A large seated gathering under a open tent at a person Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai. Rows of devotees sit on blue mats with white blindfolds tied over their eyes, many wearing pastel and green saris, some in white with black mala necklaces and identification badges. A woman in front wears a white dress with a black mala and a gold-bordered sash. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large seated gathering under a open tent at a person Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai. Rows of devotees sit on blue mats with white blindfolds tied over their eyes, many wearing pastel and green saris, some in white with black mala necklaces and identification badges. A woman in front wears a white dress with a black mala and a gold-bordered sash.

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A large seated congregation in a hall, with many people wearing white blindfolds or head bands tied over their eyes. Most are women in white saris and white or cream clothing, with some in pink, pale blue, green, yellow and orange saris. Many wear beaded or rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains. Small pink name badges are pinned to several chests. Hall pillars and a metal frame are visible at the top. Some seated people are partially visible at the edges.

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A large indoor convention hall with a red carpet where a dense crowd of women stands in rows, nearly all wearing white blindfolds tied over their eyes. They wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in green, peach, lavender, blue, orange and white, with necklaces, bangles and red bindis. A white canopy and purple backdrop frame the stage area, where a large framed portrait of a man in white clothing sits beside a banner reading Nithyananda, with more banners and stage decorations behind the hall. The scene appears to be a group exercise at a convention.

A large seated gathering of devotees fills a tent hall, with many people wearing white head cloths tied over their eyes. Women in saris and salwar-style clothes in orange, yellow, pink, green, blue and white sit on a red carpet in rows. Water bottles and bags sit among them. Behind them, a blue backdrop is decorated with orange flower motifs and framed portraits, and a white-curtained stage area is visible at the upper right. The scene appears to be a group meditation or spiritual programme.

A large seated group of women at a satsang in a hall, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied across their eyes. They sit closely packed on the floor in saris and salwar kameez in white, cream, yellow, red, green, pink and blue, many with thin gold chains and some with rudraksha-style beads. Many have name badges or lanyards on their clothing. A woman in a red and gold sari sits in the foreground, and a woman in white with a rudraksha mala sits at right. The scene suggests a meditation session with eyes covered.

A large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white and saffron-bordered saris, many wearing white headbands, sitting on red carpeting during a meditation or satsang session. Water bottles and small bags lie on the floor among them. Rows of ceiling fans and tall columns line the hall, with festive triangular bunting and banners at the back. No individual figure can be identified as a person in this crowd view.