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Photo of a seated satsang audience at a white-walled hall, most people dressed in white kurta-style clothes with orange lanyards. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt sits with palms pressed in anjali mudra, a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala and white clothing sits with hands folded. Behind them, a bald man with vertical white tilak marks and a lanyard stands with palms together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl also holds anjali. Several others sit cross-legged on striped mats, some wearing headphones. Backpacks, a water bottle and a steel cup sit on the floor at the edges.

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October 09 20122012-10-09February 17 20132013-02-17October 09 20122012-10-09July 10 20132013-07-10A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a satsang-style gathering on striped mats. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow shawl and white forehead markings sits beside a man in a saffron/orange robe with rudraksha mala and white tripundra, both praying. Behind them, rows of men in white clothes with orange sashes and rudraksha malas kneel or sit, and a brass oil lamp and small offering sit on the mat in front. A black bag and a blue audio/equipment stand appear at the back.2012-10-09October 09 20122012-10-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group meditation session on orange floor mats. Many men in white kurtas and white clothing sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed. In the foreground a bearded man in a white kurta with a yellow lanyard and a younger man in a light blue shirt with glasses and a maroon mala sit with hands folded. Water bottles, notebooks, a red cushion and a striped mat lie nearby. No swami or a person figure is visible in the frame.2009-12-17October 09 20122012-10-09A 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.2013-05-16A seated group of devotees in a hall with orange floor cloths and folded blue and orange mats, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards and name badges sit in the foreground, while women in saris and salwar kameez sit behind them and in the upper left. The background shows orange draped cloth and rows of white plastic chairs near pillars. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session with eyes closed. No central figure is visible, and no one is identified as a person.2010-02-07Devotees seated cross-legged on striped floor mats in a hall during a meditation or satsang session. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head, white horizontal tilak marks and a red dot on his forehead, wearing a white kurta and a dark rudraksha-style mala, sits with hands folded in prayer. Beside him, a young man with glasses and short brown hair in a white kurta sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together. Other participants in white clothing sit behind them against red chairs, and a red curtain and wall are visible in the background.2011-09-09A large hall of seated participants at a Nithya Yoga session, sitting on orange floor mats with cushions and bolsters. Most have palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of prayer and greeting. Many men wear white kurta-style garments and white shirts with lanyards, while some wear red, light blue or grey shirts. A woman in white sits among them, and red chairs line the right edge. Water bottles, bags and notebooks rest on the mats in the foreground, and white walls and yellow banners frame the room.2009-12-17