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A photograph inside a covered prison hall at a meditation convention. Rows of seated male prisoners in mostly white and pastel shirts and dhotis wear white blindfold strips across their eyes. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears a white shirt with an orange-red shawl over his shoulders and sits behind a white-draped table. Two men in white shirts stand at left, one bending over the seated rows. Metal roof beams, barred windows and trees outside frame the scene.

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A photograph of a covered prison hall with a tiled floor and barred windows, where a large seated audience of men in mostly white, pastel and checked shirts and lungis sits on the floor facing a speaker. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind in a white garment with an orange-saffron shawl sits at a white-draped table with a wooden base, the back of the head visible. Several standing staff in white shirts and trousers stand along the edges of the hall. The room has a corrugated roof, a low green-and-red painted wall and a railing separating the speaker's area. Approximately fifty to sixty people are visible in the audience.2006-07-05July 05 2006 - Ananda Spurana Convention in Coimbatore prison by acharya2006-07-05July 05 2006 - Ananda Spurana Convention in Coimbatore prison by acharya2006-07-05Wide view of a large hall with a concrete floor and high windows, where about a hundred men sit in rows on orange and blue mats and white plastic chairs, all wearing white blindfold bands across their eyes. Most wear white, cream or pastel shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in orange, yellow, green or maroon clothing. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands near the right side wall. Several participants hold small white and grey items on the mats in front of them. A ceiling fan and cloth canopy hang overhead, and a faint purple logo sits in the top left corner.2010-09-05A large hall with many seated participants on striped mats, nearly all wearing white blindfolds tied across their eyes. Most are seen from behind: men in white shirts, striped shirts, checked shirts and light blue shirts. A standing instructor in white stands near the front, beside a wooden cabinet and a television, with yellow curtains on the back wall and a framed picture and deity image on the left.2009-12-20August 31 20072007-08-31August 31 20072007-08-31A large hall with a concrete floor and white walls with high windows, where many men sit in rows on chairs and on orange and blue mats, most wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Many wear white or pastel shirts, dhotis or lungis, and some have orange or saffron garments. A man in the foreground wears a purple shirt and grey lungi and sits cross-legged on an orange mat, with a small book beside him. The seated group appears to be a blindfolded group exercise. A small black speaker hangs on the wall and a ceiling fan and white canopy are visible. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2010-09-05August 31 20072007-08-31A large open-sided tent with a green floor and metal frame hosts a seated assembly of hundreds of devotees in white clothes, many wearing white headbands and sitting cross-legged on the green mats. Along the central aisle, a lone person in white stands behind a tripod-mounted camera, filming the crowd. Some attendees wear yellow, green and orange saris. At the far end, a red and yellow banner with a large portrait hangs above the gathering. The scene looks like a satsang or convention session.2006-11-05July 05 2006 - Ananda Spurana Convention in Coimbatore prison by acharya2006-07-05A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful tribal-patterned banners and yellow tassels. Rows of participants in white shirts and grey trousers sit cross-legged on white mats across the floor, all wearing white blindfolds tied with white headbands. Their hands rest on their knees or laps. A woman in a white garment stands at the far right edge near a podium. Framed photographs and posters hang along the back walls, and a cabinet and sound equipment sit at the left. The scene looks like a group meditation or practice session.2007-08-31