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A photo of a seated satsang audience in a hall with white walls. In the foreground, several young people in orange-saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a red mat; one teen in dark-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala looks forward, and another seated boy wears a small white forehead marking. Behind them, adults in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows, some wearing event badges and glasses. A small child in a red-and-white striped shirt sits at left. No central teacher is visible in this frame, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Photograph of a seated congregation in a bright hall. In the foreground, several young people in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged with eyes closed, one with a vertical white forehead marking and bangles, and a girl in front wears orange with red-framed glasses and a white forehead mark. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on chairs and mats, some wearing name badges. The room has white walls and a framed picture on the wall behind. Approximately twenty or more people are visible.2016-03-01 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees and young disciples sits on a red floor covering during a ceremony in a room with yellow walls. Several young males in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas, shaved heads and white forehead markings. Behind and around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with white tilak on their foreheads, sit attentively. Brass or steel plates with offerings and green containers sit before them. A figure in the left foreground appears to be a child with a shaved head. The mood is one of quiet, collective participation.2013-04-21A large seated gathering of devotees fills a bright hall at an ashram event. Most people wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, many bare-chested, with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some wear white dhotis and shawls. Several younger boys sit in the front rows with eyes closed in meditation, and older men sit behind them. Red and white draped stage backdrops and a figure in orange at the far back suggest a satsang or discourse setting.2017-07-31March 28 20182018-03-28 +1 copiesA dense seated congregation of devotees at a satsang, photographed from the front. In the foreground a young girl with a long braid, orange garment, rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits beside a young boy in white. Behind them a man with a shaved head wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and bold sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms, and an older man in glasses wears a bare chest with a mala. Men and women in orange, saffron and white garments, some with white and tilak forehead markings, sit close together. No one is clearly identified as a person by appearance.2016-11-04A photograph of a seated congregation at a satsang or discourse in a white-walled hall. In the foreground, young men and boys wear saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, with rudraksha malas and pendants; one has a white tilak on his forehead and another a shaved head. Behind them, many men in white kurtas and dhotis sit closely together, some wearing lanyard badges. A man in a yellow shirt sits to the right. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked. Roughly thirty people are visible.2017-07-16August 08 20162016-08-08July 28 20172017-07-28 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03A seated satsang audience in a hall with red-cushioned chairs in the background. In the foreground, several boys and young men wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with gold-yellow borders, rudraksha malas, and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Some wear white undergarments. Behind them, adults in white shirts and kurtas and a man in a dark jacket sit attentively. The foreground figures are partly out of focus, and a small blue-and-white logo appears in the top left corner.2015-02-07