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A dense crowd of devotees sits in prayer at a Deepam gathering. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white kurta and an eye mask raises his palm in greeting, while a man with a rudraksha mala and a white shirt presses his palms together in namaskar beside a man in a black top with glasses. Behind them, many devotees in white clothing, some with tilak markings, sit with hands joined. The people in focus are visible, others are blurred, and a few wooden elements appear at the right edge.

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A crowded indoor gathering of devotees seated close together, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. Nearby, a man in white with a mala and glasses, and a man in pale pink with a mala and an ID badge, sit attentively. Blurred heads and white clothing fill the foreground and background.2016-12-12December 12 20162016-12-12A seated crowd fills the foreground and middle ground of a temple hall, with many devotees wearing white and pastel clothing. In the centre, a man with light hair and glasses wears a black kurta and a rudraksha mala, seated beside a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a bald, bearded man in a teal kurta leaning forward with a rudraksha mala. Blurred heads and shoulders surround them in the background.2016-12-12A crowded seated audience at a Nithyanandoham event, photographed from the front-side. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala with hands pressed in anjali looks upward, next to a man in a white shirt with palms together and a woman in a white top at left. Many other devotees fill the rows behind, several wearing orange and saffron shawls or stoles. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in satsang-style prayer posture.2015-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20152015-12-16Crowded seated devotional gathering with a central man in white dhoti and cloth, brown rudraksha mala around his neck, eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, a man in a saffron-brown garment with a long gold necklace sits behind him, and several devotees with white tilak on their foreheads and women in saris or glasses are seated in the blurred foreground. Deep red drapes form the backdrop. The page links this to the 40th Avatardinotsava celebration, but the central man's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm a person's presence.2016-12-23A large seated congregation fills a hall in white and red clothing, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man with white tilak on his forehead and a striped shawl over bare shoulders, plus a long-haired man in a red shirt, are prominent. Rudraksha malas and hanging ornaments are visible on several devotees. The crowd is dense and extends across the frame. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in the frame.2016-12-02A seated group of devotees fills a hall in white and orange clothing, with many sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer or meditation. A man in the centre wears a white garment and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed. Several women wear saris in yellow, red, green and orange, and a man at right wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style mala. Red chairs line the background wall. No single clearly identifiable a person is visible, so no appearance-based candidate is asserted.2015-07-28A 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.2013-05-16May 04 20162016-05-04December 23 20162016-12-23