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A large seated audience fills a hall on red mats, facing forward toward an unseen stage at a satsang or discourse. Many men sit cross-legged in mixed clothing: a man in an orange shirt at left, a man in a red t-shirt, a man in a black t-shirt in the foreground, a man in a blue polo shirt at right, and several in white kurta-style shirts. A younger man at left sips from a water bottle. A few folded hands appear at right. Some people wear white shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Many more attendees fill the background rows.

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A large seated audience in white ritual clothing sits on a red mat inside a hall with pale walls. In the foreground, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and visitor lanyards, clap with palms together. A man in a dark brown shirt and lanyard sits at left, and a boy in a striped blue shirt with glasses sits among them. Many others in the crowd raise hands or smile, and a few wear white caps. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues.2016-04-17April 19 20162016-04-19April 17 20162016-04-17April 19 20162016-04-19April 17 20162016-04-17A large seated crowd fills a hall, mostly men and some women in white and saffron-orange clothing, many sitting cross-legged on a red carpet at the lower left. Several men wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and one man in the foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. Most attendees face forward toward an unseen stage, with a blue-clad man on the right.2016-05-09April 17 20162016-04-17A large seated audience fills a carpeted hall with warm wall panels, attending a satsang or discourse. Many attendees wear white kurtas and lanyards, while others wear yellow, red, orange and pink clothing. Several people sit cross-legged, some with hands folded, others listening intently. Water bottles sit on the floor among the rows. Along the back wall hang framed religious prints and a large orange banner bearing a deity image. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt and a man in a white shirt watch the front. A man in an orange robe sits among the crowd near the centre, while a bare-chested man in white sits at the front left.2015-12-08A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees on red floor mats, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or light trousers, with some in blue, yellow and checked clothing. Many sit cross-legged with notebooks and pens, and several wear lanyards with ID badges. Water bottles sit on the red mats. Red shutters and white walls line the back of the hall, and a camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. The audience faces a stage outside the frame, attending a multi-day convention event.2009-02-27April 19 20162016-04-19Photograph from behind of a large seated audience on a patterned carpet in a warm-lit hall at a Nithyanandoham Inner Awakening session. Many participants sit cross-legged or on cushions, wearing mostly white, green, and striped shirts with red satsang garlands around their necks. A tall speaker stand and a camera tripod stand at the back; the stage area is largely out of frame. No speaker or a person is visible in this view.2015-12-07May 06 20162016-05-06