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A seated congregation sits cross-legged on striped red and white mats in a hall with patterned walls, during a satsang. In the foreground a young man with a vertical tilak and a beaded mala wears a cream knitted sweater. Beside him a man in a black jacket with red trim claps, and rows of people in white kurtas and shirts sit behind them, many with hands pressed together in applause. Backpacks and bags lie among the mats. No person in the foreground is clearly identifiable as a person; a figure in white at the top of the frame is too distant and partly cropped to assess.

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July 02 20122012-07-02Photo of a seated audience at a satsang hall, with rows of people sitting cross-legged on striped mats, many in white kurtas and dhotis. In the foreground a young man with a vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala wears a light cream sweater, and beside him a man in a dark jacket with red trim sits clapping. Several people in the back rows also raise their hands in applause. Backpacks and bags lie along the mats, and a small blue container sits at the lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.2012-07-02A seated audience fills a hall with red-patterned floor mats at a satsang. In the foreground a smiling young man with a red bindi and beaded mala sits in a cream knitted top, with brass puja items and a small plate beside him. Behind him a man in a black jacket claps, while rows of people in white kurtas and mixed casual clothes listen. Backpacks and bags lie on the mats, and an ornate patterned wall stands behind the crowd.2012-07-02A photograph of a seated audience on striped red and white mats in a hall with patterned wall hangings. Foreground: a young man with a cream knit sweater, rudraksha mala and a red bindi-style mark. Behind him, a man in a black jacket with red trim claps, and men in white kurtas sit in rows, some with lanyards. Brass lamps and bags lie on the mats. No speaker is visible in frame, so no a person candidate is shown.2012-07-02A photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with red-patterned walls and arched windows, sitting on red and white striped mats. Many attendees wear white kurta-style clothing and rudraksha malas; a woman in the front centre wears an orange polo shirt with a red bindi and a mala, and a man at the front right wears a light orange kurta with a mala and claps. Some participants hold notebooks and wear conference lanyard badges. A man in white near the top centre sits at the back of the hall.2012-07-01A seated crowd of devotees in a satsang hall, many in white kurtas and shirts. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala and a tilak on his forehead claps, and an older man in a grey sweater sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them younger men in white and a man in a yellow top sit on cushions or red seating, with women in the rear rows. No speaker or throne is clearly visible.2014-03-06 +1 copiesJuly 02 20122012-07-02August 21 20122012-08-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated satsang audience indoors in a hall with purple and white patterned wall panels and a framed picture on the right. Many devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth-covered floor mats, most wearing white kurta-style clothes with red or maroon shawls and red lanyards, some in saffron or orange robes. Several people sit in the front rows with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, and a man in the foreground wears a dark t-shirt with a pendant and sits on a purple cushion. A devotee in a blue shirt on the right wears a tilak and red shawl. No clearly visible central teacher is present in the frame.2014-05-21A seated audience photographed from the front during a satsang or discourse in an ashram hall. Many participants wear white clothing and orange lanyards with name badges, and several wear rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man with curly dark hair sits at the bottom edge, and a bald man in glasses and a striped shirt sits beside him. A man in white with a rudraksha mala has his palms pressed together, and a man in a white shirt on the right sits cross-legged with hands folded in his lap. Behind them a row of people in white and blue sit on striped cushions beside a metal railing, with a woman in red at upper left. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated people.2012-10-08A large seated audience in white ritual clothing sits on a red mat inside a hall with pale walls. In the foreground, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and visitor lanyards, clap with palms together. A man in a dark brown shirt and lanyard sits at left, and a boy in a striped blue shirt with glasses sits among them. Many others in the crowd raise hands or smile, and a few wear white caps. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues.2016-04-17A seated audience fills a carpeted hall at a Nithyanandoham satsang in Phuket. Many attendees wear orange, white and red clothing and orange lanyards. A man in the foreground left wears an orange shirt and a saffron cloth over his head, with hands pressed together above his head. Others sit cross-legged with hands folded or raised in devotion. A man in a red shirt in the foreground right gestures with open palms. Several people in white kurtas sit in rows behind them. Nearby, a sign in the upper left shows a logo. No speaker's dais is clearly visible in this frame.2015-12-08