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A large seated audience at a Guru Purnima gathering, mostly women in white and cream sarees and kurtas with yellow and gold accents. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold saree with a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant looks tearful, with a tilak on her forehead. Beside her, an older woman in white holds her hands in anjali and smiles, and another woman in yellow wears a rudraksha mala. At lower left, a shaven-headed woman in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, younger and older devotees sit close together in the hall. The scene reflects satsang and discourse seating.

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A large seated crowd of devotees fills the frame at a hall event, mostly women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and yellow garments. A woman in the centre wears a cream saree with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklace and a vertical tilak on her forehead, looking tearful. To the left a woman in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha beads and a horizontal white tilak sits with eyes lowered. Several elderly women have red kumkum bindis and folded hands, and a woman at right presses palms together. The crowd is roughly 21-100 people visible.2017-07-09August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 23 20142014-08-23May 05 20162016-05-05September 16 20132013-09-16A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in orange and white clothing during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala raises her palms in devotion, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi. Beside her, a woman in white with a brown rudraksha mala covers her face with her hand, and an older woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other participants in white and orange clothing, some with white forehead markings, fill the rows behind them under overhead lights.2014-08-24A seated congregation of devotee women in white and cream traditional garments with red rudraksha-style coral malas sits on red mats during a satsang. The woman in front right has a white vibhuti or tilak mark on her forehead and wears gold ornaments; the seated woman centre wears cream sari with purple border and glasses; others wear white and gold-bordered sarees. A portrait of a robed figure is visible in the upper background, with a golden shrine-like structure at the top right.2015-04-24A large seated gathering of women in white clothes and orange-red shawls at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many pressing palms together in namaste and some wearing orange-red beaded necklaces and forehead markings. In the foreground a smiling blonde woman in white with a red bindi and orange-red mala applauds, beside a woman in white with a grey-orange mala and a woman in red and white with orange lanyards. Behind them rows of attendees sit on red and patterned mats under hanging red and gold decorations, with a metal railing and a white plastic bag visible at the edges.2015-09-11July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothing with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads, many with red kumkum dots, attending a satsang. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with her hands pressed to her chest, wearing a black bead mala and bangles. Beside her a young girl in a white sleeveless top with a white forehead band and a boy in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala listen attentively. Behind them many women in white and orange-red saris sit in rows, some with hands raised in devotion. No a person candidate is visible.2015-11-22A photograph of a seated satsang audience dressed mostly in white. In the foreground, a smiling woman with curly blonde hair wears a white top and a long rudraksha-style bead mala. Beside her, a woman in a red top with a dark mala sits near a woman with wavy hair in a white top and bangles, looking downward. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and red garments sit on tiered steps, some with folded arms, some wearing red shawls and beaded necklaces. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the frame.2013-12-05