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A seated man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red, green and cream bordered shawl draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged on a teal mat, looking toward the camera with a faint smile; a small horizontal tilak is visible on his forehead. To his left, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl sits partly visible at the frame edge. Behind him, a bald, bare-chested man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti sits near a wooden chair against a plain white wall. At the lower right edge, another person in pale clothing is partly visible.

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A seated man in orange sannyasi-style robes wears a red shawl with gold embroidered borders over his shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala at his neck. His hands rest clasped in his lap and a clear plastic water bottle sits in the foreground on a blue mat. Behind him, two men in white shirts sit against a plain white wall, one with a moustache looking downward, and a third man in white is partly visible at the right edge.2011-05-24A photograph of a bearded man seated on the floor in a white kurta with a green and gold patterned shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing a peach-coloured turban and a long dark rudraksha mala. He is seated among others and a clear plastic water bottle is in the foreground. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti with a gold border sits beside a white wall. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person candidate cues, so he is described by role and marked unsure.2011-05-24September 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesPhotograph of seated devotees at an indoor satsang with orange floral curtains behind them. In the foreground on the left, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits with arms folded and a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man with a red tilak on his forehead wears white kurta and cream shawl with orange stripe, hands clasped. On the right, a man with white tripundra and red bindi wears saffron robe and rudraksha mala with eyes closed. Behind them a shaved-headed man in white with beaded necklaces sits near a black backpack, and a person with a microphone appears at the upper left. Nobody here is identified by face.2012-09-09A seated gathering of devotees in white ritual clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre foreground, a young man with short dark hair wears a white kurta, a red shawl and a red-and-white beaded mala, looking off to the side. Behind him, a bespectacled man with a moustache sits in white with a red shawl, and other participants in white and red sit on a carpeted floor. A bald man in the lower right foreground appears partly obscured. The setting resembles a satsang or assembly hall.2013-12-18A photograph of a seated group of devotees at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling bald man with a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange shawl with a yellow border and a long rudraksha mala, with a pendant at his chest. Beside him, a bald man with white urdhva pundra markings wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing sit on a red-and-white striped mat, with more attendees visible in the background and a metal railing on the left.2012-09-15February 22 20132013-02-22 +1 copiesA photograph of seated men at a satsang gathering, indoors beside metal stanchions and a chain. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak sits with eyes lowered. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red bindi, wearing glasses and a mala, sits with eyes closed. Another man in white dhoti with gold border sits with eyes closed at left, and a man in a light yellow-green checked shirt with glasses sits behind. The figures appear to be in meditation or chanting.2012-09-27Devotees sit cross-legged in white shirts and dhotis with saffron-orange shawls printed with script, seated on the floor of a large hall during a satsang. In the foreground a bespectacled man with a vibhuti mark on his forehead holds his hands in lap with eyes closed in meditation, a rudraksha mala visible at his neck. To the right a man with a yellow tilak and eyes closed sits with hands clasped. Behind them more seated devotees fill the room under purple lit panels.2014-05-05March 10 20172017-03-10A photograph of a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a woven mat with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears white ritual dhoti and shawl with red borders, white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. Behind him, other white-clad participants sit in meditation or prayer, one in a yellow shawl, with brass lamps, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel visible on the floor. Overall the scene suggests a group puja or meditation in a hall.2010-09-29A photo of a bearded man with short dark hair seated cross-legged on a blue patterned mat, eyes lowered, wrapped in white cloth with a rudraksha mala visible at the chest. Behind him a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes carries a black shoulder bag. At the lower right edge, a person in orange robes sits beside a water bottle. The seated man has no distinctive a person cues such as saffron clothing, crown or ornate gold necklaces, so his identity is uncertain.2011-05-24