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A photograph of several men seated on a low concrete ledge outdoors under an overcast sky, with grass and dirt in the foreground. Most wear white ashram-style kurta and pajama or white shirts with lanyard ID badges; one at left wears a dark maroon t-shirt, plaid trousers, and a rudraksha mala, and another at far right wears a white polo shirt. Several are smiling or laughing, one holding a hand to his face. A man in a striped shirt stands at the upper right and a bald man in a grey shirt stands behind the seated group.

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A photograph of a seated congregation in an indoor hall, mostly men in white kurta-style clothing sitting cross-legged on white mats with orange and striped blankets. In the front centre, a smiling man in a white outfit with a red tilak on his forehead sits with his hands resting on his lap. To the left, a bald man with glasses and a long brown rudraksha mala sits in white. On the right, a bald man in white with a tilak smiles toward the front. Behind them, other devotees in white sit and listen, and one man wears a name badge.2010-09-03A photograph of three men seated outdoors on a red track surface under an overcast sky with trees behind them. All three wear white clothing. The man on the left wears a white kurta and has an ID badge hanging from his chest. The man in the centre wears a white top with grey panels, wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala, and a blue lanyard with a badge reading 'Special Invitation'. The man on the right wears white clothes, a blue lanyard, a rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, and rests his hands on his knees. No deity or ritual object is visible; the setting appears to be a sports ground or event gathering.2010-09-02A photograph of a group of men seated and standing on a dirt ground outdoors, many with shaved heads and dressed in white clothing. In the foreground, a man in a white t-shirt and white dhoti-style pants, wearing a dark beaded mala necklace, sits smiling with his hands clasped. Beside him, a man in white with a mala and wristband laughs. Behind them, other men in white shirts and light blue clothing sit or stand, one in an orange top. A red-walled building with a teal roof and a small sign stands in the background under a cloudy sky, with trees at left.2010-09-02A photograph of a seated audience in an indoor hall, viewed from the front rows. Foreground men in white kurtas and white shirts sit in red-cushioned chairs; the man on the far left wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white T-shirt. A man in a cream/beige shirt wears glasses in the centre, and a bald man in a white kurta with a gold wristwatch sits at right, hands clasped. Behind them rows of bald-headed devotees in white clothes, some with name badges on lanyards, look toward the stage. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2010-08-28January 20 20132013-01-20A photograph of a seated group of devotees in meditation outdoors on mats, eyes closed or lowered. Most wear white dhotis or white kurta-style clothes; one man in the foreground left wears a grey-green shawl over white, another in the centre wears a white polo shirt with a badge lanyard, and a man on the right wears a white hooded sweatshirt. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads, and a man at the back wears a red headband. Paved ground and a white pillared building with greenery behind them. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2011-01-22August 18 20092009-08-18A seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats outdoors during a meditation or pranayama session, eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. In the foreground a man in a green-grey jacket over white dhoti-style clothing has a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white polo shirt with an event badge sits upright, and a man in a light grey hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded. Behind them rows of attendees in mixed casual wear, some in white robes and one in red headband, sit in the background before white pillars and greenery. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2011-01-22A photograph of a group of men seated and standing on a bare reddish-brown dirt ground in an ashram compound under a cloudy sky. Most wear white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis; one seated man in the centre wears a white T-shirt and a black beaded necklace with a pendant, and another wears a light blue shirt. A man in an orange top sits to the left, and a man in a blue striped polo sits at the far left. Behind them stand a red-walled building with a green tiled roof and a parked dark van. A purple flower-like decoration hangs at the top left.2010-09-02A large seated gathering of men dressed in white kurtas and white shirts sits on orange and blue mats on a hall floor, listening to a discourse. In the centre foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red bindi on his forehead smiles broadly while seated cross-legged. Behind and beside him, other men in white sit with rudraksha-style malas and name badges visible on some chests. Several participants smile, laugh or hold hands near their faces. No stage or deity is visible, and the scene conveys a satsang-style sitting session.2010-09-03May 13 20132013-05-13A seated group of men and a few women sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation or pranayama. In the front row, a man in a grey-green shawl over white clothes sits with hands folded, a vertical tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white polo shirt with a visitor badge sits with hands clasped. At the right, a man in a white hooded sweatshirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded in his lap. Behind them a dense crowd of participants in white, brown, navy and striped jumpers sits attentively. White pillars and green plants stand behind the group, and no speaker or presiding teacher is visible in the frame.2011-01-22