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A photo of a seated ritual gathering in a bright hall with blurred attendees behind. In the foreground, a man with swept-back grey hair, eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead, wears a white shawl over a white garment with a striped border, and layered rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Beside him on the left, a younger man in white with a red-and-orange shawl and a red blindfold-style cloth over his eyes stands with a small pendant. Behind them, other participants wear red eye cloths, white clothes and orange garments. A small lilac logo appears at the top left, and a pedia.org' is printed over the lower right

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April 02 20172017-04-02August 17 20162016-08-17Seated devotees in white kurtas and red-orange shawls with black printed text sit with eyes closed in meditation during a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and red tilak sits at left and another in profile sits bottom centre. At right, a long-haired man with a red tilak, rudraksha-style pendant and red shawl sits with closed eyes. Behind them, other participants in white and a woman in white sari fill the hall. Attendee badges hang from some necks. The image is a photograph of people meditating; no figure is identified here by face.2014-07-24October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees seated closely together, many wearing rudraksha malas and bare-chested or in white clothes, with orange-red markings across their eyes. In the centre, a balding, grey-haired man in a plain white shirt and red-beaded mala wears a black eye mask with orange-red markings, looking forward. Nearby, a bearded man with a bare chest and multiple rudraksha malas has his eyes closed. A man in a red blindfold appears at left, and out-of-focus heads fill the foreground. The scene suggests a group meditation or ritual session with participants blindfolded and marked on the eyes.2016-12-06A seated man in white ritual clothing with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, a white forehead tilak and white body markings, sits with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Behind him, a large hall holds devotees in orange and cream clothing, two men in pink and white, and many more people seated in prayer or satsang. The setting is a blurred temple-like hall with warm lighting.2016-09-16A seated man with long hair swept back wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-red rudraksha mala over his shoulder, eyes closed in meditation with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Surrounding him, several people in saffron and orange robes and red garments sit on a mat, some holding small oil lamps. Brass lamps and offerings lie on a low platform at right. Brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings suggest a puja. Seven or more physically visible people appear in the scene.2014-06-10July 12 20162016-07-12December 06 20162016-12-06April 02 20172017-04-02September 16 20142014-09-16August 08 20162016-08-08