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A large group of women seated closely in rows at a yoga programme, each wearing a white cloth blindfold tied over the eyes. Foreground: a woman with grey hair in a white outfit and a dark beaded mala necklace, and a woman with dark hair in a white top with a dark mala, lips parted as if chanting. Others wear white, pink, and purple saris and salwar kameez with gold earrings and necklaces. Name badges are pinned to some clothing. Green mats cover the floor at the left. Blindfolded meditation practice fits the Arogya Yoga session described on the page.

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