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A photograph of a large seated congregation of shaven-headed men dressed in white kurtas and dhotis at a satsang session. Many wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a bespectacled man sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rudraksha mala. To the left, a man wears an orange-red shawl over white. To the right, a man with white tilak markings on his forehead wears a brown bead mala. Plastic water bottles and a small red book sit on the floor nearby. The surrounding crowd sits closely packed in rows.

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A large seated audience fills a hall, mostly men in front wearing white kurta-style clothing with bright yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Several have shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and sit with hands folded or eyes closed. Behind them, women in colourful saris sit among the crowd. A small pile of books and a black bag lie on the floor in the foreground, and a microphone is visible at lower left. No speaker's dais or a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2010-09-18A seated audience inside a plain hall with cream walls, maroon curtains and hanging orange and patterned banners. In the foreground, several men with shaved heads wear white robes and yellow shawls, some with rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged and gazing forward. Behind them, more white-clad attendees and a few people in western clothing sit on the floor. A man on the right wears headphones. The scene looks like a yoga or satsang session. No visible candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2010-10-06A photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor satsang hall with peach walls, orange banners and tall windows. Many men in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on white floor mats, most wearing rudraksha malas and some with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in the foreground wears a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a yellow-gold dhoti border, smiling and seated near a man in saffron-pink cloth. Others wear white headphones or hold notebooks and pens. Women in colourful saris sit further back among the crowd.2010-09-18A large seated audience of devotees dressed in white fills a hall during a satsang session. In the foreground, several men with shaved heads wear white kurta-style clothes and wooden rudraksha-style beaded malas; the man at centre smiles while his hands rest together. To the right, another man wears a black headset and white clothes. Rows of people behind them also sit in white, listening attentively to a talk.2010-09-16A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang, with many monastic men shaved-headed and dressed in white robes with yellow shawls, several wearing rudraksha malas and wire-rimmed glasses. In the foreground, two men wear orange shawls over white. Behind them rows of attendees in white and other colours sit on the floor, with a microphone stand and audio equipment at the left edge.2010-09-16September 14 20102010-09-14 +1 copiesSeated group meditation in a hall with orange floor mats. In the foreground, three men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in mudra or folded in lap. The man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl; the centre man wears an orange shawl and a small pendant; the man on the right wears an orange shawl and has tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them rows of seated devotees wear white with yellow shawls and lanyards, some with tilak. A small book lies on the mat in front and water bottles are visible at right.2010-09-16October 08 20102010-10-08October 04 20102010-10-04July 22 20172017-07-22October 08 20102010-10-08October 23 20112011-10-23