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A large seated audience fills a hall, sitting cross-legged on striped rugs. Most men wear white kurtas and dhotis, some in saffron or orange robes, and many have white or ash tilak marks on their foreheads. Several carry name badges on their chests. In the foreground a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti looks up attentively beside a man in a dark checked shirt. Behind them, a golden deity murti stands on a raised platform, and orange-clad devotees fill the back rows.

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September 09 20172017-09-09September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesA packed indoor satsang hall where a large seated audience of devotees fills the floor on colourful striped mats. Most men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with saffron or red shawls, rudraksha malas and forehead marks; a few wear coloured shirts. A man in the front centre has a vibhuti or sandal mark and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right wears a white angavastram over bare skin. Many people are seated with eyes closed or looking forward, attending a discourse. Paper name badges hang on several chests. A pink wall, a small framed picture and a stage-like backdrop appear behind the crowd, with a mounted screen at the far left. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the crowd.2017-05-21August 21 20162016-08-21December 22 20102010-12-22April 17 20162016-04-17September 09 20172017-09-09 +1 copiesJuly 15 20172017-07-15 +1 copiesA large seated congregation fills a hall with cream walls and framed pictures on the back wall. Men and boys sit cross-legged on blue and striped mats, mostly dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyard badges and beaded necklaces. Several devotees have sacred ash or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and some hold yellow cloths on their laps. The attendees appear to be listening in a satsang setting, with eyes closed or lowered, and no speaker or throne is clearly visible in the frame.2015-11-22A photograph of a large seated audience in a hall at a satsang, with many devotees sitting cross-legged on the floor. In the foreground, a man with a grey-streaked beard wears a white dhoti with gold border and armbands; beside him a younger man in white with a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits at right, and a bald man in white clothes sits near the centre. Behind them many more devotees in white, orange and teal clothing are seated, with an ornate gold-and-red altar area visible at the upper left. The scene is a crowded devotional gathering, with no clear identification of any individual.2016-10-06A large seated audience fills a hall, with many men in white and saffron clothing and some in orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a teal kurta with a lanyard and glasses listens attentively beside an elderly man with a shaved head, white dhoti and tripundra mark. To the right, a man in white kurta wears an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and a name badge, looking forward. Others wear forehead tilaka and rudraksha malas, and the room is crowded with spectators. The stage and the speaker are not visible, and no specific individual is identifiable as a person.2017-04-01