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Crowded nighttime scene at the Kumbh Mela. In the foreground, a young woman in a white top printed with blue flowers, wearing a red-and-orange Kumbh Mela lanyard and a rudraksha mala, holds a blank white card before her eyes while a red cloth with printed text is tied over her eyes as a blindfold. To the left, a bearded man has a red-orange cloth with printed text bound over his eyes and holds a white card, and another blindfolded person in white and orange clothing stands beside him. Other devotees in red and orange robes and saris crowd the background.

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A photograph inside a hall where a seated woman wears a white blindfold over her eyes and holds a folded white card in her right hand. She wears a white top with a red and orange patterned shawl, an orange Kumbh Mela lanyard, a red bead necklace and a black bangle. Beside her, another woman in white with a red blindfold and a red patterned shawl sits on a mat. Behind them, more participants in white and red-orange shawls sit on colourful mats, and a gilded deity murti or ornament is visible at the top.2015-09-19September 15 20152015-09-15Close indoor photo of seated devotees on a colourful striped mat. In the foreground a woman in white clothes and a red scarf printed with mantras has a red mantra band tied over her eyes and holds small white paper slips. Beside her a young woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-bead garland and a white forehead mark reads from a slip. A third person's hand with red and black bangles reaches in from the lower right. Behind them other devotees in white and red sit in the dim room.2015-09-15September 19 20152015-09-19A woman sits on a floor mat wearing a red blindfold tied over her eyes, with a red scarf draped over her shoulders. She wears a white top with red trim and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a white paper in one hand while gesturing with the other fingers. Behind her another woman in a white garment with gold border and red waist cloth sits, and people in red and white clothing are partly visible at the edges of a dim tent-like setting. The red blindfold bears small printed script.2015-09-15Photo of a seated group of devotees during a blindfolded reading exercise in a hall with ornate gold and white deity murtis and shrines behind them. In the foreground, a young woman in a blue-and-white patterned top with an orange lanyard holds a folded white card up near her face, her eyes covered by a red cloth printed with script. Beside her, another woman in a white top with gold bangles presses her hand to her forehead while holding a white slip, also blindfolded with red cloth. Behind them, more participants wear white clothes and red blindfolds, some with their faces covered, sitting on colourful striped mats. The scene conveys a blindfolded reading session with participants reading cards by touch or intuition.2015-09-19A woman sits on a red and patterned floor mat wearing a red blindfold printed with repeated 'Om' syllables, with a matching red-orange shawl draped over her head and shoulders. She wears a floral white and pink blouse with a red-and-gold trimmed sleeve, a black beaded mala, a red thread, a rudraksha-style bracelet, pearl earrings and an orange lanyard reading Kumbh Mela. She holds a folded white paper in one hand while appearing to read it blindfolded, as in a blindfold reading demonstration. Behind her, a man in white sits on the mat, and cushions and bags are visible. No a person candidate is visible.2015-09-16 +1 copiesJuly 16 20152015-07-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA young woman with dark hair pulled back sits among a seated crowd, wearing an orange-and-black blindfold-style eye mask and a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads. She wears an orange sleeveless top over a black long-sleeved top with a patterned white hem, and holds a small white paper in both hands. Around her, other participants in white and orange clothing sit in rows, several also wearing orange eye masks. The setting appears to be a large hall with blue chairs and warm lighting, consistent with a meditation or initiation session.2016-12-09Photo of a group of women seated on the floor in a room with a red plastic chair and shelves holding stones behind them. Several women wear black blindfolds over their eyes. The central woman wears a white blouse-and-skirt with a gold necklace and red beaded mala, and holds a small white card while a woman beside her in orange robes with a rudraksha mala writes on a clipboard. Another woman in a white outfit sits at the left, and a woman in orange with a red-bordered shawl sits at the right. Their hands are raised and moving in a sensory exercise.2015-09-15September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copies