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A blindfolded young student in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala and armlets stands at left, touching an open book held over a silver tray decorated with marigold garlands. Seated in a row behind a long table of silver trays and marigolds are several saffron-robed sadhus, some with white beards and one wearing a red turban. At right, a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits beside another orange-robed sadhu, with pink flowers and a pink draped table behind them and brass lamps on the table. The setting resembles a sabha-style gathering with a blindfold reading demonstration.

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September 17 20152015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A blindfolded young woman in white with gold border and rudraksha ornaments stands at the left edge, facing a row of seated men in saffron and orange robes. Offerings of orange marigold garlands rest on silver plates along a long low table, with open books beside them. Several seated men wear orange and rudraksha malas; the bearded man at right holds a pearl mala. Behind them, a gold-and-pink altar area with brass oil lamps and flowers. The scene suggests a blindfold demonstration before seated devotees and sadhus. A visible a person candidate is not clearly identifiable, so no appearance-based claim is made.2015-09-17A photograph of a ceremonial gathering at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground a young woman in white and gold ritual clothing, wearing a black blindfold on her head and rudraksha beads on her arms and neck, stands facing a long row of seated men. The seated row includes a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in pink-orange robes, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-white beaded mala, and a man with long grey hair in orange. Long metal trays on the floor hold marigold garlands, orange flowers and open books or framed photographs. Behind them stand more saffron-clad sadhus, some in red turbans, and a pink sequined draped table with pink flowers and brass lamps. Five to six clearly visible seated men and a few standing figures are present.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A row of seated saffron-robed sadhus sits on a floor covered with striped rugs, each with a silver tray holding marigold flowers and an open book in front of them. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds an open book on a tray, and a figure in white with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha beads stands at left facing the row. Behind them, ornate gold and red deity murti figures and brass lamps are arranged on a pink-draped platform. A printed caption on the screen reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam text is absent; the visible overlay is a copyright credit. The scene resembles a formal puja or satsang gathering.2015-09-17September 17 20152015-09-17A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus performs a ceremony at a Kumbh Mela event, with a crowd of saffron-clothed people behind them. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange clothes with round glasses and a red tilak holds a large gold-beaded mala. Beside him, a white-bearded sadhu with long white hair presses a gold mala to his forehead. Other sadhus in orange and gold necklaces hold beads and sit before wooden stands with framed images and printed sheets. An elderly sadhu wears a pink turban and gold necklace.2015-09-14A stage at a Kumbh Mela camp with ornate golden and pink decorative arches behind seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes. In the foreground, three seated elder sadhus in orange, one with grey beard and forehead markings, sit before marigold-filled brass plates. Standing behind them, a woman in a white sari with rudraksha mala and gold necklace holds a microphone and gestures, while two young blindfolded participants in white stand with a printed booklet, and a man in white and orange holds the booklet. Other standing people in orange robes stand in the background beside deity murti figures. The setting is a blindfold and third-eye demonstration staged before akhada leaders.2015-09-11September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copies