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A wide overhead view of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on a red carpet, most wearing white clothes and white headbands over their eyes. Many sit in rows with plates and small packets in front of them, some holding leaves or cups. A green-draped table with laptops and water bottles stands at the lower left, and banners hang on the far wall. Some attendees wear saffron, yellow, blue, green and pink saris and kurtas. No individual leader is clearly identifiable in the crowd.

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February 09 20082008-02-09February 09 20082008-02-09A large hall with red carpeting where a vast crowd of delegates sits cross-legged in rows, most wearing white cloth bands tied over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel saris and shawls, with some in yellow, teal, purple and orange, and several have hands pressed together in prayer. Water bottles, small plates of offerings, and cloth tote bags sit on the carpet between them, and tall white pillars rise behind the rows. The setting suggests a convention session with a meditative practice, though no speaker or figure is clearly visible in this frame.2008-02-09A large photograph of a dense seated audience in an indoor hall, with hundreds of participants wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes. Most women wear white, cream or colourful saris and salwar kameez, with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, and many sit cross-legged with hands in laps. A red chair is visible at upper right, and a few figures in saffron and white stand near the stage area at the top left. The faces of the crowd are covered, giving the gathering a uniform, meditative appearance.2009-02-27A large seated gathering of women in saris on a red carpet inside a big hall, most wearing white headbands over their eyes as a blindfold, with plates of food and flower petals before them. Visible saris include orange, yellow, pink, purple, green and maroon, and several participants wear delegate lanyards. A dense audience fills the room behind the foreground rows.2008-02-09February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large photograph of a dense seated audience at a convention hall, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing white headbands or blindfold-style white cloths over their eyes. Several wear lanyard badges. A few wear saffron or orange shirts and some wear yellow or blue shirts. Seated rows stretch across red floor mats toward the back, where a few standing figures in white and orange are visible near the stage area and red and white pillars line the hall. The image is a photo of a meditation or satsang session. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2009-02-27A large photograph of a seated assembly of delegates on red floor mats inside a big hall at a convention, with hundreds of men wearing white headbands or cloths over their eyes. Most wear white or light shirts and trousers, with some in dark, olive, or orange shirts. Each person sits cross-legged before a small paper plate of food and a water bottle, and small cloth bags lie on the mats. Light-coloured banners and display boards line the hall behind them. The scene is a Nirvana Shareera session for delegates at the a person Spurana Convention. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2008-02-09February 25 2009 Nithyananda Spurana Convention2009-02-25A large indoor hall filled with many seated participants, most wearing white blindfolds or headbands tied across their eyes. They sit in rows on green mats, mostly women in colourful saris including teal, magenta, orange, blue and white, with many wearing garlands and rudraksha-style beads. A central green aisle runs toward a distant stage where a figure stands in white. Some attendants in white clothing stand near the left edge. The scene shows a mass meditation or group practice session with rows of participants in close formation. +1 copiesA large seated gathering of meditators at an indoor yoga programme, with many participants wearing white cloth blindfolds across their eyes. They sit cross-legged on green mats in rows, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in white, cream, orange, peach, blue and purple, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces and name badges pinned to their clothes. A red bag sits on the floor in the foreground. Behind them, banners and a draped white canopy frame the hall, and the crowd stretches back toward the stage. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the frame.2006-11-26 +1 copiesA large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated women, most wearing white headbands tied at the back of the head, sitting cross-legged on a red floor covering. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in colours including white, yellow, green, pink, blue and lavender, with long braided hair. Water bottles sit among them, and bright ceiling lights and white pillars line the hall. Their heads are turned toward the front, away from the camera. No individual figure is identifiable as a presenter in view.2008-02-09