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A photograph of a seated congregation in an open-air pavilion with carved wooden pillars and greenery behind. Many women in white and cream clothes with blue lanyards sit on the floor facing a central bronze statue of a standing deity murti on a green mat. In the foreground a man with grey hair tied back wears a red-and-white shawl and sits beside a large brass tray of white and yellow flower petals. Oil lamps stand on the right, and a figure in red robes sits at the far right near a microphone and a water bottle.

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A photograph of a covered temple pavilion with wooden pillars and a red-painted wall. A seated group of roughly 25 devotees, mostly women in white saris and white clothing with teal beaded garlands, sit on the floor facing a dais. A man in the foreground wears white with an orange-red shawl and sits beside a large brass bowl of flower petals. On the right, a figure in an orange-red robe sits on the dais beside a microphone stand. In front stands a dark bronze deity murti holding a lamp, with brass oil lamps and a small gold canopy shrine behind.2016-01-01September 14 20142014-09-14February 26 20162016-02-26February 26 20162016-02-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside an orange-draped tent with a green floor covering, where a group of women sit cross-legged in a satsang-style gathering. At left, a woman in black holds a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) on a low stand, with an orange cloth beneath it. Foreground centre, an older woman in a cream sari with a dark headscarf and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind her, women wear pink, white, red and yellow saris and salwar kameez, some with folded hands. At lower right, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in anjali. Microphones, cables and a tripod appear at the top of the frame.2013-02-06Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.2016-01-01February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesIndoor satsang or initiation gathering in a tiled hall, with devotees seated on the floor in white dhotis and mundus with gold borders and red shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat at the left, with a microphone and orange-draped table in front. Other devotees in white hold their hands to their faces in a gesture of prayer and sit in rows. A golden deity murti stands in an alcove at the back, with a red-draped table at right and a standing man in white with a mala at far right.2015-09-02September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang in an open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and wooden pillars. A man in white kurta stands at centre with his hands raised, speaking. At right, a bald man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style neck garland holds a microphone and gestures. Seated devotees fill the floor, many in white and orange clothes, some wearing red shawls. Brass kalasha-style vessels and a trident-like brass stand sit near the speakers, with a small framed picture on the back wall. The room is open to a red-walled courtyard and hanging plants.2016-10-01April 05 20172017-04-05October 01 20162016-10-01 +1 copies