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Large seated audience at a satsang or discourse hall with many people sitting on cushions and mats, eyes closed or downcast. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair sits cross-legged in cream and white clothes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a multicoloured orange, green and pink scarf, hands resting in her lap. To her left a woman with glasses in a blue patterned top covers her nose with her hand. Behind them people in salwar and white clothes listen in meditation. Black backpacks rest on the floor, and a person in the lower left wears headphones. Red chairs line the background.

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A large seated group of women and some men in a hall practices a breathing exercise, several with right hands raised to their nose in nadi shodhana style. Foreground: a woman in a cream sari with a gold bangle and red bindi, a woman in an orange and black patterned top with a lanyard, a woman in a pale blue shawl, and a blonde woman in a yellow kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and lanyard. Behind them rows of attendees wear white, pink and orange clothes, with backpacks and bottles on red-and-white striped mats. Pink and red curtains hang on the walls.2011-12-04A seated group of women and young people sit cross-legged on red-striped floor mats in a bright room with pink walls, eyes closed, appearing to practise breathing or meditation. In the foreground a woman with a shaved head wears a green top and white shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace, and a woman at right wears a turquoise embroidered tunic with beaded mala. Nearby a woman in white with gold border sits with hands folded, and a woman in an orange sari and others in pastel and white saris sit behind. Blue bags and lanyards lie on the mats. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-11-06November 26 20112011-11-26A seated group of women sit cross-legged in a meditation hall with red-and-white striped mats and red curtains behind them. Most have eyes closed and hands resting on laps in meditation. A woman in a bright yellow top and white shawl in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a lanyard badge, her eyes closed with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a woman in a pink salwar wears a rudraksha mala and lanyard, hands in mudra. Others wear white, lavender, teal and orange saris and salwars, several with beaded malas and lanyards. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows a meditation session.2011-12-10A large seated congregation in a hall with red-cushioned chairs and a glossy floor, many people with both hands raised to their faces in a gesture of prayer or meditation. In the front row, women in white, teal, grey and pink clothing sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats, some with purple cloth on the floor and dark bags beside them. Several women wear beaded malas and gold bangles. Behind them, rows of attendees are seated on chairs, and gold-framed pillars and a lit doorway appear at the back, with a white-robed figure faintly visible at the upper left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2011-12-06Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a young woman in a mustard kurta with a dark patterned shawl and a woman in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. Others wear pink, green, orange and white; red chairs stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible. Six or more people are visible.2011-10-30Large group of women seated cross-legged on red mats in a bright hall, eyes closed, meditating. Foreground: a woman with long silver-grey hair in a single braid wears white clothing, an orange-and-red shawl, and a rudraksha-style mala with an orange lanyard. Beside her, a woman in a white shawl with fringe and orange top sits with hands resting on her lap. Others wear red, orange and maroon shawls and saris. Behind them, rows of attendees fill the hall, with a white wall and speakers at the back.2016-04-23December 09 20132013-12-09December 01 20112011-12-01December 03 20112011-12-03December 01 20112011-12-01December 01 20112011-12-01