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A photograph of a large seated congregation in white dhotis and white kurtas, most wearing red-orange shawls printed with dark script and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, several men sit with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting on their knees. The man on the far right wears a black-and-white printed eye mask and a red-orange shawl. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the hall, with pink and red decor and a few women in saffron and red sarees visible at the edges. No deity or ritual object is clearly shown beyond the mala beads.

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April 23 20172017-04-23May 28 20132013-05-28April 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing long rudraksha mala garlands and red or saffron shawls, sits cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed in meditation. Several men have white and red tilak markings on their foreheads, and a few wear small gold pendants. A young boy in a teal shirt and red shawl sits among them. The front row is in sharp focus, with a man in white and gold-bordered cloth at the center-left and another at the right, both with rudraksha malas. Visible name badges hang from several shirts. The setting is an indoor hall with a light floor and people filling the frame behind.2015-08-09A seated meditation session in a hall with red floor mats and white walls. Front-row participants sit cross-legged in white kurta-style clothing, wearing rudraksha malas and red-orange shawls, with eyes closed and hands resting on their knees. Many people behind them wear white blindfolds across their eyes. Some wear yellow or red shawls, and a water bottle and folded yellow cloths lie on the mats. Several people sit on chairs at the back. No central guru figure is clearly visible in the frame.2015-08-29A seated congregation of devotees in white kurta-style clothing with red-and-maroon shawls draped over their shoulders sits on white floor mats in a hall during satsang. Several men in the front rows have their eyes closed or gaze downward, hands resting in their laps or clasped. One man at centre wears glasses, a white kurta and a red shawl, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a mala around his neck. A young boy in a blue shirt sits in the back among the rows. No speaker or a person is visibly present in this frame, so no candidate is identified. Purple and white logo appears at upper left, and a pedia source credit is overlaid across the lower right2014-07-19Seated devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls with black printed text sit with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and red tilak sits at left and another in profile sits bottom centre. At right, a long-haired man with a red tilak, rudraksha-style pendant and red shawl sits with closed eyes. Behind them, other participants in white and a woman in white sari fill the hall. Attendee badges hang from some necks. The image is a photograph of people meditating; no figure is identified here by face.2014-07-24A seated congregation of devotees in white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red shawls, attending a satsang hall. Many men sit cross-legged on a red and gold carpet, several with rudraksha mala necklaces and some with vertical tilak marks. A few faces are lit by overhead light while the front row sits with hands joined or eyes closed in meditation. Behind them, a robed priest in saffron-red garments stands near a pillar.2014-05-04A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a large satsang hall. In the foreground a man in white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a lanyard badge. Beside him a younger man in white wears an orange-and-red shawl with a rudraksha mala and a white kurta. Lower left, a man with long swept-back hair in white clothing sits with eyes closed. Behind them, rows of attendees in white and blue shirts sit in meditation. The scene is a meditation or discourse session, and no one visible is identified as a person.2017-04-23A photograph of a large seated satsang in a hall with white floor mats. Many devotees wear white kurta-style clothing and red-orange woven shawls with rudraksha malas, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered in meditation. In the foreground, a bearded man with long hair in white clothes and a red shawl sits with hands folded, next to a man in a white shirt and a red-orange garland. Several participants hold papers. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible among the foreground figures.2014-07-20A large seated gathering of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting in meditation on a carpeted hall floor. Many have eyes closed; several wear black blindfolds over their eyes, and some wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground at lower left has a blindfold, and a bald bearded man in front has an orange tilak on his forehead. Behind them rows of people sit on white mats and chairs under pink and purple patterned banners. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2014-05-11