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Devotees sit on white plastic chairs in a hall with a coffered ceiling and ceiling fans, with a red carpet on the floor. Their eyes are covered with white cloth blindfolds. A man in a red t-shirt and white trousers sits at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with red border and a white head cloth sits at right, hands folded in her lap. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe stands in the centre background with hands raised in a gesture, apparently guiding the group. Several other seated people in white and blue clothes fill the rows behind.

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A photograph of seated devotees in a hall with a red carpet and white plastic chairs, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths tied across their eyes. A man in a red polo shirt and grey trousers sits at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a white saree with red border holds an open book at right. In the centre, a person in an orange-saffron robe stands facing the seated group, apparently leading the session. Other devotees wear white kurtas and saris, and the ceiling has a coffered grid with fluorescent lights.2009-07-25A meditation session in an ashram hall with a red carpet and a coffered white ceiling with ceiling fans. Devotees sit on white plastic chairs with white cloths tied over their eyes. A man in a red polo shirt and light grey trousers presses his palms together in anjali with his head tilted back. Beside him, a man in white kurta sits with hands folded, and a woman in a white dotted sari with orange border holds her hands at her chest. Other devotees in white and in colourful saris sit in rows behind them, and a red-clad figure stands near the back.2009-07-25A photograph taken in an indoor hall with a coffered ceiling and ceiling fans, where seated devotees with white cloth blindfolds sit on white plastic chairs on a red carpet. A man in a red polo shirt and light grey trousers holds his palms together in namaste with eyes covered. A woman in a white sari with red border sits at right, hands folded. In the centre a standing figure wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and has long dark hair, appearing to walk through the rows, with a red garment visible beneath. Several other seated people in white and pastel clothing fill the background.2009-07-25Photograph of a seated meditation session in a hall with a red carpet and a white coffered ceiling with ceiling fans. A standing woman in an orange sari with a red blouse raises her palms in an open gesture, eyes closed. Seated participants wear white headbands over their eyes; a man in a red t-shirt and grey trousers holds his palms together in namaste, and a woman in a white sari with orange border holds a book in her lap. Others in white and pastel clothes sit on white plastic chairs.2009-07-25A photograph of a meditation session under a white tented pavilion with blue scalloped trim and hanging ceiling fans. Many seated participants wear white blindfolds across their eyes, with hands in prayer or resting on their laps. In the centre, a standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands on a red carpet, apparently observing the group; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but is not clearly distinctive. Participants wear white and pastel clothing, and a man in white shirt and grey trousers sits in the right foreground with a blindfold and a blue lanyard. Small white-clothed figures sit in the left background, and a rope marks the edge of the carpet.2009-11-28July 16 20092009-07-16July 11 20092009-07-11A photograph inside a white tented hall during a meditation session. Devotees sit cross-legged on a long red carpet, many wearing white clothes and white blindfold headbands. A man in the foreground in a white shirt with an ID badge on a lanyard sits with palms pressed together and eyes closed. Behind him a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala is visible. At the centre back, a standing figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe stands on the red carpet. The ceiling is draped with blue and white scalloped bunting and several ceiling fans hang above.2009-11-28July 26 20092009-07-26Low-angle photograph inside a bright hall with a recessed ceiling and chandelier. Rows of seated devotees wearing white clothes and white headbands face forward; men wear white shirts with white dhotis and women wear sarees in green, blue and yellow. A figure in saffron robes stands near the centre of the aisle at the far end, beside a large framed banner or portrait showing a bearded figure in orange. Hall lighting is bright and the marble floor reflects the scene. Roughly a dozen or more visible people, including partially visible ones in the foreground.2009-07-11A photograph of a large open-sided hall with a metal roof truss and a red carpet floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows, most in white clothes, with white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. In the foreground a woman in white with a pendant necklace sits with hands resting in her lap, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style red bead mala sits with hands at his knees. Behind them a figure in a long orange-saffron robe stands with raised arms near the back of the hall.2009-07-26A large hall with a blue draped backdrop and a red carpet runs down the centre. A figure in orange robes stands with back to the camera, arms raised high, walking along the carpet. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful saris and clothes fill both sides, many wearing white blindfolds over their eyes, their hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in an orange shawl sits near the stage, and decorative cream pillar-like forms frame the platform. A man in white in the foreground sits with palms joined, a mala around his neck.2009-07-26