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A large hall filled with many seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing white blindfolds tied over their eyes, sitting closely on striped mats during a group meditation session. Women in white salwar kameez and cream or beige saris predominate, with a few in colourful patterned saris and a woman on the right in a blue and gold sari. Hanging decorative banners with yellow, red and blue patterns and tassels line the white ceiling. Wall panels and a small notice board are visible behind the crowd.

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January 04 20082008-01-04January 07 20082008-01-07January 07 20082008-01-07A large hall with many people seated on red and multicoloured mats, the majority wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied over their eyes, as in a guided meditation. Women in saris and salwar in blue, pink, orange, yellow, purple and red sit in the front rows, with a video camera on a tripod at right. Colourful hanging banners with geometric patterns decorate the pillars and ceiling, and a wall display and notice board are visible at the back. a person is not visibly present in this image.2008-01-06November 25 20062006-11-25A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, most wearing white blindfold-style headbands over their eyes. Many hold small items in their hands, some with folded palms. Colourful cloth hangings with yellow fringes and patterned panels hang from a white tented ceiling. A small framed picture is mounted high on the back wall above the crowd. The people sit close together in rows on a plain floor, with some wearing darker or patterned shirts among the white-clad participants.2008-01-07A large indoor hall filled with a seated assembly of many devotees, most wearing white and cream clothing with white blindfold-style cloths tied over their eyes. Many women wear cream sarees with gold borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; some wear red or orange garments. They sit on red and striped mats on a pale floor. A standing figure in white is at the far left edge. Banners hang from the ceiling, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure is on a wall shelf at the top left. Crowd appears large but is counted by visible people.2007-12-23November 16 20032003-11-16A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of women and girls standing in dense rows, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, yellow, pink, green and blue, with some in white. A few wear small name badges. Red carpet runs along the floor at the right, with plastic water bottles near the front. Overhead hang strings of triangular pennants and tall decorated pillars, and banners are visible on the back wall. No a person figure is clearly visible in the scene.2008-02-07A large hall packed with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothing, most wearing white headbands over their eyes, during a bhakti convention. Many have hands folded or raised in prayer and meditation. A few wear saffron and orange robes, and one woman wears a teal salwar. Above them hang tall decorative fabric banners in red, yellow and blue with patterned motifs, and a purple banner with white lettering is mounted on the right wall. A stage area with a wooden podium is visible at the back.2008-06-18Large indoor hall under a white tent roof with colourful striped and tasselled hangings suspended from the ceiling. Several hundred devotees sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows, most wearing white clothes and white headbands tied across their foreheads; some have their hands folded in prayer and others are bowing with heads lowered. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits near the stage area, and a large purple banner hangs on the wall with a portrait and Sanskrit-style script above a photo of a saint. Fans and speakers are mounted on the walls, and windows with lattice grilles line the side.2008-06-18A large photograph inside a white tented hall at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, where a crowd of several hundred people sits cross-legged on woven mats and carpets in rows facing front. Most attendees wear white or cream saris and kurtas, many with white cloth bands tied over their foreheads, while a few wear pink, green and red saris. Near the front centre, a single figure in saffron/orange robes sits raised slightly apart from the rows. Hanging from the ceiling are colourful decorated cloth banners in yellow, red, blue and green patterns, and a yellow canopy hangs above. Shelves of books and a notice board line the far wall, and a purple banner with a portrait is visible at the upper right. a person candidate: a figure in saffron robes, appearance uncertain.2008-06-22