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A large seated crowd of devotees fills the frame, most dressed in white dhotis and kurtas, with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak on many foreheads. Two men in the foreground sit with palms pressed together in namaste, one in front with a red bindi and glasses, and a young man beside him wears a rudraksha mala. A young man at right wears a yellow kurta with an ornate white cloth. A bald elderly man at left wears a rudraksha mala and glasses. Red and white decorations are visible at the top.

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April 30 20172017-04-30 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees sits closely packed in an ashram hall, most in white dhotis and shirts, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Several men are bare-chested with sacred threads, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A man in the lower left wears a saffron-toned garment and a rudraksha mala while praying with hands folded. Faces are turned forward, toward an unseen focal point at the front of the hall. No clearly recognizable figure of a teacher is visible in this frame.2018-02-13August 21 20162016-08-21 +1 copiesJune 22 20082008-06-22November 03 20132013-11-03A dense crowd of seated devotees fills a hall, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white kurtas or shirts; a man in the centre foreground wears a white t-shirt, a wristwatch and a thin chain, hands folded at chest height. Several men wear red or orange shawls and one has a red tilak on his forehead. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame, so no appearance-based label is applied.2016-12-02May 08 20132013-05-08A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed in an indoor hall, most dressed in white shirts and white clothing with orange lanyards and ID badges. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange-trimmed lanyard sits with palms pressed together in anjali, and a man with glasses and a moustache beside him also holds hands joined. Several boys in maroon tops sit in the foreground. Many people have their eyes closed or heads bowed in prayer. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-05-16A dense seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sits on red-and-white striped mats during a satsang. Foreground men with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and bare upper bodies wear white dhotis with red borders and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a man in white clothing with folded hands in anjali mudra sits in meditation, with a lanyard-wearing man in white beside him. Behind them, rows of participants in white and a man in a green-striped white shirt with a red mala sit quietly. Orange bags and small offerings lie on the mats.2010-12-04 +1 copiesA large seated congregation of devotees in a hall with a red carpet aisle, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis or cream and saffron-toned kurtas, many wearing name badges on lanyards. In the foreground a bearded man in a cream kurta with a green lanyard sits with eyes closed, and a young man with a saffron-orange shawl and a tilak sits at right. Several participants sit with palms joined in prayer or eyes closed in meditation. Water bottles and bags sit on the floor near the front. Hundreds of people fill the background rows under white walls and an exit sign. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2016-12-01A large seated congregation fills a hall, with hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing red-orange rudraksha malas and some with folded hands in anjali mudra. Several in the foreground sit cross-legged on red mats, eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. A gilded deity murti and a red banner appear at the upper right, and the event appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2015-09-05A photograph of a large seated congregation in a hall, filled with rows of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar or anjali mudra. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas, with a few in red, blue, or striped shirts. Several women in saris, including one in a blue sari at the left edge, sit among them. The crowd fills the frame in dense rows. No speaker or deity is clearly visible, and the presence of a single prominent figure cannot be established.2010-10-24