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A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair swept back and a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest walks down the centre aisle of a hall. Rows of seated people in white, cream and striped clothing sit on mats, most with white cloth bands tied over their eyes. Hanging orange and multicoloured tassels decorate the ceiling, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind. The polished floor reflects the orange robe. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala appears to be the presiding teacher walking among the blindfolded participants.

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A barefoot man in a saffron-orange sannyasi wrap walks down a polished aisle between rows of seated participants in a hall with orange and colourful tasselled hangings overhead. He wears a long rudraksha mala and his long hair is swept back. Many seated people wear white or pale clothes and white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. A framed image hangs on the wall behind, and an orange and red banner is at the right edge. Appearance suggests a probable Swamiji (probable) figure, identified by the saffron wrap, long hair and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.2010-10-23A standing figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala walks down a polished floor through a hall of seated participants. Around him, dozens of seated devotees wear white head bands covering their eyes, many in white dhotis and shirts, some women in sarees and salwars. Orange and gold hanging tassels decorate the upper walls, and a gold-framed arch sits behind them. The reflective floor doubles the orange figure below him.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23A photograph of a large indoor hall with a polished reflective floor, where a man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala walks down the central aisle toward the viewer. Hundreds of seated attendees line both sides, most wearing white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes, with men in white shirts and women in white and colourful saris. Colourful woven tassels with orange fringes hang from the ceiling, and a screen on the back wall shows a video image. The man walking has long dark hair and appears to be a probable Swamiji by his saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long hair; the appearance is consistent with the page but the identity is uncertain. Many people are present in the hall.2010-10-23A photograph of a large hall where many seated participants wear white blindfolds over their eyes and sit on the floor in rows. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot down a central aisle between them, glancing to his right. Colourful tassel decorations in red, blue, yellow and orange hang from the white ceiling drapery. Some participants wear white clothes, others wear pale shirts and sarees, and some wear ID lanyards. Pink walls and a red banner are visible in the background.2010-10-23A photograph of a large hall where hundreds of seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes, many in white clothing, some in yellow or striped shirts. A single figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala walks barefoot down a central aisle between the rows, head bowed, with long dark hair. Above, orange and multicolored hanging fabric decorations and a framed deity image hang on the back wall, with golden arched decoration beside it. a person candidate is a saffron-robed, long-haired figure with rudraksha beads walking the aisle; appearance-based identification is probable.2010-10-23A hall with rows of seated devotees, many with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, sitting on mats on a reflective polished floor. A central figure in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala walks down the aisle between them, arms behind his back. Foreground blurred seated figures in orange and blue. Above, decorative hanging tassels in orange and red-patterned fabric, and a framed red-and-white image on the wall. a person is the walking central figure in saffron robes and rudraksha mala, appearing as a teacher leading the session.2010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23