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Seated group of devotees at a satsang or ritual gathering, many with white and orange-ochre tilak lines and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala has hands raised in mudra with eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in saffron-orange robes and glasses, with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his arms, sits with a steady expression. Behind them young men in white shirts and orange or red shawls, a man in a white shirt and rudraksha garland, and other shaven-headed sannyasis in orange sit in rows on the floor.

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May 04 20132013-05-04May 13 20132013-05-13March 13 20132013-03-13February 22 20132013-02-22A seated assembly during a devotional gathering, with many people sitting in rows and some clapping. In the foreground centre, a man with a shaved head, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala over orange robes sits with palms pressed together. To his right, a bespectacled man with a shaved head and white tilak on the forehead wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shirt sit among the audience. The swami-style figures are sannyasi-like devotees rather than confirmed identities.2017-07-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated gathering in a bright hall with red curtains and white-clad devotees behind. In the foreground, several saffron-robed young men sit with palms pressed together in anjali, with white vibhuti-marked foreheads and rudraksha malas; one holds an ornate gold bracelet. Brass vessels and small oil lamps sit on red mats before them. The main foreground figures are monastic disciples, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-05-11September 19 20142014-09-19January 17 20132013-01-17August 17 20142014-08-17Several shaven-headed monks in saffron and orange robes sit in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a satsang. The foreground monk wears a rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak on his forehead. The man to the right wears orange cloth, a long beaded mala and multiple strands, with white horizontal markings on his arms and chest. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and orange shawls also sit with hands folded.2013-04-09A seated group of people meditating with eyes closed in a hall. In the foreground, a young man with a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes and glasses. Beside him, a bespectacled young man in a saffron shawl and red-orange garment sits with eyes closed. At right, a shaved-headed man with white tripundra marks, a red bindi and rudraksha mala wears orange robes. Behind them, men in white clothes with orange lanyards sit in meditation, and an older man in white with glasses sits at far right. The setting appears to be an indoor assembly for an inner awakening class.2013-03-13May 20 20162016-05-20