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Indoor photo of a satsang in a room with white pillars, arched wooden doors and a red brick fireplace. Seated devotees fill the floor, many wearing orange shawls, with some in white, blue and patterned clothing. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised throne-like seat at the far right, before a framed deity image above a fireplace. A camera on a tripod films the gathering.

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August 11 20122012-08-11August 11 20122012-08-11 +1 copiesIndoor satsang in a room with a fireplace, a framed deity picture above the mantel, and a wooden door behind. Many seated devotees, most in orange or red shawls, sit on blue floor cushions facing a central figure in orange robes seated at the front, gesturing with raised hands. A video camera on a tripod and a studio light stand at the left, recording the session. A stone pillar frames the right foreground. Seated devotees wear mixed Western and Indian clothing, including white, blue and floral kurtas.2012-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated satsang in an interior room with pale walls, arched doorways and round stone columns. Many devotees sit on blue cushions on a shiny floor, many in orange or red shawls and stoles, with some in white and blue clothes. A camera on a tripod and a studio light face the front. At the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on a golden-framed seat before a brick fireplace, beside a framed deity image and a small shrine with lamps. A white-draped table and laptop sit near the front. Water bottles and bags lie in the foreground.2012-08-11Indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a stone-floored hall with wooden doors and a pillar. Many devotees sit on the floor wearing red shawls or sashes; several women wear white, blue and cream clothing, and a few men wear white or light shirts. Monastics in orange robes sit at the right edge near a tripod-mounted video camera. A small brass lamp and a lit wall lantern are visible, and a shrine with a deity murti is partially visible at the left. The camera-side people are seated facing toward the front of the room.2012-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening discourse in an indoor hall with yellow walls, ceiling fans, chandeliers and yellow curtains. On the left, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a zebra-striped cushion before a microphone stand, speaking to the group. Around them, roughly two dozen devotees sit on mats and cushions, most wearing orange shawls and robes, some in white or pink clothing. A man in an orange shirt stands near the left window, and a white-haired woman in white with an animal-print shawl sits in the right foreground, back to the camera. Framed pictures hang on the walls behind them, and a patterned carpet covers the floor.2008-06-29August 11 20122012-08-11 +1 copiesIndoor satsang in a room with arched doorways, a stone pillar and a shrine alcove on the right holding a framed deity image and small brass figures. A seated man with long dark hair and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a low seat in front of the shrine, with a seated woman in a pale top and a woman in a teal sari beside him. A devotee in white stands near the pillar, and a person in an orange top films with a video camera on a tripod. Around them, roughly two dozen seated devotees in orange and red garments face the front, several with hands folded, while monitors and a laptop sit on the floor near a monk in orange.2012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12July 29 20112011-07-29 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in orange and saffron garments sits on a woven mat in a plain hall with pale walls, a dark green pillar and curtained windows. Many have hands folded in anjali. On the right, a man in a saffron turban and orange robe sits upright with hands joined near a small microphone stand and a camera on a tripod. A woman in a white top and a woman in turquoise sit in the foreground, and a younger woman in orange on the right bows her head. Several participants wear orange shawls, with a few in white or yellow clothes. The setting appears to be a group discourse or guided meditation.2004-06-16