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A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red bindi walks barefoot down a red carpeted aisle in a large open tent. He has long dark hair swept back and a faint smile. Hundreds of seated men wearing white clothes and white blindfolds fill the floor on both sides, several with numbered name badges and tricolour pins. In the foreground, a woman in an orange top with a long braid and a woman in a blue sari stand near the aisle. Ceiling fans, blue tent drapery and a water bottle are visible.

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A large indoor hall with a long red carpeted aisle down the middle, lined with hundreds of seated devotees wearing white blindfolds across their eyes. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot up the centre of the aisle, carrying a small white object. In the foreground a woman in an orange and gold sari sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and men in white dhotis and shirts sit along the right. Ceiling lights, columns and red banners frame the hall.2009-01-18A young man with long dark hair walks down a green carpet aisle through a seated congregation in a hall with wooden panelling and a wooden door. He wears a flowing saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder and is barefoot. Many participants sit on both sides of the aisle in white clothes with white blindfold cloths over their eyes, and more blindfolded people sit in a balcony above. Ceiling fans are mounted on the balcony rail. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with a darshan-style walk-through.2009-06-14A photograph of an indoor hall with a green floor covering where many seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red forehead mark stands in the centre, wearing a sleeveless flowing orange robe draped over his body. Swamiji (probable) appears as this standing figure, identified by the long swept-back hair, the saffron robe and the forehead mark, and is walking through the seated crowd. The seated participants are mostly men in white shirts and some in blue or striped shirts, with a few women in saris at the lower left. A partially visible orange and white banner hangs on the left wall, and a wall speaker and window are visible.2010-08-21A standing man in a flowing orange-red robe walks down the centre of a green-carpeted hall, looking upward, with a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. Behind and around him, seated devotees wear white clothes and white blindfolds over their eyes, some with hands folded, and a row of blindfolded people watches from a wooden balcony above. Ornate wooden wall panels and a dark wooden door frame the hall, and ceiling fans hang over the balcony. The scene suggests a satsang gathering with blindfolded participants.2009-06-14A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead walks forward through a large hall, wearing a flowing orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and body. Behind him, a dense seated audience of many devotees, most wearing white blindfold-like bands across their eyes, sit in rows on the floor in white, cream and colourful saris and kurtas, several with hands joined in anjali. A plain beige wall, windows and a notice board frame the scene.2010-08-21October 04 20082008-10-04A barefoot man in a flowing red-orange sannyasi robe walks down a green carpeted aisle in a hall with wooden panelled walls. Participants seated on both sides wear white clothes and white blindfold cloths over their eyes, and more blindfolded people watch from a balcony railing above. Ceiling fans are mounted on the balcony. Scene resembles a satsang with blindfolded participants.2009-06-14July 12 20092009-07-12A large hall with a red carpet runner and rows of seated devotees, many wearing white headbands. A tall figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe over a red sleeveless top, walks down the central aisle past the audience. Women in saris of blue, orange, lavender and green sit on the floor, and men in white shirts and white headbands sit near the front. Staff in white stand at a table on the left, and loudspeakers and fluorescent lights line the walls.2009-02-15A large tented gathering with a long red carpet running down the centre aisle between rows of seated devotees wearing white clothes and white blindfold bands over their eyes. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an unbound orange saffron wrap over a red undergarment walks barefoot down the carpet with eyes closed. Devotees on both sides sit cross-legged, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas; potted plants and flower garlands line the right edge. Figures in white stand at the far end of the tent near a seated figure. Overhead, blue tent fabric and lights.2009-08-15July 12 20092009-07-12A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undershirt walks down a red carpet aisle through a large white-ceilinged tent with blue draping. He has long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his hands as he speaks. Seated on both sides are rows of people in white clothes, many wearing white blindfolds across their eyes, some with tricolour flag pins. A woman in an orange-and-white sari stands in the background, and a seated girl in white with an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Water bottles and small potted plants sit beside the seated rows.2009-08-15