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A large group of men sits cross-legged in rows on a white floor during a ritual gathering. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth, and many wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and white forehead bands. Several men raise both fists to their heads in a gesture, while others hold small books or sit with hands folded. Brass and gold-toned poles and ritual items are visible in the foreground. A few younger boys sit among the men, and the room is decorated with colourful bunting across the top. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.

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July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesA large group of men seated on a white tiled floor in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold-yellow borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Most have their hands raised to their faces in a gesture of prayer or meditation, some touching their foreheads and eyes. A long-haired man in the front left wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering. Several people are visible behind, and a mobile phone rests on the floor.2017-06-10A large seated gathering of devotees, mostly men with bare upper bodies, sits on white cloth in a hall with pink walls. Many wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and chests. Several in the foreground pinch their nostrils with their fingers, a breathing practice. One man in front wears thick-rimmed glasses and a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. A younger man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder and a mala, with an ID badge on his chest. Brass oil lamps stand among the rows, and cardboard boxes are stacked near the back wall.2017-05-26July 02 20172017-07-02 +2 copiesDense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a hall, many with eyes closed and hands raised to their foreheads in a meditative or devotional posture. Most wear white clothing; several men have white vibhuti or tilak marks across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. One man in front wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder with a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people, and no throne or stage figure is distinguishable in the foreground. Blurred background figures and warm lights suggest a large satsang or initiation gathering.2017-07-02 +1 copiesMay 26 20172017-05-26March 09 20182018-03-09A large group of men seated on a pale floor in a white-walled hall performs a ritual, with many bare-chested devotees wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Most have both hands raised to their faces, some with fingers pressed to the forehead, and several have white ash or paste smeared across their foreheads. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a bracelet and beads and a shaved-headed man in white stand close together, while a phone rests on the floor at lower left. A figure in orange robes sits in the far background near the doorway. The scene suggests a group prayer or puja gesture. Copyright text and a source credit appear at lower right.2017-06-10A seated group of around thirty men in a bright hall performs a ritual with hands raised to their foreheads, palms cupped over the eyes. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-yellow borders and tulsi or rudraksha malas around their necks, with gold bangles on their wrists. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A few heads are shaved and some men have longer hair. Some hold small items, and a mobile phone rests on the floor at lower centre. The room has white tiled floors and plain walls. The page indicates a Jnanasambandar puja at Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, but no shown figure is clearly identified as a person.2017-06-10A large group of men and boys seated on a white marble floor in a hall, pressing palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vibhuti stripes on the forehead and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas. Boys in saffron-orange cloths sit among them. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with a mala joins his palms, and a boy sits beside him. Behind the group, a white-draped table holds offerings, lamps and flower garlands. Around thirty to forty people are visible.2017-06-27February 22 20172017-02-22