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A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seen in close view. In the foreground, a woman with a white vertical tilak and red bindi wears a red sari and a dark beaded mala, looking to the side. Beside her, a young girl with a small bindi looks up and speaks. At right, a man with grey-streaked hair and a salt-and-pepper beard wears a light striped shirt and a white identity badge, raising a hand. Behind them, more women and devotees fill the space, and a white paper is held up at the lower left edge.

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Close candid photograph of a crowd at an event. In the foreground a bearded man in a white-and-grey checked shirt, with a red lanyard badge, looks down toward a white paper held by a hand in the lower left. Beside him a young child with short dark hair and a small bindi wears a white sleeveless top. Behind them a woman with a red bindi and a red-brown garment and dark beaded necklace looks on, with other people's heads visible in the background. Warm indoor lighting.2015-07-26July 26 20152015-07-26A candid photograph of a family receiving blessings at an ashram gathering. A young toddler with a small tilak on the forehead and a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border is held by a smiling man with a tilak and white clothing and a beaded mala. Beside them a woman in a white and gold sari with a gold necklace and earrings reaches toward the child. On the right, an elder's hand, adorned with a red-brown tint, is raised in blessing, with an orange-red garment visible at the edge. A gold ornamental fixture is at the left edge.2017-07-14August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of devotees seated in a hall during a devotional gathering. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt holds a young girl in a pink top, her hands pressed together near her face, while a woman in a red patterned sari sits in front. To the right an older bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala looks down with eyes closed. Behind them more seated devotees in white and red clothing fill the room, one wearing an orange shawl.2006-10-15January 12 20132013-01-12A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe and a long rudraksha mala seated on a dark cushioned throne hands a folded white paper to a smiling young girl in a pink-and-gold salwar with a pink shawl and small pendant necklace. The girl extends her hands to receive it. Behind them stand several people: a woman in white with rudraksha beads and a sandalwood-marked forehead, another woman with a light forehead mark, and a woman in a white shirt with a blue lanyard and ID badge.2013-05-19August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a seated audience during a satsang in a plain hall with pale walls. In the foreground, women and girls wear saffron-orange and maroon garments with gold borders, and several wear rudraksha malas. A young girl in a maroon dress with a gold-trimmed yoke and a red bindi sits centre-front, looking to the side. Behind them, others in white and cream saris with gold borders sit attentively. No speaker or teacher is visible in the frame, and the people seen are devotees listening.2013-04-24A seated audience at a satsang in a hall with cream walls. In the foreground, several women wear orange and saffron saris with rudraksha malas, and a young girl in the centre wears a maroon dress with a gold-yellow collar and a small pendant, with a vertical tilak on her forehead. Behind them, other devotees wear white and cream clothes with gold borders, and several have their hands in anjali. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2013-04-24A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame at an evening satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and a pink-and-white striped shirt, while women wear saris in yellow, green and pink, several with red bindis and gold jewellery. Faces are turned toward a stage out of frame, with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. The dim lighting suggests dusk.2006-07-16A close crowd photograph at a KAILASA event. In the foreground a bearded man in a plain white shirt holds up a sheet of ruled paper with his fingers and looks toward the right. Behind him a woman in a red and yellow garment with a bindi stands among other devotees in red, orange and yellow clothing. At the left edge a hand with red and multicoloured bangles reaches toward a head. On the right a figure with dark hair wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a gold-bordered white garment. The background is blurred with more people and warm lighting.2015-07-26