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A large indoor yoga session with many participants seated cross-legged on red and patterned mats. In the foreground, a young man in glasses and a grey hooded zip sweatshirt with white trousers sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Other seated people in dark tops and grey clothing surround him, some with hands in prayer, and a blurred screen or backdrop is visible behind the crowd. The scene is a meditation or yoga practice, with no identifiable a person visible among those shown.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and white ritual cloth. In the centre foreground a man in a pale green kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, with a red tilak on his forehead and glasses. To his left a man with hair tied up and a red sacred thread across his bare chest sits writing in a notebook, and behind them several people in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor. The mood is a quiet, reverent gathering during a sitting programme.2016-08-14 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a hall during a satsang session, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a red lanyard sits with hands folded, and beside him a young boy in a teal sleeveless top and a girl with glasses sit on blue-striped mats. Behind them rows of men in white kurtas and dark shirts, one man in a yellow top with a red lanyard, and a bald man with a beard sit in meditation posture. The people are seated closely together on mats in a calm, attentive gathering.2011-07-05December 01 20112011-12-01A seated congregation of devotees sits cross-legged on a blue and white patterned mat inside a hall with red chairs and white rope-and-post dividers. In the foreground a man in a rust-orange shirt with glasses and a lanyard sits with eyes closed, beside a man in a maroon striped shirt and a man in a light grey shirt with lanyard. At right, a man in white clothes rests a hand on his forehead, and another in a white t-shirt with lanyard sits with eyes closed. Behind them, many more people in orange, red, and white clothing sit in rows. No one at the front is clearly identifiable as the teacher, and no throne or stage is visible in the frame.2011-12-01December 08 20152015-12-08 +1 copiesApril 17 20162016-04-17 +1 copiesA large seated gathering of devotees in a hall with red mats, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. In the foreground a man in a black shirt with a name badge sits in front, with an older man in black beside him and a man in a black shirt at right. Behind them rows of people in black and white clothing continue toward the back, and a red banner sits at upper right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2016-12-12December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a large yoga session in a hall with a red floor covered in striped mats and cushions. Dozens of participants sit in rows, many in black clothing, some in white, with hands in prayer or resting on knees. In the foreground, a bearded man in white kurta pants and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a man in a black shirt wearing glasses. A woman at right holds her hands in anjali mudra. Behind them are white plastic chairs and a large screen. The scene suggests a group meditation or yoga class with no speaker clearly visible at the front.2016-12-14April 27 20162016-04-27A large crowd of seated devotees sits in a hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer or meditation. In the foreground a young man in a black hooded sweatshirt with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck holds his hands together, and beside him a young woman in a grey vest over a white top, with a beaded mala, also prays. Blurred figures in orange, turquoise and blue clothing fill the background, and a woman on the left wears a turquoise top with a red-orange beaded necklace. No single person in the scene is identifiable as a person, and the setting appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.2016-12-12December 22 20102010-12-22