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Night outdoor event with a large crowd of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder, most wearing white blindfold bands across their eyes with faces lifted upward. Men in white and striped shirts, women in white, pastel and patterned saris and salwars fill the frame. Behind a metal barrier in the foreground a video camera on a tripod records the gathering. Overhead banners and a stall with red, yellow and green striped awnings sit in the background under bright lights.

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A large nighttime crowd of devotees stands shoulder to shoulder with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, a meditation-style exercise at an outdoor evening event. Many wear white or pale shirts, checked shirts and saris in orange, maroon and green; a few women wear rudraksha-like beaded necklaces. Stage lights and scaffolding are visible in the dark background. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person figure, and no leader is visible in the frame.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A large crowd of devotees stands at night in a meditation gathering, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Men wear white shirts, pale kurtas and dark trousers, and women wear saris and salwar in muted colours such as maroon, pale blue and peach. Some people have hands raised or pressed together, and a metal barrier rail runs across the lower foreground. Coloured banners and stage lights are visible at the top of the frame. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A large night-time outdoor gathering of devotees, many wearing white blindfolds or white headbands tied over their eyes, standing close together behind a metal barrier. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron kurta and white dhoti stands with arms folded, beside a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in teal salwar with a young girl in lavender. Plain white and light-coloured clothing dominates the crowd. At the right edge a video camera on a tripod records the scene. Behind the crowd a stage with coloured bunting and two banners, one with printed text, is lit by floodlights.2008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10May 10 20082008-05-10A large crowd of people stands outdoors at night in a open ground, most wearing white or pale shirts and kurtas and saris, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Several women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand in the foreground beside a metal barrier. A video camera on a tripod and a cameraman in a white shirt with an orange sash stand at right. The people are in a mass meditation style gathering under floodlights, with a goalpost-style frame visible in the background.2008-05-10Night outdoor gathering at a large open ground with hundreds of devotees standing in rows behind metal barricades, many wearing white clothes and white headbands over their eyes. Some wear saffron or orange shawls and dhotis, and a few women wear saris. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a striped awning with a white banner and bright floodlights rises behind the crowd. A devotee in a pink shirt stands in the foreground beside someone in white, while a person in dark red sits at lower right. Dense crowd, many people visible.2008-05-10