention session held in a large indoor venue.2008-02-09February 08 20082008-02-08February 09 20082008-02-09February 07 20082008-02-07A large hall with a red carpet holds hundreds of seated delegates at a Nithyananda Spurana Convention session. Most wear white or light shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and many have a white cloth tied over their eyes as a blindfold. They sit cross-legged on the floor with plates of food, flower offerings and small books in front of them. Metal pillars and a white-walled venue with banners are visible behind the rows. No individual can be picked out as the a person candidate in this crowd, so the a person field is none.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large crowd of men seated on red and blue mats inside a white canopy tent during a convention session. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear lanyards with ID badges; a few wear blue checked or pale shirts in the foreground. Water bottles and yellow notepads sit among them. Two loudspeakers stand at the upper right, and a cameraman works on a tripod at the back. Along the rear draped backdrop, portrait photos and a banner are displayed. The people appear to be listening toward the front of the tent. Small framed images of a bearded robed figure are visible but cannot be clearly confirmed as a person present.2006-12-16A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white and saffron-bordered saris, many wearing white headbands, sitting on red carpeting during a meditation or satsang session. Water bottles and small bags lie on the floor among them. Rows of ceiling fans and tall columns line the hall, with festive triangular bunting and banners at the back. No individual figure can be identified as a person in this crowd view.2008-02-08A large hall with red carpeting where a vast crowd of delegates sits cross-legged in rows, most wearing white cloth bands tied over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel saris and shawls, with some in yellow, teal, purple and orange, and several have hands pressed together in prayer. Water bottles, small plates of offerings, and cloth tote bags sit on the carpet between them, and tall white pillars rise behind the rows. The setting suggests a convention session with a meditative practice, though no speaker or figure is clearly visible in this frame.2008-02-09A large seated gathering of women in saris on a red carpet inside a big hall, most wearing white headbands over their eyes as a blindfold, with plates of food and flower petals before them. Visible saris include orange, yellow, pink, purple, green and maroon, and several participants wear delegate lanyards. A dense audience fills the room behind the foreground rows.2008-02-09January 07 20082008-01-07A large seated gathering of men in white clothes with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, sitting closely on blue mats at a convention hall. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, while a few wear grey or khaki shirts, and some have conference badges clipped to their chests. In the foreground a bald older man in a white shirt rests his chin on his hand. No a person candidate is visible in this frame, so the scene shows only devotees taking part in the programme.2006-12-16