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A photograph of a group of men standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra inside a large hall with cream walls, red curtains and framed portraits above. Five men stand in front on a mat-covered floor: the left man wears a white kurta and white dhoti with a red-beaded mala, the next wears white with yellow-bordered dhoti and a white forehead mark, the third wears a white kurta with a red shawl, the fourth wears a white kurta and dhoti with a red-beaded mala, and the fifth at right wears a saffron-orange robe with a red mala and white markings. Behind them several people in saffron-orange robes stand in the background. A digital clock on the wall and a framed caption reading Ascending the Dhyanapeetam throne are visible.

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A seated group of devotees in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the wall, sitting on mats on the floor. In the foreground, a woman in white with orange rudraksha malas and white tilak marks holds a book, next to a bald man in white with a red shawl writing on papers. Two men in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit beside them, one looking upward. Behind them, rows of saffron-robed people with white tilak sit in the hall.2014-08-23February 14 20142014-02-14April 23 20152015-04-23A photograph of a large indoor hall with pink walls, framed pictures and ceiling lights, where a row of men and women in orange-red sannyasi robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Several men have white vertical and horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies, and wear rudraksha malas. A man in the foreground, bare-chested with a red shawl and rudraksha mala, holds his hands in anjali mudra. Brass stands with rope barriers and small oil lamps are visible at left. No individual here is identified as a person.2017-06-27Several men stand in a hall with wooden doors and a red digital clock showing 'eight' style numerals, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and red vertical forehead marks wears a white dhoti with gold border and folded hands; beside him a bearded man in a saffron-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace stands in anjali. Behind them a youth with a white tilak wears an orange garment, and on the left two boys in white dhotis with gold borders stand by. The right edge shows a figure in red. Appearance-based cues for a person are not sufficient, so no candidate is identified.2016-08-08March 13 20162016-03-13February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02February 02 20162016-02-02June 08 20132013-06-08Indoor puja gathering in a wood-panelled hall with a white projection screen on the right. Five men stand barefoot on striped mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white dhotis and kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders; the man on the far right, eyes closed with a red tilak on his forehead, wears white and gold bangles. Between them, a young woman in a yellow t-shirt and black trousers, also with a red shawl, stands with hands folded. Brass trays with offerings, small oil lamps and flowers lie on the floor in front, and black bags sit beside the mats. Additional devotees in white and red appear behind.2012-09-03Indoor photo of men seated cross-legged on a tiled floor with mats, hands pressed in namaste, at what looks like a satsang or puja. Front left, a bald man with a red-and-gold shawl, white dhoti with gold border and tilak wears a red rudraksha-style mala. Next to him a white-haired man in white kurta holds his hands together and wears a red shawl. A man in white with a black beaded mala and a man in white shirt with red shawl sit beside them, with more devotees behind. Small wooden stools hold brass plates and clear containers. Wall portraits, red curtains and an LED clock are visible behind.2014-08-24