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A seated group of devotees with eyes closed during a satsang gathering in an indoor hall. Front row sannyasis wear saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Behind them men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, sit with hands folded. A young boy in white clothes sits at the lower left. Several men in the back row are standing or seated near wooden furniture and a pillar, and a man in a lavender shirt is visible at the top. No individual is identified as a person in this image; the visible people are devotees and sannyasis.

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A seated congregation at a Nithya-Satsang gathering, with many devotees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Foreground figures wear orange saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal and vertical tilaka markings on their foreheads. Others wear white ritual clothes and white shawls with gold borders, some with white sandalwood paste on their faces. A man in a light blue shirt and glasses sits in the middle, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands at left. A young boy in white sits at lower left. Behind them, a standing figure in white holds a wooden stick, and a man in a purple shirt stands near a black speaker. Background shows a pillared hall with a red-painted doorway.2017-11-27November 22 20182018-11-22A photograph of a large seated assembly inside a plain hall with pale pink walls and a wooden door. Many devotees sit cross-legged on a red floor covering, most wearing orange or saffron cloth with rudraksha malas, and several have white or ash forehead markings. Others wear white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow cloth and sit with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a boy in white clothes sits gazing ahead, while a boy in white with a rudraksha mala closes his eyes in meditation beside a cloth bag and a basket of flowers. The attendees are seated attentively in a satsang or meditation gathering. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-10-26 +1 copiesJune 25 20172017-06-25November 27 20172017-11-27A large seated crowd of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Many wear white dhotis and shawls with gold or yellow borders, and many are bare-chested with rudraksha malas around their necks. A few wear orange or saffron cloth, and one man in front wears a white shawl over white clothes. Some devotees have forehead markings, and several wear glasses. The hall has red and gold decor at the back and wooden doors on the right. No individual is identified as a person in this image.2017-07-09July 16 20172017-07-16A dense, seated crowd of devotees fills an indoor hall, photographed from the front. Many men are shirtless or wear white and saffron-orange cloths, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white or yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-red robe with a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in an orange shawl. Women in orange and pink saris and white clothing sit among the crowd, and an orange-turbaned man appears in the upper background. Pillars and an ornate ceiling frame the room. The attendees appear to be listening attentively to a teaching.2016-11-08 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20162016-09-16November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesMay 28 20172017-05-28July 31 20172017-07-31