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A photograph of a seated crowd at a convention hall with eyes closed in meditation or prayer. In the foreground, a grey-bearded man in a pale yellow kurta wears an orange and saffron shawl and a small tilak on his forehead. Beside him, men in white shirts and dhotis wear blue lanyards with ID badges, and a bearded man wears a rudraksha mala. The older man at right has white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Behind them rows of attendees in white clothes sit on white chairs under a white canopy, with a speaker and banner visible at the top.

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February 27 20092009-02-27A photograph of a large seated gathering of men with eyes closed in meditation or satsang. In the foreground, a man in a pink shirt with a red pen in his pocket and an ID badge sits beside a man in a white kurta with a grey beard and a white-and-gold neck chain, and a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala with a small red-and-gold pendant and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Further back, more men in white and cream shirts, one in an orange-yellow top, and one in a rust-striped shirt on the right, all wearing lanyard ID badges. No clearly identifiable a person is present; the seated attendees are devotees.2010-11-25A seated congregation of devotees in a hall, most with eyes closed in meditation. Men in white shirts and white dhotis-style clothing dominate; several wear rudraksha malas around their necks and have white vibhuti bands with red kumkum dots on their foreheads. A bald man in a white shirt and an older man with white hair and a white beard sit among them. Some wear lanyard badges, and one man in front wears a grey striped shirt. Behind them, more seated devotees fill the frame. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crop, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2012-09-22May 16 20132013-05-16A large seated congregation of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at a satsang. Most wear white or cream traditional clothes and orange lanyards with badges. A man in the foreground left wears a cream kurta with an orange lanyard and a rudraksha mala. Other men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a woman in white sits centre-right. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads. An elderly man with white hair sits behind them. The image is a photograph and no a person candidate is visible.2013-05-18April 23 20172017-04-23Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows at an evening satsang, eyes closed in meditation, under string lights. In front, an elderly bearded man with white hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a rudraksha mala. Beside him a man with a lanyard and a silver chain holds his hands in a mudra. Further right, a younger man in a striped shirt wears a rudraksha mala, and others in white sit with hands resting on their laps. No speaker or a person figure is clearly visible in the frame. The audience numbers roughly two dozen people.2013-03-10October 14 20122012-10-14A photograph of a seated meditation or satsang gathering on a purple floor mat, with rows of white plastic chairs behind. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered, many wearing rudraksha malas or pendant necklaces. A man in front wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a dark pendant, hands folded in his lap. At the right, a seated man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and pale peach-coloured dhoti. Some men in the back row wear orange shawls. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or ritual focus is visible.2006-12-10April 23 20172017-04-23A large seated congregation of devotees with eyes closed, meditating in a hall during an aushada event. Most wear white kurta-style clothing; a few wear collared shirts or a saffron-orange shawl. Several have vibhuti or tilak marks on the forehead, and some wear rudraksha malas. A cream-and-pink printed badge is pinned to many chests. The foreground is densely packed with people and the background rows fade into a crowd. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable among the figures.2017-09-09 +1 copiesOctober 10 20122012-10-10