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A large tented hall where a crowd of many people stand in rows, most wearing white or pale cloth strips tied over their eyes as a blindfold. A seated man in the foreground at left wears a white turban with a maroon band, a white robe and an orange shawl, facing the crowd with his back partly to the camera and a microphone stand in front of him. Tent poles, overhead lights and a row of yellow sunflower banners decorate the canopy, and a green carpet runs along the front. Pink flower petals sit on a tray near the microphone. Many attendees wear white or pastel shirts with name badges.

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September 16 20062006-09-16A large tented hall filled with seated participants, most wearing white cloth blindfolds over their eyes, in a program setting. In the foreground at left, a speaker in a white turban with a maroon and orange shawl sits facing the crowd, a microphone stand before him. Seated rows of men in white, cream and pastel shirts and trousers, some in brown or light blue, fill the green-carpeted floor. A brass bowl of pink petals sits at lower right. Behind them hangs a green and pink banner decorated with sunflower motifs, and white poles and lights line the tent ceiling. The scene reflects a structured meditation or spiritual practice session.2006-09-14September 09 20062006-09-09A large outdoor tent gathering of many seated devotees, most with white blindfolds or headbands tied over their eyes, sitting on mats and green cloth in rows. In the foreground a man with a white turban and white dhoti, seen from behind, faces the crowd near a silver railing and a plate of yellow flowers. Behind him a woman in a white sari with orange shawl stands on the green carpet. The tent is decorated with yellow and white banners and white canopy with orange trim. Crowd is dense, numbering many hundreds.2006-09-09September 09 20062006-09-09September 17 20062006-09-17September 16 20062006-09-16September 16 20062006-09-16A large crowd of young men sits cross-legged on green mats under a canopy in an outdoor tent. Nearly all wear white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, a practice visible across the rows. They wear checked and striped shirts in yellow, green, blue and orange, with plain white and cream shirts among them, and many have name badges pinned to their chests. Behind them hangs a decorative banner of sunflowers on a pale background with green borders. No single speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-09-14A large photograph inside a decorated tent with white and green fabric, yellow sunflower-printed banners, and hanging lights. Many people stand in rows, nearly all wearing white blindfolds over their eyes. Men wear shirts and trousers, while women wear sarees in yellow, pink, orange and blue. Some attendees wear ID badges on their clothing. The crowd fills the hall, with a few figures in the foreground. No identifiable depiction of a person is clearly visible.2006-09-14Photograph of a large seated gathering under a white tent with green and pink sunflower-patterned backdrop banners. Many participants kneel on red and green floor mats wearing white headbands tied over their eyes, dressed in white and pastel shirts, trousers and white kurtas, with ID badges on their clothing. In the foreground a woman in white with a maroon shawl kneels, and a tray of yellow flower garlands sits at the right edge. Hundreds of people are visible, and no presenter or a person candidate can be clearly identified in the frame.2006-09-17Article - November 26 20062006-11-26