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Crowded indoor hall with a busy, blurred crowd of devotees in white, red and purple clothing. In the centre, a bald man with glasses wears a cream kurta and raises two colourful sticks above his head, one green and pink, the other yellow and pink. Beside him a bearded man in white robes with a long-haired companion; a man in white with a red lanyard and a smiling young man in the foreground. Background shows decorated deity murti area with orange and gold lights and a golden railing.

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October 02 20162016-10-02October 02 20162016-10-02A crowd of delegates at an indoor convention hall raises multicoloured wooden sticks overhead during a group mandala process. In the foreground, a smiling man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl holds a stick in an extended arm. Beside him, a bearded man in glasses and a smiling young man in white with a red-striped shawl also raise sticks. On the left, a woman in orange robes and a bald man in the foreground participate.2016-10-02A group of devotees stands in a hall at an Inner Awakening mandala session, several holding colourful striped sticks in pink, yellow, green and purple. The central young man with long dark wavy hair wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala and a rust-coloured shawl, and gestures as he holds a stick. Beside him a bearded man in a maroon kurta and an orange-red shawl with white beaded necklaces also holds a stick. An older bald man in white with glasses and a teal beaded necklace stands at right. Other participants and a hazy crowd fill the background under a warm haze, with a red digital clock and an ornate shrine at the top left.2016-10-02A large crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing rust-orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, raise their arms and move energetically in a hall. Foreground devotees have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, warm lights and ornate decorations are visible. The people appear to be in a collective ritual or kirtan-style movement, with arms raised overhead and hands held in gestures. No single individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, and no clear face-based or distinctive-cue candidate appears.2016-10-08Indoor photo of a large hall with white walls, framed photo panels and ceiling lights, where devotees perform a dance with colourful sticks. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds up a sticks, beside a man with long dark hair in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Others in white kurtas and orange shawls swing bright pink, purple and yellow sticks, and a child in pink stands at lower left. Behind them, participants in white clothing and orange sashes gather, and a golden decorative fan hangs on the left wall.2016-10-03October 09 20162016-10-09October 05 20162016-10-05October 02 20162016-10-02October 09 20162016-10-09October 06 20162016-10-06October 03 20162016-10-03