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A large seated congregation of devotees fills the frame at what appears to be an indoor satsang or initiation session. Many men wear white dhoti-style garments, several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks, and some have white or red tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear white kurtas and one has round eyeglasses. The people are seated closely together, gazing forward toward the same direction. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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July 05 20172017-07-05A large indoor gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, sacred ash or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms, and some in orange or saffron robes. Men fill the front rows, with a young boy near the bottom edge and bare-chested men among the seated crowd. The hall has pale walls, carved wooden doors and a distant red-toned shrine area.2017-07-05A large seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothing, many wearing red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas, look upward toward something out of frame. Faces show attentive, upturned expressions. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a golden border sits beside a man in a light blue shirt. No single figure with distinctive a person cues is clearly identifiable, so no candidate is named.2012-10-14A large indoor gathering of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many wearing white dhotis and shawls with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Foreground men sit with palms pressed in anjali and hands folded, some with vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A few men wear saffron cloth. Behind them, a dense crowd fills the hall under white-clad figures, with a wooden doorway at the upper right.2017-07-09September 23 20162016-09-23May 19 20172017-05-19A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many in white ritual clothing with gold borders and some in saffron/orange robes. Several men wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings of white vibhuti and red kumkum. In the foreground a man with long hair wears an orange garment, and a bespectacled man in white sits centrally with a red tilak. Faces are attentive and focused.2017-07-16 +1 copiesJuly 01 20172017-07-01 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28July 04 20172017-07-04 +1 copiesA dense, seated crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, photographed from the front. Many men are shirtless or wear white and saffron-orange cloths, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white or yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in an orange shawl. Women in orange and pink saris and white clothing sit among the crowd, and an orange-turbaned man appears in the upper background. Pillars and an ornate ceiling frame the room. The attendees appear to be listening attentively to a teaching.2016-11-08 +1 copiesJuly 05 20172017-07-05