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Night-time satsang gathering of seated devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis with red-orange shawls and red-orange lanyards with ID badges. Many sit cross-legged on a pale floor, some with hands folded in prayer or meditation mudra. A garlanded deity murti is visible at upper right, with a large white flower garland draped over it. Water bottles and a red bag sit in the foreground. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

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October 11 20142014-10-11Evening group satsang or puja in an open-air hall with a stone-tiled floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in white clothes with red shawls and red-and-orange beaded lanyards, hands in anjali mudra or palms together in prayer. A dark stone murti of a deity draped with a flower garland stands on a red-brown pedestal at upper centre. Some devotees sit on chairs at the back, and a water bottle and small offerings lie on the floor in front.2014-10-11March 29 20132013-03-29A seated group of devotees in an evening satsang gathering wears white ritual clothes with red shawls draped over their shoulders and orange-and-rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a bald man with tilak and glasses in the lower right holds a small booklet, and a man in white with reddish hair sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, several women and men sit cross-legged on a floor, some reading small paper sheets, others with eyes closed. A plastic water bottle rests in the lower left corner. No one visible is clearly wearing saffron or crown adornments identifying a presiding teacher, so no a person candidate is shown.2013-03-29A photograph of a seated congregation of devotees in a dimly lit hall during a satsang-style gathering. Most attendees wear white and red-orange shawls or sashes, some with red-orange beaded necklaces; one woman in front wears a white head covering and holds a small camera. A woman in the foreground wears a red shawl and hands pressed in anjali, while a woman in a purple and white sari sits at right with hands joined. A large carved red pillar and a garlanded dais appear at upper left, and a standing figure in white with a red sash stands near the back, hands joined. The congregation sits on orange mats with water bottles and handbags around them, facing toward the dais.2014-10-11May 12 20142014-05-12A dense crowd of seated devotees fills a dimly lit hall at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam camp during the Kumbh Mela. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and white lanyard badges. A bearded sadhu in an orange-saffron turban and robe sits near the center, and a bald man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed in meditation. Many attendees sit cross-legged on mats with hands in their laps, and a few wear saffron cloth. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a sangha gathering or satsang.2015-09-15Photograph of a seated group of devotees at an evening satsang, mostly dressed in white with orange-red lanyards. In the foreground a man with short dark hair and a light beard sits with eyes closed, and beside him a man in white wears glasses and reads from a sheet. Behind them women in white sit on blue and white chairs, several holding papers, one raising a red folder, and a man with grey hair and glasses sits in the middle row. Orange cloths lie on the floor near the front. No a person candidate is visible.2015-02-24 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees seated closely together in white clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, many wearing red and white lanyards and rudraksha-style beaded malas. Foreground women have eyes closed or gazing forward in meditation, one with folded hands, and a young boy sits beside them. Behind them, more seated participants in white and red-orange, a man in a white shirt with his hands in a mudra-like posture, and a bald man in white. Warm lamp-lit setting suggests a satsang or meditation session. Watermarked archive photo of a group sitting session.2014-10-13March 28 20162016-03-28December 14 20122012-12-14October 11 20142014-10-11