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Several women stand in a hall with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, hands pressed together in namaskar at the chest. The woman in front wears a white sari with a grey-patterned border, a black beaded necklace, gold earrings, gold hair ornaments and red-and-gold bangles. Beside her a woman in a bright turquoise sari with red embroidery is also blindfolded, and women in pink and blue saris stand behind, all with white cloth over their eyes. A white draped ceiling and a yellow-and-blue patterned hanging appear in the background.

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A photograph of seated women at a meditation session, most wearing red blindfolds tied over their eyes. The central woman wears a yellow blouse, a white sari with a gold border, a dark beaded necklace and gold earrings, with a red bindi. Behind her, another woman in a blue top and white sari sits with her head bowed, and a woman on the right wears a white sari with a gold border and holds her hand to her head. Some attendees wear white and carry name badges. The room feels like a group practice in an ashram hall.2017-03-11August 24 20142014-08-24March 30 20122012-03-30May 10 20172017-05-10A photograph of a group of devotees in white clothing standing in rows in an indoor hall, their eyes covered with white cloth blindfolds. The foreground figures are blurred, with a woman in a white sari in the centre sharp and visible. Several have name tags pinned to their white garments. Behind them, colourful patterned walls and blurred figures suggest a large temple or ashram hall during a meditation or exercise session.2014-08-24December 19 20092009-12-19A seated group of devotees, mostly women, sit with red cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes during a meditation session. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a thin gold-coloured border and a dark beaded necklace sits with her eyes covered by a red cloth, her forehead marked with a red tilak. To her left, a young girl in a red-and-gold outfit lifts a red cloth. Behind them, older women wear white and cream saris, one with a small floral print, and some wear name badges on lanyards.2017-03-11June 21 20152015-06-21Seated women in a hall wear red blindfolds over their eyes during a guided meditation session. Foreground women wear white and pink saris and salwar with rudraksha and beaded malas, bangles and gold necklaces; one in a pink sari with red blouse holds her hands together in a mudra. Others in white and orange-red cloths sit behind them, some with hands raised to their heads. Water bottle on the left, red fire extinguisher on the wall, wooden door behind.2016-08-27Several women sit in close rows wearing black blindfolds over their eyes, dressed in orange shawls and orange or white blouses. The woman in the centre wears a white and gold patterned blouse, a dark bead necklace and small earrings, and her hands rest together in a meditative mudra on her lap. Other women to the left and right wear rudraksha-style beads and flowers in their hair, and a white name badge is visible on one woman's blouse. The seated group appears to be in a meditation or guided exercise session, with out-of-focus attendees in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2012-07-18April 28 20142014-04-28Two women sit side by side in white sarees with thin gold borders, both wearing red cloth blindfolds over their eyes during a meditation session. The woman on the left wears a dark rudraksha-style pendant and gold chain, and the woman on the right wears a gold chain and gold earrings. Both have their hands resting in their laps. Behind them, other participants in white clothing sit on blue plastic chairs, and a partially visible identity badge hangs from each woman's clothing.2017-05-10