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Outdoor photo of a seated teacher viewed from behind, his head and bare feet visible above and below a large black leather office chair on casters. Around him sit devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, some taking notes on paper, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl at right beside a video camera on a tripod. A red mat lies on the concrete floor, a water bottle and steel tumbler sit on a lace-covered folding table, and trees and palms fill the background under a pale sky. a person is seated in the chair, identifiable by the shaved head region visible, bare feet and orange garment, and as the central teacher of the class.

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A class held in an open-sided hall with a concrete floor. In the foreground a figure seen from behind sits in a black office-style swivel chair on a red and gold patterned mat, with a microphone stand beside it. Around them, about a dozen young people in white and orange scarves sit on the floor listening; a few are taking notes. A video camera on a tripod, a red suitcase and a water bottle are visible. Trees and a dirt path lie outside.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph taken from behind a doorway framing an outdoor scene of seated students in orange shawls. A figure with long dark hair sits with back to the camera in a black office-style swivel chair, facing a group of about a dozen people seated on the ground on a red mat. Several students wear orange shawls and white clothing; a woman in a white sari sits at left with books. A microphone stand and a water bottle sit near the chair, and a camera on a tripod records the session. A man in a long beige robe stands at right, bending toward the chair. Trees and a rocky outcrop fill the background.2006-09-20A photograph taken from behind a black office chair inside a dim hall, looking out through a wide open doorway at a sunlit outdoor scene of trees and a rural field. Seated on the floor in front of the chair are several people in orange and white clothing, some wearing orange shawls, with a red rug and a camera on a tripod nearby. On the right, an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a small wooden table, gesturing with one hand. A cup, a water bottle and a stack of papers sit on a low table in the foreground, and a pedestal fan stands at the right edge. The chair's occupant is not clearly visible, so no one in the chair is identified.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20May 24 20182018-05-24Photograph of a seated teacher in orange robes, bare-chested with long swept-back dark hair, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a seated group of students in white clothes and orange shawls, many writing in notebooks on the concrete floor. A microphone stands at the front, a video camera on a tripod records the session, and a red mat lies in the foreground. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in a plaid shirt stand near a doorway. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, though his face is partly turned away; this is an appearance-based label only.2006-09-20May 24 20182018-05-24A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on a black leather chair in front of an orange-brown door, facing a seated group of young people. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and rests his hands on the chair arms. In the foreground, students with dark hair in ponytails and braids sit with their backs to the camera, several in white salwar with orange shawls. A white-brick wall on the left holds a shelf with framed photographs. The clothing, long swept hair and seated teaching posture match the page's identification of a person, who is shown in a discourse session with students.2006-09-16A photograph of an English class in an ashram room with a red floor mat. A long-haired figure seen from behind, wearing a saffron wrap over a bare upper body, sits in a black leather chair holding a microphone and speaking to a seated group. Around a dozen women and girls sit on the bare concrete floor in white and orange-saffron shawls, several writing in notebooks. A bulletin board with papers hangs on the wall behind, and a doorway opens to a dusty yard with a low building. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2006-09-20May 24 20062006-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies