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Overhead photo of a ritual setting on a striped floor covering in pink, purple, green, yellow and white. A person in orange robes and rudraksha malas sits at right, leaning forward with hands at the chest and lap, while another person in orange sits at lower left with hands resting on their knees. A third person in white and yellow clothing is partly visible at the top edge. The floor is light tile. The scene suggests a seated devotional or energy-transmission practice, with no visible deity, throne or a person depiction.

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A photograph of a seated disciple in orange saffron robes and rudraksha malas touching the chest of another person in orange, both on a colourful striped cloth with pink, green, purple and blue stripes. A third person in white and yellow cloth is partly visible at the top edge, and a person's bare arm rests on the striped mat at the left. The scene suggests a Satsang-style initiation session at an ashram, with the orange-robed figures close together on the floor.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesOverhead photo of disciples in saffron-orange robes seated on a striped cotton mat of pink, green, blue and purple on a white tiled floor. The foreground figure on the left, with voluminous dark curly hair, wears rudraksha malas and bracelets and rests a hand on his lap. The figure on the right wears saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, dark rudraksha beads, a bracelet, and glasses, and gestures with an open hand. Other seated people in orange appear at the top and right edge. The setting suggests an ashram satsang or meditation gathering.2017-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated young man in orange robes on a floor covered with colourful striped rugs in green, pink, purple and blue. He wears a wrap of orange cloth over his bare chest, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and beaded bracelets on his wrists, and he is looking down with his legs folded. Beside him a second person in orange lies forward with head down, and a dark mobile phone rests on the rug. Other seated people in white and red-gold clothing appear at the edges of the frame. Persons are present in the room on the rugs, and a rudraksha mala is visible.2017-07-06July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20172017-01-06Two young children in orange saffron robes sit on a colourful striped mat during a ritual. The boy in the centre has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead with a red dot, multiple rudraksha malas with gold beads, and a pendant necklace; he holds a round coconut in both hands. A girl facing him, seen from behind, wears orange cloth, rudraksha beads, white markings on her shoulders and back, and gold earrings. Large clay pots and a brass plate stand nearby, and other saffron-clad people sit in the background.2017-01-06January 06 20172017-01-06Two young children in orange robes sit cross-legged on a colourful striped rug in an ashram hall. The boy in front, with a white vibhuti line and red kumkum on his forehead, wears a dense rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklaces; he holds a brown coconut in one hand while his other hand gestures over it, eyes lowered in concentration. The girl beside him, seen from behind with white ash markings on her back and rudraksha beads, holds a coconut in her lap. Clay pots and a stone pedestal sit in the background with other seated devotees in orange.2017-01-06A seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps sits in meditation on a mat. Many wear large gold and dark wooden bead necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, and several have white tilak or ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. A young boy in the centre with curly hair, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, is prominent. Behind them stands a striped red and purple backdrop, and a marigold garland lies on the mat in the foreground.2017-03-14January 06 20172017-01-06