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A large seated gathering of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits on a green carpeted floor at a Tamil Nadu satsang. In the foreground a bespectacled man with a grey moustache sits cross-legged, writing with a green pen in a yellow notebook. Behind him, older men with white hair and tilak marks sit attentively, and several wear white identity badges on their shirts. Water bottles and bags lie nearby. Many more participants fill the background in rows, all dressed in white.

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September 22 20122012-09-22 +1 copiesA large outdoor tent gathering of seated men on green mats at a Tiruvannamalai ashram event. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, with white or grey ash marks on foreheads and some men bare-chested with white cloth wrapped around their waists. Many are seated cross-legged, writing in notebooks or on pink and yellow papers, some holding pens. A man in an orange cloth sits near the centre-left, and a bearded bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on the right. Name badges are pinned to several shirts, and a black speaker stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a satsang class audience, with the crowd filling the tent in every direction.2017-05-10November 27 20092009-11-27A large outdoor tent filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, sitting on green mats at a satsang. Foreground men wear eyeglasses; one older bearded man has white hair and a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Many attendees have lanyard ID badges. Stacks of notebooks and bags sit on the mats, and orange flags and lights hang from the tent poles. Speakers and a stage screen are visible at the far end, but the main speaker is not clearly shown.2017-05-10Devotees seated cross-legged on green mats under a white tent at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and dhoti writes in a notebook with a green pen, a pink sheet and papers beside him, and a red cloth bag. Other seated men in white clothes read sheets of paper, and a lanyard badge hangs from a neck. Behind them, rows of attendees fill the hall with orange and white decorations overhead.2017-05-10July 17 20162016-07-17A large seated audience of men fills a green-carpeted hall at an Arogya Yoga programme. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with lanyard name badges around their necks. In the foreground a man with grey hair sits cross-legged, and beside him a man in a blue-grey cloth cap and a man in a brown checked shirt rest their chins on their hands while listening. A row of women in colourful saris sits in the background under white draped ceiling fabric. At the top right a framed portrait on a stand shows a person with white hair, though the face is too small to assess. The mood is attentive and orderly, with dense rows of participants.2006-11-25A large outdoor congregation of men seated on green mats under a white tent, wearing white dhotis and white shirts. Many are writing in notebooks with pink and yellow covers. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beaded necklace sits in the middle foreground, holding a pen. Stage speakers and lighting rigs are visible along the top edge.2017-05-10April 10 20172017-04-10Photograph of seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis at a Nithyananda Peetham satsang, taking notes. In the foreground an older man with grey hair and glasses writes in a notebook on a bag with a pen; beside him a man in white writes, and at right a bald-topped older man sits in white. Several other white-clad attendees are visible; one wears a lanyard badge. No distinctive a person cues are visible, so no candidate is identified.2017-03-11 +1 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10A large crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on red mats in a hall, writing on loose paper with pens. Several wear lanyard name badges. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a small shoulder bag bends over his notes, while a man at right in white shirt and glasses writes beside him. Yellow cloth bags and a striped cloth lie on the mats, and a water bottle sits at left. Watermarked copyright text appears in the lower corner, which is excluded. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-07-17