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A photograph of participants at an indoor seminar hall during a meditation session. In the foreground a man in a magenta kurta with a long rudraksha mala sits blindfolded with a black eye mask, with long dark hair and a beard. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with an orange lanyard holds up a sheet of white paper, and another blindfolded man in a cream top wears an orange lanyard. Blurred figures in orange and white fill the background, and a purple logo appears at the top left.

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Seated group meditation in a bright hall with blindfolded participants on cushioned chairs and a patterned carpet. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged with hands clasped, wearing a black blindfold, a dark beaded mala and a lanyard with an ID badge. Beside him a man in a coral-red shirt and grey trousers wears a white blindfold and a mala. Behind them more blindfolded participants in white and orange sit in rows. A water bottle and bags lie at the lower left edge. No speaker or head of an assembly is visible in the frame.2012-05-01December 09 20152015-12-09February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copiesApril 02 20172017-04-02March 08 20172017-03-08A large crowd of people sits with eyes closed in a group meditation session, many wearing orange-and-red eye bands with a dotted design. In the centre a bare-chested man with short dark hair and a grey-flecked beard sits with eyes closed, wearing a red-orange rudraksha mala and a silver pendant necklace. Around him, people in white clothes and saffron-coloured garments sit close together, some with red beaded necklaces. A blurred foreground of heads frames the scene. The setting looks like an outdoor satsang or meditation gathering.2016-12-06A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat, most wearing black or white blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear orange saffron shawls over white kurtas or pale shirts, and a few wear orange headwraps. Lanyard badges hang from some necks. Seated front and centre, a man in a white shirt sits on a dark chair with a black blindfold, eyes closed. To the right a man in a lavender shirt sits with a white blindfold, and a bare-armed man with tattoos rests his hands on his knee. Orange drapes and red curtains frame the background, with more seated participants and a blurred cushioned chair. Visible: blindfolds, orange shawls, white garments, meditation posture.2012-05-03A crowd of devotees seated closely together, many wearing rudraksha malas and bare-chested or in white clothes, with orange-red markings across their eyes. In the centre, a balding, grey-haired man in a plain white shirt and red-beaded mala wears a black eye mask with orange-red markings, looking forward. Nearby, a bearded man with a bare chest and multiple rudraksha malas has his eyes closed. A man in a red blindfold appears at left, and out-of-focus heads fill the foreground. The scene suggests a group meditation or ritual session with participants blindfolded and marked on the eyes.2016-12-06October 08 20162016-10-08December 21 20122012-12-21April 02 20172017-04-02A large crowd of seated devotees, most wearing white blindfolds tied across their eyes, fills an indoor hall during a blindfolded meditation session. In the centre foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, stands looking to the side, one hand holding the mala. Seated people nearby wear white, pale green, blue striped shirts and a green saree. A faint pale wash covers the scene, and a purple logo appears in the top left corner.2010-02-14