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Photograph of a seated group at an outdoor gathering under trees. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a cream and gold saree with a dark beaded mala and a red bindi sits beside a grey-haired woman in white with a green lanyard. At right, a woman with dark dreadlocks, white sacred markings on her forehead and a red dot holds a whiteboard and a small dark object. Behind them, people in white clothes and green lanyards, one with a red mark on his forehead, look on and smile. A brass lamp stands at left.

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A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in orange and white clothing during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala raises her palms in devotion, with a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi. Beside her, a woman in white with a brown rudraksha mala covers her face with her hand, and an older woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other participants in white and orange clothing, some with white forehead markings, fill the rows behind them under overhead lights.2014-08-24A photograph of women at a covered ashram veranda receiving white jasmine garlands from a table piled with white flower strands and a stack of small envelopes. A woman in the foreground wears a red blouse, a yellow shawl and a blue striped cloth bag, and holds a white paper. Beside her a woman in a maroon and gold sari with gold jewellery smiles and holds out her hands, while others in orange, pink and green saris stand in line. Men in white kurtas stand in the background.2009-06-22March 08 20132013-03-08A woman seated on a white-covered chair holds a brass thali of food, picking up a fried vada with her right hand. She wears a white sari with a gold border, a large rudraksha mala with a purple thread, gold bangles, a nose ring, and a vertical white tilak with a red dot on her forehead; her hair is tied up. A small steel cup sits on the thali. Behind her, other seated attendees, a blue bag, and white chair covers fill the room. The scene suggests a communal meal, and no visible a person candidate is present.2019-01-01July 05 20152015-07-05 +1 copiesA seated audience of devotees fills a hall with red carpeting, looking up toward the front. In the foreground a woman in a white dress with a white shawl and wire-rimmed glasses sits beside a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a turquoise and gold outfit with a lanyard badge. A bald man in a white shirt and white trousers sits with his hands resting on his knees, and a woman in white with a long rudraksha mala looks upward. Behind them rows of attendees in white, pink and teal clothing sit among tripod stands and camera equipment.2009-10-18A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.2013-12-20Outdoor satsang on orange and multicoloured mats under a large shady tree. Many seated devotees, mostly women, in white kurtas, salwar and saris, with mala beads, wrist bangles and gold jewellery. In the foreground a woman in white sits beside a woman in a teal sari with glasses and a red bindi. Behind them a man in white stands near the tree and others sit attentively, with some audience members looking toward the front.2011-09-01February 01 20152015-02-01August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesAugust 28 20162016-08-28December 15 20152015-12-15