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Photo of devotees seated in a hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a young man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested, wearing a white sacred thread, rudraksha-style pendant necklace and white ash lines on his forehead and arms, prays with focus. Beside him a young girl with white forehead markings and orange cloth, and a second bare-chested man in orange garments, also pray. Blurred figures in orange clothing sit behind them, with a yellow-curtained interior and a faint purple logo at upper left.

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Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.2017-01-25May 08 20172017-05-08A group of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis sit cross-legged in prayer with palms pressed together at chest level. Several are bare-chested and wear rudraksha malas and bead bracelets; the foreground pair have white sacred ash bands across their foreheads and bodies. Behind them, more seated devotees with white vibhuti markings meditate or pray with eyes closed in a large hall.2017-01-10January 13 20172017-01-13January 10 20172017-01-10Devotees in orange sannyasi-style clothing sit in rows in a hall, with a foreground young man seated cross-legged, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a rudraksha mala, a small bindi and white markings on his arms and chest, and an orange shawl. Behind him others sit in prayer, some with long hair and white body markings, while a blurred interior with red and yellow accents and a brass tray is visible.2017-01-25Seated devotees chant with palms pressed together at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a young man with long hair, saffron-orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and a gold forehead tilak has eyes closed in prayer, beside another young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala, also with palms joined. Behind them, a row of people in orange and white robes with yellow tilak marks sit in rapt attention. The scene shows a group meditation or chanting session in an indoor hall.2016-07-04Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with swept-back brown hair, a small tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and bare chest with white markings on the skin. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread also sits in prayer, with others in orange garments and a seated child in the background. Offerings and small items are on the floor in front.2017-01-25January 25 20172017-01-25Several men sit in meditation in orange and saffron clothing, eyes closed, with white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. The foreground man wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a small hoop earring, and holds his hands in a mudra. Others sit beside and behind him, some with long hair in braids, some with bare chests and ornate beaded necklaces. Blurred figures in orange robes fill the background, with a warm-toned hall behind them.2017-01-08A seated young male devotee in the foreground wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with bare chest, white horizontal tripundra stripes across his forehead and body, a red bindi, and a long dark rudraksha mala. He holds a small orange offering in both hands while sitting in a meditative posture. Around him, many people in saffron and white sit on the floor of a hall with yellow pillars, and a boy in the right foreground watches. Flower offerings and small brass vessels lie on a cloth in the lower left.2017-01-25 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08