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A large seated gathering fills a decorated pandal under an ornate red and gold patterned canopy. In the foreground, a figure with long, swept-back hair in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha beads stands raising one hand toward the crowd, while a bearded man in white holds a plate of flowers beside him. Several shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit at the lower right with topknots facing the camera. Devotees in white clothing sit on red and white mats before a gilded altar decorated with flower garlands, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel with marigold petals. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the lower left. The scene suggests a satsang discourse.

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A large seated gathering under a red patterned canopy at an outdoor-style ashram satsang. In the foreground, shaved-headed devotees in white sit with their backs to the camera. On the right, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a bare chest and rudraksha beads stands with one arm raised, scattering petals in the air above the crowd (Swamiji (probable)). Devotees in white dhotis and saris sit on red-draped floors around brass vessels and floral offerings, and a man in white kneels with folded hands near a seated woman wearing a rudraksha mala. A signboard behind reads Dhyanapeetham, and a bright lamp lights the scene.2005-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21A large outdoor-style pandal under a red patterned canopy with fringed festoons, with a dais decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace is scattering white petals and flower confetti over the crowd, while three shaven-headed monastics in saffron robes with tufts of hair sit with their backs to the camera in the foreground. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor, and a golden throne-like seat with a gilded backrest, brass lamps and a flower-decorated seat stands at the right. Brass oil lamps and a silver vessel with flowers sit near the dais.2005-07-21 +1 copiesJuly 21 20052005-07-21Evening event under a large red patterned canopy at an ashram, with a gold-covered throne-like dais decorated with marigold and flower garlands. A standing figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and holds flower petals in both hands, scattering them. Beside him a man in white holds a tray of pink flowers. Four shaved-headed devotees in orange robes sit with their backs to the camera facing the stage. Many seated devotees in white clothes fill the hall, and a golden lion-form seat and brass lamps stand near the dais.2005-07-21A photograph of a Guru Poornima gathering in a hall with a red-and-gold backdrop. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, raises both arms and showers pink and white flower petals over the room. A man in a white kurta stands at right, also scattering petals, beside a decorated altar with marigold garlands and yellow flowers. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor in the foreground and midground, and several shaven-headed monks in orange robes sit with their backs to the camera at bottom. A standing figure in white stands at left among the crowd.2005-07-21A standing man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha malas stretches one arm toward a gold-foil backdrop on a stage decorated with white and pink garlands, a canopy of colourful patterned cloth and marigold-trimmed decoration. Seated in white garments, devotees with rudraksha malas sit on white sheets in front of him; a man in white bends forward offering a white flower garland at the gold backdrop, and a seated woman in white holds her hands in anjali. Brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, flowers and oil lamps sit in front of the stage. Several seated devotees in white and a man in orange-bordered clothing occupy the foreground. A dais and a microphone stand are visible at right.2005-07-21February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28