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Photograph of a large seated audience at an evening outdoor gathering under a leafy tree with string lights. Men in white shirts and checked shirts sit on red plastic chairs with arms folded or hands clasped; a few women stand or sit in the background. A bearded older man in a white shirt and orange-brown cloth on his lap sits near the centre-right. Many attendees are visible, mostly men. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

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Night-time photograph of a row of men seated on red plastic chairs along a paved outdoor area in front of a white wall and dark green foliage, with red flowers at upper right. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis or trousers; the man at far right has a long grey beard and wears a pale shirt with an orange-brown dhoti, a wristwatch, and holds a folded paper. Others sit barefoot or in sandals, and a few standing figures stand at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the seated devotees are described by role only.A dense seated crowd of devotees at an evening gathering. Most people sit cross-legged on the ground in white shirts and mundus, women in sarees of red, orange, yellow and blue-green, with a few in white. Some wear rudraksha malas. A man in the back row stands in white with a mala at the right edge, and another standing man in white with a mala appears behind the crowd. Foliage and a banana plant frame the upper left. No single prominent figure is clearly identifiable as a person.A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, with dense rows of men in white shirts and dhotis and some in patterned shirts, several women in saris, and older men with white beards. Many watch attentively, some with hands clasped or chins resting on hands. A few wear red tilak marks on their foreheads and glasses. Wooden railings and red plastic chairs divide the seating. No speaker or dais is clearly visible in this frame, and the crowd fills most of the image.2012-04-06March 14 20032003-03-14Night-time outdoor satsang with a large crowd of devotees seated on a concrete floor, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in patterned shirts and a woman in the background. Several are seated cross-legged with hands folded, looking forward toward an unseen discourse. In the front row a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with a wristwatch and a small pen clipped to his pocket.2013-09-15Outdoor gathering of seated men and women at a religious event, viewed from the side of the rows. In the foreground, several men in casual shirts and trousers sit on white plastic chairs, including a man in a light blue shirt, a man in a checked shirt, and an older man in a white shirt with arms folded. Behind them rows of attendees in white shirts, saffron and orange saris and orange garments fill the rows of white chairs, and a woman in a white outfit stands near the back. Red carpet runners lie along the front, with a red canopy and trees in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2007-08-09A large seated audience fills a hall, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis alongside women in silk saris in orange, red, green and blue. In the front row, a woman in a yellow-orange checked sari sits with clasped hands, next to a younger woman in a pale blue-and-white sari, and a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace. Elderly men wearing eyeglasses sit among them, and white plastic chairs are arranged in rows.August 09 20072007-08-092004 - sacred collections uncategorisedOutdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a rural clearing with bare reddish soil. Several men in white traditional clothing stand and sit close together. In the foreground a tall bare pole with hanging thin vines stands beside a standing man in an all-white shirt and dhoti with glasses and a wristwatch. Two white-clad elderly men sit in plastic chairs at right, one with his hands clasped. Behind them stand men in white shirts, a man in a blue cap and glasses, and a man in a checked shirt and a man in a blue striped shirt with arms folded. No deity, altar or a person-appearance candidate is clearly identifiable here.2003-04-02Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on red plastic chairs and on sand in rows facing a stage. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis; some wear checked or plaid shirts and a few older men wear pink or red headcloths. Strings of bunting flags stretch across the open ground, with floodlights and a tall illuminated red figure of a deity murti in the background, plus a large portrait banner on the left. Palm trees and trees frame the scene.2006-11-24OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at Kancheepuram