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A middle-aged man with short hair, a red bindi on his forehead and dark-framed glasses sits in a crowded hall, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant at his neck. Red-and-white lanyards hang around his neck. Blurred attendees and warm light fill the background.

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May 10 20142014-05-10A seated devotee in a crowded hall, shaved head with white and red sacred markings on the forehead and red bindi, wearing rimless glasses, a white dhoti with a gold border, a red and gold shawl, and a long orange-red rudraksha mala. He sits with palms pressed together in anjali, speaking or chanting. Behind him, many men in white shirts and red shawls sit on the floor, with rudraksha malas, one wearing a badge. The setting appears to be a satsang gathering.2014-08-24Close portrait of a man standing before a white vertical-panelled wall. He wears a white shirt and a white shawl with golden-yellow borders, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads hangs around his neck, with a second bead strand down his chest. He has a yellow-orange tilak on his forehead with a red bindi at the centre, and wears rectangular glasses. A white badge or lanyard card hangs from his shirt.2014-05-10A seated devotee in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold border sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lifted in devotion. Multiple rudraksha mala strands hang around his neck and a small red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of devotees sits in white and saffron clothing, and a young boy in orange robes sits at left. The setting is a large gathering.2016-05-20August 14 20162016-08-14August 14 20162016-08-14A man stands at a microphone on a stand, speaking at a satsang gathering. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a bright yellow-orange tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and an orange-red shawl printed with text over a white sleeveless garment, with bare arms. Behind him seated devotees wear orange and red shawls, and an older woman in a red shawl holds a camera at right. The background shows a purple patterned wall panel and brown drapes in a hall.2014-05-21December 06 20132013-12-06March 08 20132013-03-08A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits with eyes closed in a crowded hall during a puja, wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, matching rudraksha bracelets on both wrists, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. A lanyard ID badge hangs from his neck. Other devotees surround him, including a man in white and gold shawl with rudraksha beads, and a shaved-headed devotee at right. The room is filled with seated participants in the foreground.2016-12-18January 10 20172017-01-10A man seated in front of a seated audience gestures with his right hand while speaking. He wears white and cream ceremonial clothing with a red and maroon-bordered shawl, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, glasses, and gold bangles. Behind him a man in an orange jacket and white cap holds papers, and another man with closed eyes sits with hands together in a hall with dark chairs and wood-panelled walls. The man speaking is a presenter at a satsang discourse; appearance-based cues are consistent with the a person candidate but not certain enough to confirm identity.2012-09-04