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A large seated gathering of devotees in a hall during a satsang. In the foreground, a young woman in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a forehead tilak presses her palms together in prayer, smiling, while nearby girls in maroon and gold-bordered robes with rudraksha malas clap and fold their hands. Behind them, rows of women and children in white and red shawls sit on the floor, many with white tilak marks. No a person candidate is visible in this frame; the figures shown are devotees.

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A large seated audience of women fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style satsang. Many wear red or orange saris and blouses with gold borders, white or red tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Some sit with palms joined in prayer or gesture, while others hold bottles and small brass lamps and plates on the floor. Behind them stand men in white shirts and a few women in white saris. A golden ornate canopy and red drapes frame the back of the hall. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame, so this is a crowd scene with no identified central figure.2013-09-13February 28 20132013-02-28A seated group of young women and girls at a devotional gathering, many with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. Most wear orange or saffron saris with maroon borders and gold trim, while some wear maroon and gold. Several have palms pressed together in namaskar. Woven mats and a tray of flower petals and offerings sit in the foreground, with older women in white and pink saris and a few people in white behind them. Setting appears to be an indoor hall with a light tiled floor.2013-03-13A seated audience of devotees fills the frame at a satsang. In the foreground, young women wear orange and saffron saris and salwar sets with rudraksha malas, their foreheads marked with white vibhuti bands, and many have their palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, older women and men in white ritual clothes and red or maroon shawls sit and clap. Gold-toned pillars and candles appear at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2015-02-27July 19 20172017-07-19 +1 copiesA large seated audience at a satsang hall, mostly women and girls in white and red-maroon clothing with gold trim. In the front rows, young girls wear maroon kurtas with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white tilak marks on their foreheads, several with palms pressed together in prayer or gesturing with raised hands. One girl in a saffron-orange kurta and mala sits with hands joined. Behind them, adults in white garments and red or orange shawls sit on pink cushions and mats, and a few have blonde or light hair. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2013-07-16A seated satsang audience fills a temple hall. Foreground: young women in saffron-orange kurtas and saris with rudraksha malas, hands in anjali mudra, white forehead markings. Behind them, many people in white clothing, some with hands pressed together, some clapping. A blonde woman in white in the lower foreground claps.2015-02-21A seated group of women in a hall with pink walls and red curtains claps and sits on mats during a satsang-style gathering. Most wear saris in deep red, maroon, orange and cream with gold borders, and many have rudraksha or beaded necklaces and bangles. Some have white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, a small kalasha-like vessel, steel bowls and a few open books sit on the floor before them. In the background a woman in white stands near the wall. No speaker is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees, and no a person candidate is visible in the frame.2013-02-28A large seated congregation fills a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, several young women and a boy wear maroon and gold saris and have white and red forehead markings and rudraksha malas; some hold small objects and offering items on the floor, with brass vessels, flowers and a lamp before them. Behind them, many devotees in white and red garments sit on mats and cushions, some with hands folded in prayer. The ritual setting suggests a puja with offerings. a person's presence is not clearly visible in this frame.2013-07-14A photograph of a seated group of young girls and women at an ashram satsang, the girls wearing matching maroon tunics with gold borders and gold-trimmed sashes. Several girls smile and clap, and one at right holds brass items. A woman in the centre-back wears a white shawl and a vertical white forehead mark, and a woman at upper left wears a green saree. Yellow flowers and a brass vessel rest on the floor mat in the foreground, with a copper item in the lower left. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2013-01-02A large seated congregation of devotees fills a hall during a satsang gathering. Many women in front wear saffron-orange garments with rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings, and several sit with hands folded in namaskar. Behind them, rows of men and women in white clothing and some in orange and maroon sit on mats. No single figure can be identified as the a person from the visible scene, and no speaker or dais is clearly shown.2014-07-06October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copies