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Night gathering of seated devotees at an outdoor satsang. A shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red-and-saffron vastra sits centrally with hands folded in his lap and an ash mark on his forehead. Around him, men and women wear white kurtas and saris with red or orange shawls and orange lanyard badges; some devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. A young girl in white sits near the front. Plastic chairs and an orange cloth on a chair are visible in the background.

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September 13 20132013-09-13March 10 20132013-03-10Seated congregation at a satsang in a hall with red walls and gold-framed chairs. Many attendees wear white or cream clothes with orange-red shawls and lanyards. A man in the foreground at right wears white with rudraksha malas and a shawl, looking forward. Others have hands joined in namaskar, and several eyes are closed in meditation. A woman with long grey-blonde hair in a white top and red shawl sits center. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.2015-10-22 +1 copiesA seated group meditating indoors with eyes closed. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes, with orange beads around his neck, a red dot on his forehead and white horizontal tilak stripes, sits upright. To his right a man in orange and red robes wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. Behind them, rows of participants in white shirts with orange lanyards sit cross-legged on the floor, some with white tilak on their foreheads. A young boy in a dark shirt sits at left with white forehead marks. Red chairs are visible in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or meditation session.2013-03-13A photograph of a large seated devotee gathering at a temple-like hall during evening satsang. Most people wear white dhotis or white kurtas and saffron/orange shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks and vibhuti on their foreheads. Many sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with eyes closed. A man in the front centre wears an orange turban and orange shawl with folded hands. Women in white and orange saris and a green sari sit among them. A lit altar with a deity murti glows in the background, and oil lamps and a pillared doorway frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this image.2013-03-10A photograph of a large seated congregation inside an indoor hall. Most attendees wear white shirts or kurtas with rudraksha malas, and several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. In the front row, a man in a white kurta and rudraksha mala sits beside a man with a red shawl and a man in a saffron-orange robe. Behind them, rows of seated devotees fill the space, many in white, with a few in dark or patterned clothing. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits in the front centre, and a sannyasi-style robe appears among the seated group. No one in the image is identified by face. +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style gathering, many dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red-and-maroon shawls and orange-red lanyard badges. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings sits with hands pressed together in prayer, beside another in orange with a bead necklace and a young girl in orange with a red tilak. A boy in light blue shirt sits cross-legged at the bottom centre. Behind them, rows of attendees sit in chairs and on the floor, with a warm-lit wall and ceiling beyond.2016-09-30A large seated gathering of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, most wearing orange-red shawls and red lanyards, sitting in rows with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed in meditation. A bald man in the centre foreground, with a vertical tilak mark on his forehead, is seen with hands folded. A teenage boy beside him wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Men of varied ages fill the rows behind them, some bald or grey-haired. No central teacher or throne is visible in this frame, and no printed name appears on the scene itself. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or Inner Awakening hall.2015-05-21A seated group of participants meditating in rows on a hall floor with striped mats. Men wear white kurta-style clothes with orange or saffron shawls and orange lanyard ID badges, many with rudraksha malas. Several sit on chairs, eyes closed or looking down, hands resting in laps. Some wear dark jackets or green garments. No individual is identified as a person.2012-10-27September 09 20142014-09-09July 22 20142014-07-22