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A photograph of a large hall where many people sit on mattresses on the floor, most with heads bowed and hands pressed together in prayer or meditation. Men in white kurta-style clothes, saffron and orange robes, and a person in a yellow shawl are visible, along with children in colourful shirts and a woman in the lower right. Red-cushioned chairs are stacked along the left wall beside pink curtains and tall windows, and a black screen hangs from the ceiling. Framed pictures hang on the wall above. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A hall with pale walls, pink curtains and rows of red-cushioned chairs along the back. Many men and boys lie prostrate on striped blue-and-white mats across the floor, foreheads touching the ground, in a devotional prostration. Clothing includes white dhotis and shirts, an orange saffron shirt, maroon, green and blue garments. A gold-coloured ornate structure stands at the upper left, and a banner with figures hangs behind. Some people sit upright along the back row watching. A plastic bowl and a bag lie on the floor near the front.2011-12-29November 20 20112011-11-20A large seated group of devotees meditates with eyes closed inside a bright hall with a tiled floor. Most wear white shirts or kurtas, while some younger attendees wear orange, red and striped shirts. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits cross-legged with hands in a meditation mudra, and a man in a maroon t-shirt and white dhoti-style pants sits beside him with eyes closed. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a golden border sits at right with head bowed. Several men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Standing figures in white and a woman in a red sari appear at the back, near folding chairs and a water bottle. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-04-14A large hall of seated participants in white clothes doing a breathing practice, most with one hand raised to the nose in nadi shodhana style. Many wear dark lanyards with name badges, some in green or olive shirts. They kneel and sit on red and white striped mats, with dark headphones on a few. Red chairs line the back, and at right a glass case holds a golden deity murti and a gold-coloured statue, beside a table with flowers. Orange drapes hang behind the stage area.2010-12-04A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on orange mats, many in white shirts and white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala has his hands raised to his face in a breathing or nadi-shodhana posture, eyes closed. Beside him a bald man in a white shirt with a striped pattern and a light mala performs the same hand gesture. Other devotees wear badges on lanyards, and one man at right wears a white headband. A small printed cloth bag and a leaflet with a portrait lie on the mats. A video camera on a tripod stands at the back of the hall, and the rows extend to the rear wall. No one is identifiable as a person in the foreground.2010-09-09A seated audience fills a hall with folded blue-and-red striped mats and stacked bedding in the background, with pink curtains at the top left. Many young boys and men sit cross-legged on the floor, most in plain shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas. Several wear rudraksha malas, and some boys have sacred ash or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Some look down, some hold phones, and a bearded man in an orange-brown jacket sits near the centre. A figure in white sits at the far left. No single speaker or deity is clearly visible; the scene reads as a satsang-style gathering.2011-12-16A photograph of a meditation hall with pink walls and red curtains. Many seated devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some in green or striped shirts, sit on striped mats and rolled blankets, many with one hand raised to one nostril in a breathing practice. A standing figure in a long white robe with long hair stands near the white doors at the back of the hall; this is a visible person whose identity is not established from appearance. Red chairs are stacked along the side walls, and a flat-screen monitor hangs on the wall. Several attendees wear name badges on lanyards, and an orange cloth hangs from the ceiling at the top.2011-02-27A photograph of a large seated group of men in a hall with pink walls and orange curtains during a meditation session. Most wear white shirts and white trousers, with some in green-striped and blue shirts, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Many sit cross-legged on striped mats with headphones on, and several hold one hand raised to one nostril, as in nadi shodhana breathing. A man in white stands at the back near a doorway, and a flat-screen display hangs on the right wall. Small identification badges are visible on several shirts.2011-02-27A large hall with red-cushioned chairs along the back wall and many devotees seated on the floor on red-striped mats, heads bowed in prayer or meditation. Women in saris and salwar kameez in red, orange, yellow, blue and purple sit close together, several with hands pressed to faces; a man in a beige shirt bends forward at the centre, and a woman in a green top and white shawl bows at right. Behind them are gilded decorative panels and red curtains. Some people wear white and saffron clothing. Small bottles, a plastic container and cloth bundles lie on the floor in front. No clearly visible a person candidate is present.2011-12-25A large group of seated men in white ritual clothes sit on striped mats in a hall with red curtains and cream walls, arms crossed over their chests in a yoga-style posture. Most wear white kurta-style garments, and one foreground man in an orange t-shirt with a lanyard sits with arms folded. A figure in white near the back-left sits on a raised seat beside a draped tan cloth, and another person sits on a chair at the back-right. Some participants wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene appears to be a satsang or meditation session in an ashram-style space.2011-11-29December 04 20102010-12-04December 31 20112011-12-31