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A seated audience of men in an ashram hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a man in a beige shirt and khaki trousers sits barefoot on a black chair with an orange cloth on his lap, and a man in a white striped shirt with a lanyard badge sits beside him. To the right, a man in a white shirt holds a tablet and wears a name badge. Behind them, more seated devotees wear white clothes and orange cloths, and a man in a maroon shirt wears an orange lanyard. The background shows gold thrones and a golden deity murti shrine with a red and gold wall of framed images. Several devotees are in white with orange shawls.

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Rows of seated men attend a workshop in a bright hall with a polished white floor. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and jeans sits with a phone; beside him, a man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man in a white kurta and grey waistcoat sits with a hand to his chin, and a man in a grey shirt wears an orange-saffron shawl and wristwatch. Many attendees wear white, orange and blue shirts with name badges, and several are barefoot. A deity murti stands in an alcove at the top right. Some attendees are seated in plastic chairs, watching attentively.2015-08-30A photograph of seated devotees in a temple hall, watching a talk. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a folded orange cloth and yellow paper. Beside him, a man in a checked shirt and jeans holds an orange cloth. At the right, a man in a beige shirt and trousers holds an orange cloth, and most attendees wear name badges and orange scarves. Behind them, gilded deity murtis, a red-cushioned throne and colourful statues stand in the background. No candidate for the a person figure is visible in this frame.2015-01-31Photograph of an seated audience in a bright hall with cream tiled floor, most people on red-cushioned black plastic chairs facing away from the camera toward an unseen speaker. Foreground: a man in white kurta with wristwatch and beard, beside a man in white shirt with a visitor badge, then a man in a purple polo shirt with a yellow cloth at his waist and black trousers, and a barefoot man in a light blue shirt and olive trousers. Further back a man in an orange-red shirt with a red scarf and others in white and pastel clothes. No speaker or a person is visible in the frame.2016-08-28May 11 20122012-05-11 +1 copiesA seated audience of men in an indoor hall, most wearing white dhotis or kurtas with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. The front row includes a man with grey hair writing in a notebook, a man with red tilak on his forehead holding a small object, a man in a grey kurta with folded hands holding a red-and-gold cloth bundle, and a man with a moustache and red mark in white dhoti with folded hands. Additional men sit behind them, some in shirts, and saffron-robed figures stand in the background near a red curtain and orange banner. No specific ritual is visible beyond the seated gathering.2013-10-19A seated audience in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures, most attendees in white or light shirts and dhotis, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. In the foreground five men sit in black chairs with red seat cushions: on the left a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, next a man in an orange shirt holding a phone, then a man in a pink checked shirt with a wristwatch, a man in a grey t-shirt with a white bead bracelet and necklace, and on the right a man in a maroon shirt with a name badge and white dhoti with blue border. Another person stands in the background near a doorway. No identifiable figure in the scene is a person, so the scene shows only devotees.2015-08-30A large crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on red floor mats inside a hall, listening to a satsang. Many wear rudraksha mala necklaces, and a few have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Several hold yellow paper, notebooks or small booklets. Behind them, the ashram hall has red and gold decor, and many more seated attendees fill the background, with people also visible near the back wall. The setting suggests a devotional discourse; the speaker is not visible in frame.2015-04-25January 31 20152015-01-31A photograph of a seated group meditating in a large hall with red upholstered chairs and a red-patterned carpet. In the foreground, a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on the floor. Behind him, others in white and orange-red shawls sit on the floor, while men in white shirts with orange lanyards sit in red armchairs. Overhead, a balcony with more people and warm ceiling lights fills the room. Watermarked archive image; no clear candidate for a person is visible among the seated people.2012-12-12January 17 20162016-01-17October 19 20132013-10-19A photograph of a large seated audience in a bright hall with pale tiled floor and red-cushioned chairs, facing toward the front out of frame. Men predominate, many in white shirts and mundus, some in saffron-orange dhotis and kurtas, one in a pink kurta with a rudraksha mala, others in checked or striped shirts. A man in a yellow shirt wears a sandalwood forehead mark. Wall frames with framed photographs line the back wall, and a digital clock is visible. Several people are seated in the front rows with hands in laps, attentive, at what appears to be a discourse or satsang.2015-08-30