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A group of people seated on the floor in orange saffron clothing and matching orange turbans, many wearing rudraksha malas. A young man in the centre with dark curly hair and a beard wears an orange wrap, a mala and white painted markings on his chest and arms, and holds a microphone while speaking. Beside him a smiling girl in an orange turban and mala sits near seated participants. In front of them are banana leaves set with food, small white paper cups and bowls, and a white cloth covering the floor. A person in white dhoti stands at the top right holding a steel bucket. The scene looks like a satsang or group sharing session in an ashram hall, with no visible a person figure identifiable in the image.

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September 19 20172017-09-19A photograph of a seated meal in a bright hall where several young devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged on mats, eating from green banana leaves with paper cups of water nearby. Many wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and some have sacred ash markings on their bodies. A figure in the top left wears white with a yellow border and stands behind the row. Blurred heads in the foreground belong to people seated facing the group. Several seated figures are smiling or chatting. A swami-style person is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted. Counted physically visible people are roughly two dozen, within the 6-20 to 21-100 band.2017-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08A photograph of a group of young men and boys in orange-saffron robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, with white and red markings on their foreheads, arms and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands folded in namaskar or palms pressed together. In front of them along the floor run long banana leaves set with food and white paper cups. Behind them, seated devotees in white and light clothing watch from a gilded altar area with a deity image. Several participants with turbans are visible in the foreground, and a larger group sits behind them.2017-09-19September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA seated row of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits on the floor, cross-legged on banana leaves set with small white cups. Several wear wooden rudraksha malas and thin gold chains; some have white ash lines on their bare chests and arms. Behind them a white-clad figure stands near a steel counter. The mood is an ashram meal setting, with figures looking to the side as if listening or waiting.2017-09-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on a white mat in a hall, eating a meal from banana-leaf plates. Their plates hold rice, yellow dal, fried items and sweets, with small white cups beside them. Several men have white sacred markings on their chests and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. A bearded man in dark-framed glasses and a white shirt sits among them, and a child in an orange turban is at the right edge. Some seated figures have hands raised in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them are stainless steel counters and a pale wall.2017-09-19September 19 20172017-09-19A group of young children and teenagers in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor with green and pink mats, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A girl with long braided hair in the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a young boy in an orange wrap sits near a man with long hair and a dark bindi-style mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, while a boy in orange sits to the right. Paper cups stand on the mats in the foreground.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A long row of seated monks in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans eats a communal meal from banana-leaf plates set on a white cloth in a hall. A man in front holds a microphone, and several others play small hand drums. Many wear rudraksha malas, bindis and white body markings. Behind them, a large red-draped stage and a screen show a bright pink-and-gold image, and a few women in white sit in the background. A red bag and orange cloth bag rest on the floor at the right edge.2017-08-14