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A class held in an open-sided hall with a concrete floor. In the foreground a figure seen from behind sits in a black office-style swivel chair on a red and gold patterned mat, with a microphone stand beside it. Around them, about a dozen young people in white and orange scarves sit on the floor listening; a few are taking notes. A video camera on a tripod, a red suitcase and a water bottle are visible. Trees and a dirt path lie outside.

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A photograph taken from behind a doorway framing an outdoor scene of seated students in orange shawls. A figure with long dark hair sits with back to the camera in a black office-style swivel chair, facing a group of about a dozen people seated on the ground on a red mat. Several students wear orange shawls and white clothing; a woman in a white sari sits at left with books. A microphone stand and a water bottle sit near the chair, and a camera on a tripod records the session. A man in a long beige robe stands at right, bending toward the chair. Trees and a rocky outcrop fill the background.2006-09-20A photograph taken from behind a black office chair inside a dim hall, looking out through a wide open doorway at a sunlit outdoor scene of trees and a rural field. Seated on the floor in front of the chair are several people in orange and white clothing, some wearing orange shawls, with a red rug and a camera on a tripod nearby. On the right, an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a small wooden table, gesturing with one hand. A cup, a water bottle and a stack of papers sit on a low table in the foreground, and a pedestal fan stands at the right edge. The chair's occupant is not clearly visible, so no one in the chair is identified.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Photograph of a seated teacher in orange robes, bare-chested with long swept-back dark hair, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a seated group of students in white clothes and orange shawls, many writing in notebooks on the concrete floor. A microphone stands at the front, a video camera on a tripod records the session, and a red mat lies in the foreground. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in a plaid shirt stand near a doorway. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, though his face is partly turned away; this is an appearance-based label only.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Outdoor photo of a seated teacher viewed from behind, his head and bare feet visible above and below a large black leather office chair on casters. Around him sit devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, some taking notes on paper, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl at right beside a video camera on a tripod. A red mat lies on the concrete floor, a water bottle and steel tumbler sit on a lace-covered folding table, and trees and palms fill the background under a pale sky. a person is seated in the chair, identifiable by the shaved head region visible, bare feet and orange garment, and as the central teacher of the class.2006-09-20A seated man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a long beaded rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits on a large brown leather throne-like chair in a bright hall, eyes closed, hands resting on the armrest. Seated in front of him on the floor are many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with red-orange shawls, and a few in saffron. A small orange table with a water bottle sits before the chair. Several people sit in rows across the room, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. Visible people number roughly thirty, so the count is 21-100.2016-02-22 +1 copiesAugust 28 20152015-08-28Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair and a microphone, faces a large group of participants seated on mats and cloth in white clothes and orange-red shawls. A standing microphone stand and an orange cushioned chair sit in the foreground, with a small red-cushioned stool beside the speaker and a water bottle on a table. Overhead lights and a red-orange wall frame the scene. a person: the speaker in saffron with long hair and a mic, seated as the discourse leader.2016-02-21A seated satsang in a hall with cream walls and framed photo panels on the wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a red-orange shawl sits on a brown leather chair on a low dais at the top, speaking to the gathering. Around him, a large crowd sits cross-legged on red floor mats, many wearing orange, red and white garments and red-orange shawls. Some devotees in the foreground hold a phone or camera, and water bottles sit on the floor. Many listeners are visible, so the count is in the 21-100 range.2016-02-02Night-time outdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard. Facing him on the left, about 30 people sit on a red and green cloth in white clothes with orange-red shawls, and a few watch from the back rows. A small red-cushioned stool and a water bottle sit near the speaker, and a standing microphone is set in front. Orange tarpaulin and a red-orange wall with a yellow panel frame the scene.2016-02-21February 10 20162016-02-10 +1 copies