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A large seated audience fills a hall, many people wearing orange and saffron lanyards or orange shawls. In the centre a woman in a yellow-gold kurta raises both arms with hands in mudra-like gestures, her face tilted upward and eyes closed, while nearby devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Glasses, rudraksha-style beads and a red bindi are visible among the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame; the scene reads as a satsang or discourse session with participants in devotional posture.

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A large seated audience at an indoor programme, viewed from behind a row of heads. Several people in the foreground wear orange and saffron-coloured lanyards and scarves. A woman in a light blue top with a dark beaded necklace sits with her hands pressed together in namaste. Beside her, a woman in a mustard-yellow kurta raises one arm high. Another person in a mustard top lifts an arm near the centre. A child sits in front of an older woman with glasses who wears a rudraksha-style beaded mala and an orange garment. A brown leather chair edge is visible at the left. The people appear to be listening attentively at a satsang or discourse-style gathering.2015-12-16December 16 20152015-12-16December 06 20162016-12-06A large seated audience fills a temple hall at an evening gathering, many people with rudraksha malas and white, red, saffron and yellow clothing. Several women in red, yellow and orange saris and a woman in a blue top raise open hands while others sit with hands folded. A lit oil lamp is visible at the upper right near a wooden pillar, and a white-pillared doorway frames the background. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the crowd.2016-12-12A large seated audience in an indoor hall, many people wearing orange and white lanyards and saffron-orange scarves. In the centre foreground, a woman in a mauve top raises both arms with hands clasped above her head, eyes closed, in a devotional gesture. Nearby, a man in white shirt and an older woman in a patterned top sit among the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view; the audience faces an unseen stage.2015-12-16A crowd of seated devotees at an indoor event, viewed from the back of the audience. In the centre, a woman in a mauve top raises both hands high, palms open, while those around her sit attentively. Nearby, a man wears a white shirt with an orange lanyard, a woman wears a white top with a beaded necklace, and a man in a red shirt sits to the right. Others wear orange and white garments, orange scarves and orange lanyards. No central stage figure is clearly visible in the frame.2015-12-16December 12 20162016-12-12A large seated audience at an indoor event, many people wearing white clothes with orange lanyards and some with orange or saffron shawls. In the center, a woman with light hair pulled back wears a mauve top and raises both hands palms-out. Around her, attendees in white kurtas, a man in a grey shirt, a man in a red shirt and a man on the right with a topknot and white clothes look forward toward an unseen stage. Several people sit with eyes closed or heads bowed.2015-12-16May 19 20162016-05-19July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor programme, viewed from behind and above several rows of heads. Many attendees wear orange lanyards and orange-and-white badges. In the centre, a woman in a yellow top with an orange-beaded necklace and a red bindi sits with her eyes closed, and a man in a grey-brown shirt with an orange lanyard beside her has his head tilted back. A man in a teal kurta wears an orange lanyard, and a woman in a pink top sits to the right. Others in the crowd, including an older man in white on the lower right, appear absorbed and still, consistent with meditation or listening. No stage or figure of a person is visible.2015-12-16December 23 20152015-12-23