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A crowded indoor room with pale walls and a window, where saffron-robed sadhus sit on red and orange floor mats and rugs. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands near the centre, and a bare-headed elderly man in orange bends forward at right. Several photographers and a man in white dhoti at left hold cameras and phones, and a small framed painting hangs on the back wall. Some seated sadhus wear rudraksha malas and ochre cloth, with one man at right showing long swept-back white hair.

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April 21 20162016-04-21A group of sadhus and devotees sit on carpets and cushions in a plain room with white tiled walls and a window. A framed picture with a garland hangs on the wall. In the centre, a bald saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala sits facing a seated sadhu in an orange shawl. Several men in orange, saffron and maroon robes, some wearing orange or pink turbans, sit around them in conversation. A cameraman in white films the scene at left, and women in maroon and gold-bordered saris sit in the foreground. A candidate matching a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so no identity is asserted.2015-09-15A seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus inside a tiled room with patterned red and blue floor mats. In the foreground, a bald man seen from behind wears a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and an orange-and-saffron wrap, sitting with his back to the camera. Facing him, a bearded sadhu in orange cloth holds a pink flower. Further back, an elderly bearded sadhu wears a rust-red turban and beaded mala, while other orange-robed sadhus sit along the wall. A man in a white shirt sits among them, and several women in red, yellow and white saris, one with hands pressed in namaste, sit at the left edge.2015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11September 21 20152015-09-21Indoor photo of a seated gathering of saints in a plain room with a framed deity picture on the wall beside a window. A tall elderly sadhu in a pale pink-saffron robe and white beard stands at left, hands folded in greeting. Seated on red-patterned carpets and cushions, many sadhus wear orange and saffron robes, one wears a pink turban, and another an orange turban. Several men in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, sit with shaved heads in front. A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border sits at lower right, and a few figures in the foreground are partly cropped. Phone-carrying onlookers stand at the back left. A ceremonial satsang-style meeting with visiting sadhus.2015-09-15A photograph inside a plain room with a patterned red carpet and orange cushions. Seated saffron-robed sadhus and holy men sit in a semicircle; one elderly seated man wears an orange turban and a marigold garland. Several bald and bearded monks in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas sit nearby. Standing at right, a bearded man in an orange robe holds a long staff. Young students in white garments with gold borders sit in front, two wearing blindfolds, while a woman in white with a maroon shawl sits centre-front. Windows light the pale brick wall behind.2015-09-10A photograph of a seated gathering in a room with white tiled walls and a window, with patterned red-and-blue rugs on the floor. Many men in saffron and orange robes sit in a semicircle; one bearded elder wears a red turban and a rudraksha mala, another has long white hair and beard, and a bald man in orange sits at the right. A man with dark curly hair and a full beard wears a plain orange cloth. Women in red, white and purple saris sit at the left, one with hands joined in greeting. A man in a white shirt sits in the foreground beside a bald monk in orange with a beaded gold-toned necklace, facing the group. The scene appears to be a sitting meeting or satsang among sadhus and devotees.2015-09-11September 10 20152015-09-10A seated group inside a tiled room with barred windows, several sadhus in orange robes, one in a red turban with rudraksha beads and another with a white beard and orange shawl sitting among them. A bald figure in the foreground wears an orange robe with gold trim, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, seen from behind while leaning toward a bearded man in an orange shirt. A man in white shirt and dark bag strap sits between them, and elderly women in white and red saris with gold-bordered shawls sit with hands folded in front. Patterned floor rugs and bundled cloth bags are on the floor.2015-09-11April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21