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A seated audience at a satsang hall attends a discourse. In the foreground, a young man in a pink checked short-sleeved shirt sits beside a man with reddish-blond hair, while a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on his arms and forehead sits in the right foreground, hands clasped. Behind them, more devotees in similar white ritual dress and rudraksha malas fill rows of chairs, many with tilak marks. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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July 18 20172017-07-18A seated group of devotees in a meditative satsang setting, eyes closed. Foreground men wear saffron-orange dhotis or wraps with red-orange shawls and multiple wooden rudraksha malas; one older man has a red bindi and another has white vertical tilak marks on the forehead. Behind them, others sit in white kurtas and dhotis on wooden chairs, and a few have shaved heads with white markings. The mood is calm and focused, with several people meditating. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2017-06-26A photograph of a seated group of male devotees in a plain hall with pink walls and a wooden door, performing a ritual in a row. The foreground man has long light dreadlocks tied up, wears a rudraksha mala, a white dhoti and an orange-and-gold cloth across the shoulder, with white tilak marks on his forehead and body; his hands are raised in a mudra. Beside him sit other men with shaved heads, white horizontal forehead markings, rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies, some in orange cloths. Brass lamps and offering items sit on the floor in front of them. Other participants are visible further back.2017-01-01May 23 20172017-05-23May 19 20172017-05-19A seated group meditating indoors with eyes closed. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes, with orange beads around his neck, a red dot on his forehead and white horizontal tilak stripes, sits upright. To his right a man in orange and red robes wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. Behind them, rows of participants in white shirts with orange lanyards sit cross-legged on the floor, some with white tilak on their foreheads. A young boy in a dark shirt sits at left with white forehead marks. Red chairs are visible in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2013-03-13September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated assembly of men inside a hall with pale pink walls and wooden doors. Most attendees are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, some sitting on the floor on colourful striped mats and others on wooden chairs. A water bottle and a brown bag sit on the floor in front. Several men wear pendant necklaces, and one wears a red-and-white shawl. The men appear to be listening attentively, some with hands folded or chins resting on hands.2017-07-29A seated group of shirtless men in white dhoti-style cloths sits in a hall during what appears to be a ritual or meditative sitting. In the foreground a young man with light hair tied back in a bun wears a pendant necklace and a white paste mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Beside him an older man with grey hair and a silver earring sits with hands together, and at the right edge a bald man in dark-rimmed glasses wears a long beaded rudraksha-style mala. Other participants with white marks on their bodies sit blurred in the background, and an orange-robed figure appears in the distance.2017-01-15A seated congregation of men in a hall, many dressed in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and red-and-orange shawls, with white ritual clothes among those behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed beside a younger man in orange with a white vibhuti line on his forehead, both in meditative posture. Others nearby hold hands on their knees, some wear bangles and pendants. Behind them, rows of seated devotees and a white-clad figure with a shaved head fill the background.2017-06-26 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12A large seated gathering of devotees in white dhotis and white garments, many bare-chested with white tilak markings and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats in a hall with warm lamp lights glowing in the background. In the center foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha mala, and white painted markings on his shoulders and forehead sits cross-legged with hands joined, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, in a ritual setting. Brass vessels and a red cloth bag sit on the floor near the front row.2017-08-04