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Outdoor courtyard crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, watching a procession. Men and women in white shirts and white saris, one woman in a red sari, one in an orange sari with gold bangles, and a man with a saffron/orange shawl in the foreground seen from behind. A man at right holds a small camera raised. Young boys stand in front, one in a striped shirt. White building walls and shuttered windows behind, bright sunlight.

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December 07 20072007-12-07A photograph of a courtyard gathering on a tiled floor beside white-walled buildings with a potted plant at the right edge. Many people stand in a loose circle with hands held out palms-up in a receiving or blessing gesture. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands centre-left with bare feet and spectacles. Beside him an older man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers, and a woman in a red-and-cream sari, stand in the circle. At the right, a woman in a red sari and a woman in white with a red-and-gold border hold their hands out. A man in a white shirt holds a clipboard at the upper left. A man in white kurta with an orange shawl stands nearby. The date stamp reads 23.10.2006.2006-10-23A photograph of a large indoor hall packed with devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many in white traditional clothes. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white sarees with orange and maroon borders, and a few in colourful shirts stand in rows. Some wear badge lanyards. A man in the foreground wears a headset microphone and a white shirt with an orange lanyard. A young boy in a blue shirt stands among the adults. Framed devotional posters decorate the wall behind, and red curtains hang at the right. The gathering appears to be a satsang or darshan, with the speaker not visible in frame.2015-04-23August 03 20092009-08-03A large outdoor gathering of men in white ritual clothes stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, with banana plants and strings of leaf decorations overhead. In the centre a man in a white kurta and white dhoti holds his hands at his chest, and at lower right a shaven-headed young sannyasi in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with eyes closed in front of the group. Several attendees wear red or saffron scarves and beaded necklaces. The scene matches a Guru Purnima satsang event, with the leaf decorations and gathered devotees.2013-07-22October 03 20152015-10-03Crowd of devotees at an outdoor procession gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus; several men wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari and a girl in white stand among them, and a boy in an orange shirt presses his hands together at left. Saffron flags and a banner with a portrait are visible in the background under a canopy of banana leaves. Several people in the foreground appear to be smiling.2010-01-01July 03 20142014-07-03August 06 20092009-08-06A large crowd of devotees stands outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many smiling and gazing forward. Most wear white clothing, including white shirts and dhotis, while several women wear saris in orange, yellow and white with gold bangles and necklaces. A woman in a blue top raises her hands above her head. Saffron flags flutter in the background among green banana leaves.2010-01-01Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees standing on a paved path with raised open palms, eyes closed or looking upward in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a red-and-gold sari wears thin-rimmed glasses, a dark rudraksha-style mala and bangles. Beside her an older woman in an orange-and-gold sari has a white forehead mark and a silver-grey braid. A young woman on the right in red and gold has a white forehead band and raised hands. Behind them men and women in white shirts and lanyard badges, some in orange saffron cloth, raise their hands; a tree stands at the back. The scene suggests a group chanting or prayer gathering.2013-10-05Devotees stand outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lifted forward in prayer. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta with embroidered pattern stands at centre, and a man in a white shirt with glasses and rudraksha-style beads is at lower right. On the left a man in orange saffron robes wears a yellow-and-white flower garland, and an older man with grey hair and glasses wears an orange shawl. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes and orange shawls, some with garlands, presses palms together. The focus is on collective prayer during the program.2009-06-01