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Outdoor photograph of a large group of shirtless male devotees seated in rows on blue cushioned mats and colourful striped cloths on a stone-paved courtyard. Many wear orange or white dhotis. A slightly apart figure in front, bare-chested with white cloth around the waist, sits with hands raised near the face. Behind them stand tall wooden poles and a golden domed canopy with a kalasha finial, a small golden shrine, and a framed deity image at the right edge. Trees and a grey sky are behind. Approximately 60 people are visible.

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July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor group meditation on a stone-paved courtyard under a cloudy sky. Many bare-chested men and boys sit in rows on blue cushioned mats and striped pink cloths, several with palms pressed together in namaste. A seated figure in white at the front, with a shaved head, is praying with hands joined. Behind them, a large ornate golden canopy with a dome and a golden chariot-like structure stand near trees, and a golden palanquin-style shrine with a framed portrait is at right. A pale orange saffron-robed figure sits near the right edge. A speaker stands on a tripod among the rows.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesA large outdoor group photograph on a paved stone courtyard. Well over a hundred bare-chested men and boys in white dhotis and some in orange cloths stand and sit in rows on colourful striped mats and blue mats. Golden domed open pavilions with lattice tops and tall wooden poles stand behind them under an overcast sky. At the centre front, a seated figure wears a pink garment and a tall ornate crown, with a pink deity murti or figure beside a pale-skinned person seated in lotus-like meditation posture. Trees line the edges of the scene.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor demonstration on a sandy ground with several blue mats. Many shirtless young men and boys in orange-red shorts stand and sit on the mats, some in white dhotis. A man in a white dhoti and a man in a dark shirt stand near the front. Behind them are large ornate golden domed canopies on posts and tall bamboo-like poles. Colourful striped cloth covers the foreground. Trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Outdoor photograph of a group of about fifteen bare-chested male devotees seated in a row on blue padded mats on a stone-paved ground, with wooden pillars and a yellow decorative structure behind them. Several wear white dhoti-style cloths and some wear orange or saffron shorts and rudraksha-style necklaces; some have white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. They sit in meditative poses, attentive and still, with a grassy landscape and a few cattle in the background.2017-07-08