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Large group photograph indoors in a hall with reddish-brown tiled floor. A central seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a saffron head wrap and a beaded necklace sits in the middle of the group, with long hair visible; the appearance is consistent with the page's identification but uncertain. Surrounding him, many women in white and pastel saris and salwar sit and stand in rows, most with lanyards and beaded necklaces; some children sit in front, including a boy in white and a girl in a dark blue top with a red-and-white badge. A banner with a faint red-and-white design hangs on the back wall, and a red curtain is at the right.

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September 08 20092009-09-08Large group photograph inside a hall with a starry, planet-filled backdrop of white, grey and dark panels. A gold ornate throne with red cushions sits at left, where a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe with his hands in front of him. Around him and in front, dozens of devotees in white ritual clothes, many wearing rudraksha malas and name badges, sit and stand in tiered rows. A few women wear saris in pink, yellow, blue and orange.2009-09-082006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA large group of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits and stands in rows in a hall before an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, empty of any visible occupant. Many wear white garments with rudraksha-style necklaces and some wear coloured saris in orange, pink and maroon. The backdrop is a dark panel painted with orbits, planets and stars, and a red curtain is visible at right.2009-09-08April 17 20112011-04-17A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor in a hall, most dressed in white, with some wearing saffron or orange shawls and others in green, maroon and floral cotton saris. Many wear beaded necklaces and bangles, and several have hair in long braids. They look toward a stage at the front, where a large portrait and a small decorated altar are visible near the top of the frame. The room is dimly lit and the seated attendees fill nearly the whole picture.2006-10-07A crowded indoor hall with white walls, red curtains and rows of white plastic chairs along the back. Many people dressed in white sit and stand on a tiled floor. In the centre, a man in white holds a microphone and sits on the floor beside a white cloth. Next to him, another man in white sits cross-legged. Women in white and pastel saris sit nearby, and a person in an orange head wrap is visible at the lower right. A standing man in white gestures with a hand near the left edge.A photograph of a crowded interior corridor at a devotional centre, with many devotees standing and seated along the walls. A woman in a yellow sari stands at left, while women in green, red, lavender, white and maroon saris stand in a row behind. Seated men in white shirts and dhotis sit in front, and women in blue, teal and pink saris kneel or sit on the floor. A framed picture hangs on the wall above, and a worshipper in white walks through the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.August 09 2003 - First Visit To San Diego2003-08-09June 22 20082008-06-22Group photograph of roughly forty-five people posed in a bright white hall scattered with petals, at a School of Ancient Wisdom session. A central figure in orange-saffron robes and a saffron turban stands in the middle of the group, wearing a rudraksha mala, a candidate with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues. Around them, men and women in white ritual clothes, sarees and salwar kameez sit and stand in rows, many seated on the floor. A white board on the left, two wall charts of the chakras and energy body, and a framed printed photo of a seated person on an easel appear behind them. A sign on the right reads The School of Ancient Wisdom.September 11 20152015-09-11