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A large seated audience fills a covered hall, most attendees wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and several wear rudraksha malas over white or cream and yellow saris and shirts. A woman in a white sari stands on a raised platform near a camera on a tripod, overlooking the rows. Red banners hang along the back and side walls. The scene suggests a structured group meditation session.

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A large photograph of a seated assembly of many devotees in a tent-like hall, nearly all wearing white shirts and white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, with ID lanyards around their necks. Many have hands folded in prayer. Several standing attendants in yellow shawls move among the rows near the back, and banners hang on the walls behind the crowd, all viewed from behind the seated people.2009-11-26November 25 20062006-11-25A large outdoor gathering under a white and blue canopy at a convention, with hundreds of seated participants wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Most are women in white, cream, pink, yellow and teal saris and salwar, with gold earrings, beaded necklaces and some with bindis. Two women in yellow and white stand near a stage at the back, and palm trees and speakers frame the scene.2009-11-26A large outdoor gathering under a white canopy and red-and-white striped tent, with hundreds of devotees seated closely on the ground wearing white headbands tied over their eyes. Many wear white, cream, yellow, orange and green saris and kurtas, several with garlands and orange and yellow shawls, some with palms pressed together in namaskar. Camera tripods and a video crew stand at the right edge, and loudspeakers hang from the canopy poles. The crowd fills the frame.2015-07-26November 25 20062006-11-25November 26 20092009-11-26December 12 20072007-12-12A large photograph of a dense hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white blindfolds or white cloth tied over their eyes. Many women wear saris in white, cream, red, pink, teal and blue with gold necklaces and lanyard identity badges, while some men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them. Rows of people sit on the floor facing forward, with a few older people and a child in green visible in the foreground. Pillars with yellow-orange paint line the back of the hall, and the scene suggests a large organised group meditation or practice session.2009-01-18November 26 20092009-11-26A large seated congregation fills a covered hall, with hundreds of devotees wearing white headbands tied around their foreheads. Most wear white or pale clothing, with some in yellow, red, green and pink saris. Many sit with hands folded in namaste. A few people stand at the back near the stage and a camera on a stand, and a pillar divides the hall. The scene looks like a convention session. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated crowd.2009-11-26A large seated gathering of devotees fills the hall, most wearing white blindfold bands over their eyes during a meditation session. Women in white and coloured saris, including yellow, pink, red and orange, sit alongside men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas. Palm fronds frame the foreground and a camera on a tripod stands at the upper right. The crowd is in the hundreds.2009-02-25A large seated gathering of women in a hall, most wearing white cloths tied over their eyes as a blindfold. Many sit with hands folded in prayer, dressed in white and cream saris with coloured borders, some in green, blue and orange, and many wear lanyard badges and beaded necklaces. Two women in yellow sarees stand at the back near posters on the wall, one with arms crossed. Framed portraits of a woman and printed posters hang along the upper wall, and palm trees and pillars are visible beyond the open sides of the hall.2009-11-26