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Outdoor photo of a seated gathering on sandy ground. A central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat facing forward in meditation, with his hands resting, in front of small fire pits with grey ash. Around him, devotees sit on mats: several women in white and yellow-trimmed white saris, a bald man in white cloth, and a woman in a dark patterned shawl. In the foreground, the backs of a few heads are visible. A large signboard with green map graphics stands behind, and a man in an orange shirt stands at right.

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A photograph of an outdoor satsang with a large seated audience dressed in white. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and sits cross-legged on a woven mat facing the crowd. Behind her, rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis sit on mats, and a man in a dark vest sits among them. A brass vessel with orange and yellow flowers and a small brass plate with ash sit on the ground beside a white kolam design. Red and white striped stonework forms the platform edge behind the seated gathering.2010-09-19July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a meditation session on a sandy compound with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat atop a circular raised platform ringed with gravel. In the foreground on the right, a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl sits with eyes closed. On the left, a group of about a dozen people in white clothes and yellow shawls sit on a raised concrete ledge, with one woman in teal and another in orange. A tall white board with printed text stands behind them.2010-07-10July 23 20102010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene with smoke rising behind. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back, a red bindi, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him, several people in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground in meditation or prayer, with a white-clad figure standing in the background. Plants and a white wall are visible, and ash-covered ground surrounds a fire area. The figure has distinctive orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; he is described by role as a sannyasi-clad devotee seated in meditation.2010-08-05July 05 20102010-07-05 +1 copiesAugust 03 20102010-08-03Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07Outdoors in bright daylight, a man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck sits with eyes closed and face lifted, possibly in meditation. His long dark hair is swept back into a tail, and a pale vertical mark shows on his forehead. Behind him, a silver SUV is parked beside a large white board with a green map and printed panels. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands nearby, and two women in orange wraps sit in the background. A palm tree and a thatched structure are visible behind them.2010-07-10Photograph of a seated figure in the foreground, seen from behind and slightly to the side, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and with long dark wavy hair falling past the shoulders. The figure faces forward toward a large seated audience in white and light clothing sitting on a open-air ground. A raised mat strip runs between the speaker and the audience. Behind the crowd are a yellow-orange wall, a tree and a red structure. The figure's appearance, long swept hair and saffron clothing, is consistent with the page's a person candidate, though the face is turned away and this is uncertain. The audience sits attentively, with many in white.2010-09-19A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. Behind him, three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside ash-covered circles, apparently participating in the same practice. Grey ash is scattered around, a small golden kalasha pot sits to his left, and a white stone platform with a garland of red and yellow flowers stands at right. Stone statues and carved pillars are in the background.2010-07-08