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Seated devotees sit on a striped red and white mat in a hall with a red curtain and peach walls during a meditative session. In the foreground, a bald man in white kurta and white pants wears a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes lowered and hands resting on the mat. To his right, a man in a grey striped polo shirt sits with eyes closed. On the left, a person with dark curly hair and glasses wears white. Other participants sit in the background, and a water bottle and an open booklet lie on the mat. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang or meditation gathering on a blue-striped mat. In the foreground, a bespectacled man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge sits with hands folded. Beside him, a man in white with vertical tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed, and a bald man in white looks down. On the right, a bare-chested man with white ash markings on his arms and forehead wears a white dhoti and red cloth. A child is blurred in the lower foreground, and other seated people are visible in the background.2011-10-15October 25 20112011-10-25November 29 20112011-11-29Devotees sit cross-legged on striped mats in a hall with red curtains, eyes closed in meditation or satsang. In the foreground a man in white kurta with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits with hands resting in his lap. Beside him a man in white dhoti wears a gold-bordered shawl. At the right a man in white kurta with a black mala sits with hands on knees. Several seated people in plain shirts and trousers are behind them, and an orange-robed figure is partly visible at the upper left. No printed names are visible.2011-10-25A photograph of a group of men seated on the floor in a hall, several in meditation or listening attentively. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a vertical white-and-red forehead mark and a brown rudraksha mala sits beside a man in a white shirt with eyes closed and a red bindi and a dark mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a striped yellow shirt sit in rows against a pale wall. Nobody is shown as a presenter or seated on a throne, and no one is identified as a person.2013-01-04October 22 20112011-10-22October 22 20112011-10-22A photograph of a seated group meditating indoors on red-and-white striped mats. In the centre, a man with grey-streaked short hair and closed eyes sits cross-legged in a cream-coloured kurta and white dhoti, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and his hands resting on his lap. Beside him, a younger man in a white kurta with a mala and an ID badge also sits with eyes closed. Other participants in white and striped shirts, some wearing name badges, fill the foreground and background, and a red chair and red curtain appear behind them. The scene reads as a meditation or training session.2011-12-10November 01 20112011-11-01Seated meditation or satsang in an indoor hall with a red mat underneath. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a white t-shirt and a purple beaded mala with a small pendant. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a red shoulder cloth and an ID badge sits with eyes closed, one hand extended. Behind them a man in a sage-green shirt and a grey-haired man in a checked shirt sit with eyes closed. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks sits with closed eyes, and another man in white with a red thread on his wrist sits beside him. Chairs and seated people fill the background.2013-06-05Seated devotees fill a hall with a red-and-white striped mat, attending a satsang talk. In the foreground a bald man in a blue striped kurta with a lanyard and red-beaded mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed. Beside him a man in white clothes presses palms together in prayer, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. Orange and yellow paper lanterns hang from the ceiling, and the audience of white-clad and casually dressed participants sits in rows on chairs and mats, many with eyes closed in meditation.2010-10-10Photograph of a seated group of men at a satsang session on striped mats in a hall with pink carpeting and red chairs in the background. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border, a rudraksha mala and a white ash line on his forehead faces forward. Behind him, men in white kurtas, an orange dhoti, a pink shirt and a striped shirt sit cross-legged, several with rudraksha malas and tilak marks. One man at left holds a notepad and red pen. The scene is an attentive morning gathering with no visible deity or fire ritual.2012-06-20