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A close photograph of a bearded man with short dark hair and wire-framed glasses, eyes closed and smiling faintly, seated among others in a hall. He wears an orange T-shirt with a white and green logo, a long rudraksha mala, and a white beaded necklace, with a name badge hanging on his chest. Behind him, seated people in white and cream kurtas sit on cushions, with a white-clad figure at the left edge and an orange cloth nearby.

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A photograph of a seated group on an orange floor covering during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a bearded man in glasses wears an orange t-shirt and white pants and holds a dark rudraksha-style mala beaded necklace, looking to his side. Behind him men in white clothing sit cross-legged or on the floor; one has a short-cropped head and a dark cord necklace, another wears a white collared shirt. A blue rolled mat, a water bottle and dark bags lie on the floor, with a striped mat at left. No deity, throne or a person depiction is visible.2010-09-08November 19 20112011-11-19A photograph of a seated meditation gathering in front of a deep red backdrop. In the centre, a clean-shaven young man with short hair and a light stubble sits with his eyes closed, wearing a light tan kurta and a dark inner shirt, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. To the left, a man with curly dark hair and clear-framed glasses in a white kurta leans his head on his hand, eyes lowered. To the right, a bald, bearded man in a beige kurta with a rudraksha mala looks down. Behind them, another man in white watches. Four people are visible.2017-12-22A seated group meditation session in a hall. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a red shawl and a long rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed and hands folded, with a red bindi and white tripundra marks on his forehead. Beside him, two men in deep red-orange shawls with white markings and eyeglasses also sit with eyes closed. Behind them, men in white kurtas wearing orange lanyards and ID badges sit in meditation, some with rudraksha malas. The scene reads as a meditation or satsang session.2013-03-13A photograph of devotees seated closely together at a satsang or discourse, most with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white t-shirt wears glasses, a red bindi, a grey ash mark on his forehead and a beaded mala with a pale necklace, looking down. To his left a shaved-headed man in white kurta with a tilak-marked forehead sits with eyes closed. Behind them a bearded man in white wears a long rudraksha-style mala, and a man on the right in white shirt wears a lanyard and mala. Several others in white clothing are partly visible at the edges. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present; the figures are devotees in white.2010-09-02Close photo of a shaved-headed young man in eyeglasses standing with eyes closed, wearing an orange sannyasi wrap edged in deep red and a long rudraksha mala across his chest. He has white horizontal tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, blurred seated devotees wear white clothes with red and orange shawls. The man appears to be a disciple or monk in meditative stillness; no ceremonial cues establish him as a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-03-31February 16 20132013-02-16Close-up photograph of a young man with short dark hair and light stubble, eyes closed in meditation, wearing a beige t-shirt over a yellow inner layer and a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him in soft focus, an orange-draped background and a man in glasses and a striped shirt stand in an attentive posture. No identifiable a person candidate is present by appearance.2012-07-14July 19 20102010-07-19Photo of a seated group at a gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested man with closed eyes, dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown tilak mark on his forehead, layered rudraksha mala beads and a red pendant sits in meditation. A second bare-chested man to the right wears rudraksha beads and white garments; men in plain white clothes sit beside and behind them. Soft focus and warm light suggest a satsang or meditation session. Identity is not established from appearance.2016-11-26 +1 copiesClose photo of a bespectacled man with a short beard and a red bindi and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, smiling with his hand resting on his chin. He wears a saffron-orange garment over his bare shoulder and a large rudraksha mala with silver-capped beads. Several saffron-clad people sit blurred behind him. a person cues include the rudraksha mala and orange clothing, though the appearance is only partly distinctive.2018-05-24A photo of a seated group meditating in a hall with cushions on mats. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange t-shirt with a printed portrait, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and white dhoti-style trousers sits with eyes closed and hands clasped. Beside him are men in white kurtas with yellow lanyards, and a man in a green shirt with a mala. Several more people sit in rows behind them, with orange lamp shades hanging on the wall.2010-09-16