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A large crowd of men sits cross-legged on red mats in a hall during a meditation session. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, with white or red forehead marks and white beaded necklaces. Several sit with eyes closed. Yellow cloth pieces lie on the mats in front of them. The room has a tiled floor and a patterned wall. No clearly identifiable a person appears in the scene.

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A large seated audience of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits cross-legged on pink and red floor mats in a hall during a session. Many wear name badges on lanyards, and several have yellow cloth bags or yellow pouches placed beside them. Some hold water bottles or papers. Foreground figures include a man with a clipped moustache and a rudraksha-style bead necklace who rests his chin on his hand, and a young boy in a striped shirt at left. No a person candidate is clearly visible, so the front rows are attendees only.2016-07-18June 01 20142014-06-01July 17 20162016-07-17November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees dressed in white. Most men wear white kurta-style clothing with rudraksha malas, and many sit cross-legged on white floor mats with orange-edged mats in front. Several people hold small books or notebooks. Rows of people fill the room, and the hall has cream walls, hanging orange and multicoloured decorative banners, and orange lamp shades overhead. The people appear to be seated in meditation or attentive listening. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person in this crowd view.2010-09-13A large seated congregation of devotees in white clothes sits on red mats in a hall with cream walls and wooden doors. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, with white shawls or sacred threads and rudraksha-style neck beads. Many carry yellow cloth bags and wear name badges on their chests. Several sit with hands folded in namaskar or with eyes closed in meditation, and a woman in a light sari stands near the upper left wall. The mood is attentive and still.2016-07-17A large seated gathering of men fills a red-carpeted hall, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis with small name badges pinned to their chests. Many sit cross-legged or kneeling close together, some with rudraksha-style beads around their necks. A man in an orange-saffron shirt sits near the back-left, and a bald man with glasses in a dark-checked shirt sits in the front. Two men in the foreground have white shirts and lanyards with badges. Bright red banners and tent fabric form the background, and a faint blue logo appears at the top left corner.2013-04-20April 20 20132013-04-20July 17 20162016-07-17A large seated group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits on mats and yellow cloths during a Vishesha Deeksha session. Many have white ash or sandalwood markings on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha malas. Brass plates holding small oil lamps, bowls and pooja items sit in front of them, and some hold open booklets or papers. Plastic water bottles and a red floor mat are visible, and an orange-robed figure stands far in the background near the doorway. A watermarked archive photo.2016-07-18A seated congregation of devotees meditating or listening in a hall with red mats. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, some with lanyards and one in a blue shirt. A man at right in a saffron-orange robe with white forehead markings sits among them, and a bald man at right wears a white shirt with tilak markings. Several devotees have eyes closed in concentration. A purple logo appears at upper left, and a faint copyright line is visible at lower right.2014-02-07A large seated audience of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts sits on pink and purple mats at an indoor session. Many wear lanyard name badges, and several hold or rest on yellow cushions. Some have sandalwood or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and a man in front wears a red-and-white bracelet. Several are looking toward the front with attentive, seated postures. No single presenter in ornate clothing is clearly visible in this frame.2016-07-18