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A seated audience fills a bright hall with pale floors and wall posters, facing a microphone on a stand at the left edge. Many attendees wear white kurtas or shirts with lanyard badges, and a few wear rudraksha malas and saffron-and-red shawls. In the front row, a man in an orange-saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded, and beside him a man in white with a red-and-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala works on a laptop. Several people in the background sit on red mats. Blue and yellow water bottles and a dark bag rest on the floor. No single person clearly matches a distinctive a person appearance.

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A large seated gathering in a bright white hall, with rows of devotees sitting cross-legged on mats. Many wear white ritual clothing, while others wear saffron and orange garments. In the foreground, a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits with a laptop on his lap, beside a man in white with a pale cloth bundle. Another man in a white dhoti has bare arms and a sacred thread-like garland, and a man in a blue shirt sits near a man in an orange kurta. In the upper left background, a deity murti is visible on a raised platform. The scene appears to be a satsang or ritual gathering.2016-04-03A seated crowd of devotees fills a bright hall during a satsang session. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas, while several men in the foreground wear red and blue shirts with rudraksha malas and name badges on lanyards. Some sit cross-legged on blue and purple mats, and a few hold or sit beside bags. Among the audience, several saffron-robed sannyasis and men with orange turbans are visible. Framed paintings hang on the wall behind them, and a yellow decorative panel appears at the back.2017-08-26A large indoor satsang hall with many seated devotees on red floor mats. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis with lanyards; several monastic-looking men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti marks sit in front, one writing in a notebook. A man at right in an orange robe with a microphone and laptop appears to be speaking to the gathering. Red curtains and a window frame the back wall. Several dozen people are visible.2013-10-06A photograph of a large seated congregation in white ritual clothing inside a hall. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-red borders sits cross-legged, typing on an open laptop placed on the floor, with a dark maroon bag beside him. Brass puja vessels and small brass cups sit on orange cloths nearby. Other men in white with red or gold-bordered shawls sit in rows, many with shaved heads, one with a white tilak on the forehead, and some wearing rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them rows of women in white and light-coloured saris sit in the background, and the hall is lit by windows and white walls.2010-09-17August 17 20142014-08-17July 02 20152015-07-02June 20th 20152015-06-20 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a pink-walled hall at a Guru Purnima gathering. Many men sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis with gold borders, some bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, others in white kurtas, and several in saffron or orange cloths. Several hold their palms joined in anjali while looking forward toward an unseen speaker. A tripod-mounted camera and a large screen stand near the back wall, and framed portraits hang above the doorways. Crowd members are visible throughout the room. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person identification is made.2017-07-09February 14 20162016-02-14August 16 20132013-08-16A large seated audience fills a hall at a discourse or satsang. In the foreground, a man in a red-and-white striped shawl and white dhoti holds a pen and notepad, next to a man in a dark kurta with a name badge. Other attendees wear white kurtas and dhotis, orange and red shirts, and pink checked shirts; several have tilak marks and beaded malas. Two men in front have lanyards and badges. Rows of attendees behind them face forward, and some sit on red mats. Nobody on stage is visible.2016-07-30A seated assembly of devotees in a hall during a satsang or discourse. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a shaved-headed man in white with gold-bordered dhoti and vibhuti on his forehead. Rows of white-clad devotees sit on striped mats behind them, with a few in orange, and more people seated at the back of the hall. Metal stanchions divide the seating area and a red-orange cloth hangs on the left. Many attendees wear white kurtas or dhotis and some carry rudraksha malas. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues alone.2012-05-18