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A dense crowd of devotees stands in a red-draped hall before an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti. Many participants wear black blindfolds over their eyes and stand with heads bowed in meditation or darshan. Men wear white and cream kurtas and shirts, while others wear saffron, orange and gold tones. In the foreground an elderly bearded man in an orange-striped shawl and rudraksha mala is blindfolded, beside a bald man in white. Coloured lights and banners fill the background. This is a crowd scene from a Guinness record attempt for a large OM formation.

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A crowded indoor darshan hall with red and yellow draped curtains and a golden shrine niche holding a deity murti at the back. Many people wear black eye blindfolds, moving or standing close together. A young man in orange-yellow kurta stands in the centre; a figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange head wrap with rudraksha malas stands to the right of him. An older man in white kurta bends forward with a cane, blindfolded. Some devotees wear white kurtas and saris, others red and orange garments. Warm lamplight fills the space, and a bright window glows at the far left.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Dense crowd of devotees in a decorated hall, many wearing black blindfolds over their eyes. Foreground men in white shirts and a bald man in white clothing hold their hands near their faces. Others wear saffron, orange and cream kurtas, and some women wear orange and pink saris. A golden ornate shrine with a deity murti stands in the background behind red drapes, with pink and white floral decor at upper right. The scene is a group meditation or chanting gathering.2017-12-16A crowd of people wearing black blindfolds fills a red and yellow tented hall, walking or standing closely together. Many wear white shirts and white tunics, while others wear navy, checked, and dark clothing. One man in the foreground has a bright orange and red turban, and another on the right wears a navy top. A bright doorway and more people are visible in the background, with red drapes framing the space.2017-12-16A dense indoor crowd of devotees in a brightly lit hall with red and yellow drapes and a gilded shrine with a deity murti at the back. A central figure with long dreadlocked hair wears a striped patterned headwrap, a rust-orange robe, layered beaded malas and a long chain necklace. Many people around wear black blindfolds over their eyes, including men in white and yellow kurtas and women in yellow and white saris. A man in a lavender kurta stands with his back to the camera. The scene suggests a darshan or group energy session. The image shows a crowd of about dozens of visible people.2017-12-16A crowded indoor hall under draped yellow and maroon fabric and hanging yellow lanterns, with a large stage backdrop at the far end. Many people stand close together wearing black blindfolds over their eyes, most in white, yellow, pink, and maroon kurtas or traditional dhotis and saris. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a dark rudraksha-style necklace stands in the centre foreground. Ornate decorated arches and deity shrines frame the sides of the hall, and red carpet covers the floor.2017-12-16A dense crowd of devotees in a red-draped hall moves through a darshan space, many wearing black blindfolds over their eyes. Men wear white kurtas, one in a red vest over a red kurta, another in a yellow top with a dark scarf, and women wear colourful saris and shawls with jewellery. In the background a deity murti stands in an ornate golden shrine framed with garlands, and a large screen shows red and white imagery. The scene suggests a mass blindfolded darshan gathering. No individual is confidently identified as a person.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A dense crowd of devotees, many wearing black blindfolds, fills a warmly lit hall with red and yellow drapes. Men in white kurtas and women in red, orange and yellow saris or kurtas stand close together, some with hands joined in namaskar. A decorated altar with garlands and a deity murti glows in the background, and a red backdrop with string lights sits to the left. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate remains unsure.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A large group of participants stand in a hall with black blindfolds over their eyes, many holding folded white papers in their hands. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, orange, red, blue and white, several with orange and white lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A gold ornate deity murti and a tall framed portrait of a man in orange with a large dark hairstyle appear at the upper right. A carved Nataraja-style metal panel stands at the left behind white draped fabric. The scene suggests a guided blindfold reading exercise.2015-12-12A photograph of a large seated congregation of men in a hall, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Foreground men wear white, cream and plaid shirts, a red shirt and a dark blue shirt, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Behind them the hall has golden decorative thrones, garlands, and a standing figure in white at the far right near an ornate golden altar with deity murtis and flower decorations. The crowd fills the frame, with many heads visible in rows.2010-10-21