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A large indoor hall filled with a crowd of devotees, mostly men, standing on a red carpet with their eyes covered by white blindfolds. Most wear white kurta-style clothing, and several have yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; some wear rudraksha malas and ID badges. Potted plants sit at the lower right, red panels line the back wall, and ladders are visible at the left. The scene suggests a mass meditation or guided practice at a person Spurana convention, with the crowd numbering in the hundreds.

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February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall with a red carpet and white walls holds a dense crowd of devotees standing in rows, most wearing white kurta and dhoti or white shirts and trousers, several with yellow shawls or sashes, and many wearing white blindfolds tied over their eyes. Small name badges and pendants are visible on some. Potted palm plants sit in the foreground near the carpet's edge, and a red curtained stage area with a wooden door is behind the crowd. Hundreds of people fill the frame.2009-02-25A large hall with a red carpet and many white ceiling fans and lights holds a crowd of hundreds of participants standing with white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Most wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis or sarees, with some in yellow shawls and a few in orange or colourful saris. A man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a name badge, and a potted plant sits at the left edge. A watermarked archive photo of a person Spurana convention session; the blindfolded group appears to be in a standing meditation exercise.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of participants standing in dense rows on red carpet, wearing white clothes and white blindfold cloths tied over their eyes. Several men in the front rows wear yellow shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang above, with red curtains along the back wall and a small table with items at the lower right. Plants and flower petals lie on the floor. This appears to be a mass meditation or group practice gathering.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on red floor mats, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts with white blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear identity badges on lanyards and some hold small items. Several men in yellow and a few in green sit among them. Red curtains line the back wall and a few people stand near the doorways. Palm fronds are in the foreground and a camera on a tripod is visible at left. The scene appears to show a meditation or practice session with eyes covered.2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on a red floor covering, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts and blindfolded with white cloth bands across their eyes. Some wear yellow or orange shirts and rudraksha malas, and many sit cross-legged with hands resting on their knees during a meditation session. Yellow cloth bags and water bottles lie among them, and red plastic chairs stand at the front right edge. The rear of the hall shows red shutters and a few staff standing near the walls. The scene suggests a mass guided meditation at a convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu, but no a person figure is clearly visible.2009-02-27A very large hall filled with many men standing in rows on a red carpet, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Some wear rudraksha malas and ID badges on lanyards. A few men in yellow, orange and light blue shirts stand among them. Ceiling lights, red wall panels and a sound mixing console are visible in the foreground.2009-02-25A large indoor hall packed with hundreds of standing participants, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear lanyard ID badges, and some sport coloured shirts in yellow, blue and green. They stand on red carpeting before rows of white pillars, with red-shuttered windows and ceiling fans along the back wall. Two people stand near the far doorway, and a white pedestal fan is visible at right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific presenter in this crowd shot.2009-02-27