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A photograph of a group indoors in a hotel ballroom where participants stand wearing black blindfolds. In the foreground a woman with her hair tied back wears a black blindfold, a white shawl over an orange top, a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and a small pendant, and holds a white card with a round emblem. Behind her, other participants wear blindfolds and hold white cards; several wear red and orange garments and orange neck cords. A wood-panelled wall, a warm-toned pillar and a painted backdrop appear behind the group. Several people are visible across the frame, with a few partly out of focus.

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Photograph of a seated group of women at an indoor programme, most wearing black or white blindfolds over their eyes. Several hold small white slips of paper, and some wear orange lanyards with name badges and rudraksha-style beaded malas. One woman in a patterned striped kurta and purple shawl sits at left, a woman in a white top with a mala sits at centre, and a woman in white with a white shawl and white eye covering sits at right. Others sit behind them in a hall with wooden doors and warm lighting.2015-12-09December 16 20172017-12-16A large seated audience at a Sadashivoham session in a hall with a deep red curtain behind them. Many participants wear dark blindfold-style eye masks, some with red and orange cloth wrapped across the eyes. Women wear white and cream outfits, orange and red sashes, and red and brown beaded rudraksha-style necklaces; one woman in the foreground wears a red cloth over her eyes and a white sari with a red-orange border. A woman at the right holds a small plate with a sweet or offering. The people are packed closely, with some partially visible in the foreground. No single presenter with distinctive ceremonial cues is clearly identifiable in this frame.2016-12-06December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a crowded indoor corridor with women queuing in single file along a whitewashed wall beside a row of metal-framed windows. Most wear sarees in white, pink, lavender, orange and light green, with red and wine-coloured beaded mala necklaces, and several have red kumkum or vermilion marks on their foreheads. Some wear white lanyard-style badges. The queue extends into the background where more people stand in a passage. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-12-14December 12 20152015-12-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, wearing a white dhoti-style garment and a long yellow marigold garland, with a brown rudraksha mala around his neck. He sits on an orange-red cushioned throne before an ornate white and gold decorated backdrop with pink and green accents. On his left, a man in a white shirt holds a folded paper near the seated figure's chest, while a woman in a white sari with gold border stands on the right, her hand also near his chest. Floral garlands decorate the backdrop corners.2006-12-17A long row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on the floor during a Maheshwara Puja style feast. Many wear rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, arms and chests, and several hold their hands together in prayer. In front of them stretch banana-leaf plates laden with food, with rows of small white cups and a brass kalasha-style vessel in the foreground. Colourful striped umbrellas and a white draped stage hang in the background, with a few people standing and a woman in an orange sari visible behind the row. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this view.2016-12-18A photograph of a large seated audience at a satsang discourse, sitting on red-and-white striped mats on a tiled floor. Many women fill the rows: a woman at left in a white and grey patterned sari with red-rimmed glasses holds a red pen, a woman in a teal blouse and cream sari wears a bindi and rudraksha-style beaded mala, a young woman in a cream embroidered top wears a dark mala, and a woman in a yellow shawl sits in the foreground. Behind them more devotees in white, saffron and orange saris sit under a row of metal barriers. The visible audience numbers in the dozens, with no figure in this frame identifiable as a person.2012-05-25 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06April 30 20062006-04-30August 03 20142014-08-03