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A large crowd of devotees sits seated on green carpeting inside a tent, many watching toward the front. Men wear white kurta-pajamas and vests, some with pink and white turbans; women wear orange, yellow and red saris with some in head covering. An elderly sadhu in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a saffron turban and a white beard. Behind them, orange and purple fabric drapes and a panel of posters line the tent wall. Hundreds of onlookers stand in the background. The page is a satsang gathering, but the image shows seated attendees with no visible a person candidate.

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February 11 20132013-02-11A large crowd of seated devotees fills an orange-canopied tent with green matting. In the foreground, women in colourful saris and headscarves, including blue, yellow and green patterned cloth, sit cross-legged with plastic bags of items beside them. Men in white shirts, vests and cardigans sit among them on the right. Several people in white and saffron robes stand near a white-draped table at the back of the tent, and a video camera on a tripod is set up at the left edge. Banners hang from the tent poles.2013-02-14A crowded satsang in a tent with orange fabric walls and a green floor. Many people are seated on the floor in the foreground, mostly women wearing headscarves and saris in red, orange, pink, and blue, with bangles on their wrists. Standing devotees fill the background, including a man in a white dhoti and a few older men in sweaters and shawls. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the left. No figure in the scene can be confidently identified as a person, so the candidate status is unsure.2013-02-08A large crowd of devotees sits and stands inside an open tent with orange fabric walls at a satsang gathering. Many men wear white kurtas and orange or saffron turbans, while women wear colourful saris in red, orange, blue and pink, some with head coverings. A few older sadhus in orange and saffron robes with bearded faces sit near the front, and one bearded man in a white turban sits at the front right. Red plastic chairs and green mats are arranged on the floor, with a white-draped table at the right side. The people look attentively toward the front.2013-02-08February 14 20132013-02-14A large crowd of devotees sits on green mats inside an orange-draped tent at a satsang gathering. Most are women in headscarves and saris in red, orange, pink and multicoloured patterns, with men in white kurtas and turbans seated and standing behind them. In the upper right, a figure in white robes with a red sash stands at a microphone-like position near a saffron cloth backdrop, with another white-robed person beside him. Bamboo poles and a fence frame the tent.2013-02-08A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a crowded outdoor satsang gathering. Many seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and shawls with headscarves, sit on a green floor covering while men stand along the back. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange kurta sits cross-legged holding a folded yellow cloth, beside a bearded elderly man in white kurta and white turban. Behind them, a standing man in an orange robe and turban and a woman in a white sari stand near the back wall. Exactly what the event is cannot be determined from the image, so no ritual is named. Hanging orange fabric and a white table with items complete the tent setting.2013-02-08A large tent interior at a religious gathering with a green floor covering, where many seated devotees sit cross-legged in rows. In the foreground a woman in a light blue patterned shawl and a woman in an orange headscarf and orange blouse sit with palms extended downward, appearing to meditate or receive energy, with a striped red-and-purple mat laid before them. Behind them a man in a grey shirt and a white-kurta man sit among others. An older man at right wears an orange cap, orange-yellow dhoti and a white shawl. A table with books and white cloth stands at left, a woman in white and orange garments nearby, and posters hang on the tent wall at top right. Orange tent fabric frames the scene.2013-02-15A seated satsang audience fills a tent with green floor covering and orange-red fabric behind them. Women in saris and head coverings in pink, blue, purple, maroon and mustard shawls sit cross-legged or with hands folded, many with eyes closed. Near the centre a bald man in white kurta sits, and at right a few men wear white with orange and saffron cloths, one with a white turban. Two boys in red and pink sit in front. Physical people are visible, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person, so appearance-based identification is withheld.2013-02-08February 11 20132013-02-11February 11 20132013-02-11A large seated audience of women and men sits on a green mat inside an orange-draped tent, listening attentively at a satsang. Many women wear red, yellow, pink and patterned saris with red bangles, and several older men wear white, cream and saffron-toned clothing. A tripod-mounted video camera stands at left, recording the gathering, and orange banners hang on the tent walls behind them. A saffron-robed figure with a white beard sits among the audience at right. Several people in the rear are seated on chairs.2013-02-12