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A large outdoor night gathering of many seated people on a green mat, most dressed in white with white headbands, while others wear pink, blue, orange and red saris and salwar. Many have cloth blindfolds or eye coverings and sit with eyes closed in meditation. Rows stretch back toward a stage area with banners, lights and a tripod-mounted camera at the right edge. The scene is a crowded meditation session under floodlights.

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A large night outdoor gathering of devotees seated closely on a green mat-covered ground, many wearing white clothes and white headbands or blindfold-style cloths over their eyes. Several people wear coloured saris and salwar kameez in red, blue, yellow and pink. Two standing figures near the left edge are visible, one in orange robes and one in an orange saree, facing the crowd. Loudspeaker towers flank the stage area, with parked vehicles and street lights in the background against a dark sky. The crowd is seated in meditative stillness, filling the foreground and midground.2009-02-23A nighttime outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated on green mats on open ground, most dressed in white with some in colourful saris, shawls and salwar. Many wear red and white rudraksha or bead malas and some have sandalwood or kumkum on their foreheads. Dark sky with scattered lights in the background suggests a satsang or discourse audience. No stage figure or speaker is clearly visible in the frame, so no candidate for a person can be identified.2009-02-23A large crowd of men seated on red mats in rows fills a hall, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Many wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and white name badges on their chests. Above them a blue banner with framed portrait photos and orange flower garlands hangs along the top. Some men in darker or coloured shirts are scattered through the rows, and a few look on from the edges. The gathering appears to be a meditation session with eyes covered.2006-12-14A photograph of a large outdoor night gathering of many seated devotees on a green mat, most dressed in white with white blindfolds or head cloths over their eyes. Among them are women in saris of red, purple, orange and maroon, and a few men in orange or white. In the foreground a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged, and a woman in a blue head cloth meditates nearby. Further back, a figure in an orange robe stands on a raised area near a small red-cloth platform, with stage lights and parked vehicles visible beyond a dark night sky.2009-02-23February 08 20082008-02-08November 05 20062006-11-05A large photograph of a vast seated congregation under a white tented pavilion at a convention. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in rows, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, many in white, pink, yellow, green and blue saris and salwar kameez. In the background a blue stage backdrop is decorated with orange and yellow flower motifs and several framed portraits, with banners hanging on the side walls. Overhead lights hang from the white tent ceiling. No individual leader is clearly identifiable on stage in this view.2006-12-14A large indoor hall packed with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white cloth blindfolds or headbands over their eyes, sitting on red floor mats. Many wear white garments, while others wear saffron, orange, pink, yellow, green, blue and red saris and kurtas, plus rudraksha or bead malas and identity badges on lanyards. Palm fronds appear in the lower foreground, and a camera on a tripod stands at right. Figures in white are standing along the back wall near the stage area. Photograph of a convention session.2009-02-27A large crowd of men stands in rows under a white tent at night, most wearing white shirts and white or cream dhotis with white headbands tied over their eyes. Plastic stacking chairs in beige and white are scattered among them on a red carpet. Many people are in the foreground, and blurred banner panels with yellow motifs hang along the back wall. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from this view, so no candidate is named.2006-12-16December 14 20062006-12-14February 03 20092009-02-03November 16 20032003-11-16