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A night photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated in rows behind metal railings, most with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Men wear white, cream and khaki shirts and trousers; some women wear saris, including a visible dark-blue and gold sari at right. Several people have hands folded or raised in prayer. A dark background fills the upper frame.

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May 10 20082008-05-10Night photograph of a very large seated crowd at an outdoor meditation event, with hundreds of people wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Most wear white or cream shirts and kurtas, with occasional coloured garments such as yellow, red, pink and a purple sari. They sit close together on the ground behind a long metal railing in rows, some with hands resting in their laps. Lights illuminate the seated audience against the dark background, and the photo carries an archive copyright credit at the lower right.2008-05-10A large crowd of seated people, mostly men and some women, sits at night behind metal railings, each wearing a white cloth blindfold tied over the eyes. Many wear white, cream or pastel shirts and checked or striped shirts, and some sit with hands resting in their laps. The dense rows fill the frame, with the nearest blindfolded woman in a patterned top and a man in a striped polo shirt in the foreground. No single leader or a person figure is visible in this photograph.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A large night-time outdoor gathering of many people seated in rows behind metal railings, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Men in white and checked shirts and women in saris and salwar are visible, some with mouths open as if chanting or breathing in a guided meditation. Plastic chairs sit empty at the back of the crowd and a blue cloth-covered structure is at the left. The dark sky frames the assembly. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A night photograph of a large seated crowd of devotees, most wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. Men wear white shirts, with a few in red, purple and orange tops, and a man in the foreground near the centre wears a white shirt with a mustache. Metal barricade railings run across the frame, separating the rows of seated people. The darkness and bright white cloths give the gathering a meditative, focused atmosphere, consistent with a meditation session or convention.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A large outdoor night gathering of hundreds of people, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. They stand close together in rows behind a metal barrier railing in the foreground. Many wear white, cream and pastel shirts, kurtas and saris, while a few wear red or pink. Some appear to be swaying or moving with their arms raised. The dark sky and distant lights suggest an evening meditation session in an open field. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-05-10A large nighttime crowd of many hundreds of people, mostly men and some women, sits and stands on a sloped area under a dark sky. Nearly everyone wears a white cloth blindfold tied over the eyes. Clothing includes white shirts, checked and striped shirts, a red salwar-style outfit on a woman in the foreground, yellow and maroon shirts, and a few umbrellas visible at the top left. A small blue logo appears in the top left corner. The scene looks like a mass blindfolded meditation or exercise gathering.2008-05-10