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A seated congregation during a satsang or public gathering in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and moustache wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him a young boy in an orange kurta with a rudraksha mala looks forward. Further left, a bare-chested young man with rudraksha malas and white body markings sits near an older man with white hair and white dhoti clothing. Behind them, many devotees in white and orange clothes sit on the floor, and a man at right in white shirt and white dhoti holds prayer beads.

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A seated congregation at an indoor satsang, shown in a shallow-focus photo. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and a moustache wearing an orange short-sleeved shirt sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a young boy in an orange top wears a rudraksha mala and faint tilak marks, and another boy in a red shirt sits in front. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with white forehead markings and beaded malas, sit close together. At right, a man in a pale blue shirt holds prayer beads. The background is blurred with more devotees seated on a bright floor.2017-01-06July 23 20172017-07-23April 01 20172017-04-01A large seated audience in a hall, mostly men in white dhotis and shawls with saffron-orange borders, sitting in rows on the floor. In the foreground, a man on the left wears a red rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, another in the centre wears an orange-bordered white dhoti, and a man on the right wears a gold chain and white attire. Some attendees wear shirts, and one in a blue shirt and glasses sits centrally. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated people.2017-07-15A large seated assembly of men in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges and plain white upper cloths sits on a multicoloured patterned mat in a hall. Many men wear rudraksha malas, pendants and thin chains, and several have white sandalwood or ash markings on their chests and arms. In the foreground a bearded man with grey hair and a long beard sits with hands folded, and a younger man in the centre sits with arms crossed. A white-clothed man in the upper right is seated among the group. Most attendees face forward, attentive, at a teaching or ritual event.2017-09-03August 19 20172017-08-19 +1 copiesJuly 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesA seated group of men in saffron-orange dhotis or shawls and rudraksha malas gathers closely indoors, many with white vibhuti or sandal markings on forehead and body, appearing to chant in unison. In the foreground, a bald man in the lower left and a bespectacled young man in the centre with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sit cross-legged, one with hands held in a mudra. Behind them, rows of similarly dressed devotees and white-clad participants fill the hall, with a brass vessel visible at the right edge. This looks like a group chanting or satsang setting; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2017-07-23A large seated crowd during a satsang, with many devotees smiling and listening attentively. In the foreground, a bearded man in an open-chested orange-and-white dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala over bare shoulders and holds his hands together in his lap. Beside him, a man with a gray beard wears a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads. A shaved-headed man in white with a red-and-white forehead mark sits near the front. Further back, many men wear white dhotis, orange shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead markings, with a few in green and light blue shirts. A bare-chested man with a red forehead tilak and gold necklace smiles in the middle row. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2016-11-11January 06 20172017-01-06May 25 20172017-05-25December 22 20162016-12-22