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A photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on a paved courtyard in front of a whitewashed ashram building with red-framed windows and a wooden door. Many men in white dhoti-style clothes with orange shawls sit with their backs to the camera, facing a raised seated figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace on the veranda. A man in white stands near the veranda, a cameraman films the scene at left, and a decorated canopy with orange and blue stripes stands at right among green shrubs.

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A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a white building with a tiled roof and red-framed windows. Many young men wear white kurtas and orange shawls, sitting or kneeling on the ground and facing a veranda. On the veranda, a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on a wooden swing or seat beneath a hanging chain. A standing man in white clothes gestures nearby, and a multicoloured umbrella canopy shades the area. Green shrubs and trees frame the scene.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a white building with a covered porch and a dark wooden door. Many devotees wear white clothes with orange saffron shawls, and several kneel on a stone-paved area while others stand. A standing figure in white with a white shawl addresses the group near the centre, and another person in orange stands near the porch. A striped orange and multicoloured umbrella shades the area, with green shrubs, trees and a white fence behind. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at the lower left. The scene appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering with devotees in ashram attire.2007-12-23Outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard in front of a white building with a red-tiled roof and a covered porch. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white clothes with orange shawls, kneels on paving stones facing the porch. On the porch, a seated figure in orange robes sits before an altar area, with another person in orange beside them and a few standing attendants in white. Green shrubs, cypress trees and a small decorated canopy with orange and blue stripes frame the scene. A tripod and a white plastic chair stand in the foreground.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees dressed in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, gathered densely in the foreground facing a raised seated figure in an orange robe at a doorway of a white building. Several people in white stand along the left and right sides, one holding a camera on a tripod. A green hedge and potted plants frame the scene, and a colourful striped umbrella stands at the right edge. The seated figure has long dark hair and sits on a wooden swing-like seat with hanging ropes. The page does not indicate a person at this event, and the seated figure's appearance is not clearly identifiable, so no candidate is recorded.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23An outdoor ashram gathering in front of a white building with a brown wooden door and a decorated panel on the wall. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the ground beneath a small multicoloured umbrella near the entrance, while a woman in white and orange stands at the left holding an object. A large crowd of devotees in white and orange stands and sits on the lawn in the foreground, some with their backs to the camera. Green shrubs, trees and a white boundary wall frame the scene, and a terracotta pot sits at the lower left.2007-12-23December 23 20072007-12-23Outdoor photo of a devotee gathering at a white building with a dark wooden door and a stone-paved courtyard. Many people in white ritual clothes with orange shawls sit on the paved ground or stand in rows, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stands near the front, and a small terracotta pot sits in the foreground beside green hedges. A colourful umbrella-style canopy rises at the right, with trees and a white fence behind. Ashram ceremony. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, so the figures are described by role only.2007-12-23Outdoor photo of a monastic training session on the verandah of a white-walled building with red window frames and wooden doors. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised red-tiled platform before a wooden panel, with a lamp-lit setting and tall bamboo poles standing in the foreground. Around them, a group of devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs, several listening attentively. A person in white stands at the right edge beside a potted plant, and a photographer in white holds a camera near the doorway. Green shrubs, potted plants and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.2006-08-17Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees gathered in a garden courtyard in front of a white building with a wooden door and a carved wooden panel. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders; some sit on the paved floor with hands folded, others stand with palms pressed together. A woman in orange robes stands near the doorway with a garland. A red-and-white umbrella shades a path beyond a low fence, with trees and bushes in the background. A terracotta pot stands at the lower left.2007-12-23