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Large seated gathering of women and girls on a red carpet, many wearing white blindfold-style headbands, sitting in rows with small leaf plates, flower petals and water bottles before them. Their saris and salwar kameez show varied colours including pink, green, blue, orange, purple and white. Some hold small plates and appear to be eating or making offerings. The setting appears to be a hall at a convention. No single leader is clearly visible in the frame.

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Photograph of a large seated gathering of many people, mostly young women and girls, sitting in rows on a red floor covering inside a tent-like hall. Most wear white headbands tied over their eyes and sit with paper plates and cups in front of them, eating from the plates. Clothing includes white, blue, green, pink and orange salwar kameez and sarees, with braided hair. Water bottles are placed among the rows and the image is overexposed, with white-washed highlights.2008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09February 08 20082008-02-08A large crowd of students sits cross-legged on red mats in a decorated pavilion during a meditation session, most wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Many women wear white, cream, green, orange and blue shawls or saris with name badges pinned to them. Behind them hang green and white banners with sunflower motifs, and a monk-like figure in saffron stands at the back left. Sitting upright with hands resting on their laps, they appear absorbed in a guided practice. The scene is dense with several hundred people.2006-09-17February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of women and girls standing in dense rows, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, yellow, pink, green and blue, with some in white. A few wear small name badges. Red carpet runs along the floor at the right, with plastic water bottles near the front. Overhead hang strings of triangular pennants and tall decorated pillars, and banners are visible on the back wall. No a person figure is clearly visible in the scene.2008-02-07A large photograph of hundreds of seated participants at an indoor hall, nearly all wearing white blindfolds across their eyes. Many women wear white saris with yellow or gold borders and some wear white kurtas, with rudraksha or beaded necklaces visible. They sit cross-legged on the floor in rows with hands resting in their laps. In the foreground, small plates hold yellow flower petals and offerings, and a strip of colourful flower garlands lines the front edge. A woman in the right foreground wears a bright blue top with a white shawl. No single a person candidate is clearly visible, and the crowd fills the frame, so the count is well above one hundred.2006-07-30February 09 20082008-02-09A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated women, most wearing white headbands tied at the back of the head, sitting cross-legged on a red floor covering. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in colours including white, yellow, green, pink, blue and lavender, with long braided hair. Water bottles sit among them, and bright ceiling lights and white pillars line the hall. Their heads are turned toward the front, away from the camera. No individual figure is identifiable as a presenter in view.2008-02-09A 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.2008-02-09September 16 20062006-09-16A 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.2008-02-09