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A seated group of participants in white ritual clothing sits on a floor during a session. In the foreground, a woman with her hair in a bun, wearing a red-beaded necklace, faces away from the camera. Center, a man in a white kurta with a name badge sits cross-legged with hands resting on his knees. To the right, a bald man with a white forehead marking and beaded necklaces sits in white, his eyes lowered. Behind them, a man with long dreadlocks wears a white shirt, and a man in a rust-red kurta with a sacred thread sits at right. Small golden deity murtis and framed figures stand on a black table at the upper left, near a stack of booklets. Hall chairs and people fill the background.

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A seated satsang gathering in a hall with purple patterned wall panels. Devotees in white clothes wear red-and-white checked shawls and red-orange lanyard badges. Many sit cross-legged on a carpet, some with eyes closed in meditation, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange tilak sits centre-right, and a shaved-headed man in white sits centre. Many people in the foreground are seen from behind, with their heads and shoulders in silhouette.2015-05-09A seated audience of men in plain white kurta-style clothing sits on red floor mats at an Inner Awakening programme. Most wear orange-red lanyards with name badges. Some have short beards or moustaches, and one older man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak. A few faces are partly hidden by others, and the room is crowded with participants facing forward. No figure is identifiable as a person in this image.2016-09-22Dense seated congregation of devotees in white clothes with red shawls and orange lanyards at a morning satsang in a red-walled hall with grey pillars. Foreground men sit with eyes closed in meditation; one man in front has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck. A man in dark glasses and a woman in white sit among them. No single presiding figure is clearly visible in this frame, and no identifiable a person appearance is present among the seated people.2012-12-26December 08 20132013-12-08A photograph of a large hall where many people sit cross-legged on red and pink floor mats during a seated meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit with eyes closed or hands in mudra; one man at left wears rudraksha beads and an ID badge, and another at centre wears a rudraksha mala and a badge. A bare-chested man with a gold-bordered white dhoti sits at right-centre, and a man with long dreadlocks wears a white dhoti. Behind them, a further crowd sits on the floor, some in orange or red garments, with a stage at the back draped in red curtains and a tripod-mounted camera.2016-11-19October 04 20162016-10-04December 01 20112011-12-01December 03 20132013-12-03A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on a patterned carpet in a hall during a satsang. Foreground, a man in a cream kurta wears a rudraksha mala with orange lanyard beads and a red bindi, gazing forward. Beside him, a man in a white shirt wears a similar orange-and-beaded lanyard and a rudraksha mala. Behind, others in white shirts and white t-shirts wear orange lanyards and accreditation badges, sitting cross-legged on red cloths. No a person is visible in the frame; the figures are devotees and attendees.2013-12-13A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a carpeted hall with a gold and maroon swirl pattern, many in white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis. Several sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation or satsang, some holding small booklets or papers. One man in the foreground wears an orange-red shawl over white and rudraksha beads; another wears a rudraksha mala and a shirt with a sacred pendant. Chairs with maroon upholstery line the back of the room, with a person standing at the far right edge. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance-based terms, so no candidate is claimed.2013-12-07 +1 copiesA seated audience of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a satsang session. In the foreground right, a bearded man with long dark hair and a red shawl over an orange robe sits with a vermilion mark on his forehead. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes closed. Other men in white clothing and a man in a checked shirt sit behind them in rows. The background is a crowded hall with many participants seated on the floor. The bearded man has distinctive long hair and orange-saffron clothing but his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-01-29August 22 20152015-08-22