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A photograph of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in orange monastic-style cloth, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas around their necks. Two boys in the foreground sit close together, the one at centre holding a handheld microphone and singing or speaking, while the boy beside him gestures with his hand. Small white cups and food on green leaf plates are arranged before the group. Blurred heads of other attendees appear in the lower foreground.

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A group of young boys and a few older youths in saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders sit on a floor covered with green and colourful mats at an ashram gathering. A boy in the centre with long dreadlocks holds a handheld microphone and speaks. Several boys have white vertical forehead markings and rudraksha malas, and cups sit on the mats. Behind them a bare-chested older man with long hair, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace sits attentively, with other people in white in the background. The scene reads as a satsang or puja-related session at the ashram.2017-05-08Photo of a seated group of young devotees in orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas at an ashram gathering. Several have white vibhuti or tilaka marks on their foreheads and bare upper bodies. A young man in the centre, with a rudraksha mala, speaks into a microphone while others smile, sit on mats and look toward him. Behind them, more participants in white and cream clothing sit on colourful striped cloth. Plastic cups sit on the floor in front. The setting suggests a satsang-style session, possibly part of the Maheshwara Puja programme described on the page.2017-05-08Several young men and boys seated cross-legged on the floor in orange-saffron robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, with white and red tilak marks on their foreheads and white painted markings on their arms. A young man in the centre holds a black microphone and smiles. Before them on the floor are green banana-leaf plates, small white paper cups and food, with colourful cloth mats. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and other devotees stand in a hall with white walls and a wooden door. The scene looks like a ritual gathering or meal in a temple hall.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA group of young children and teenagers in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor with green and pink mats, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A girl with long braided hair in the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a young boy in an orange wrap sits near a man with long hair and a dark bindi-style mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, while a boy in orange sits to the right. Paper cups stand on the mats in the foreground.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A seated row of young children in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a floor before a long line of banana-leaf meal plates with rice, fruit and small steel cups. In the foreground a smiling girl with white vertical forehead marks and a dark rudraksha mala holds a black microphone and eats from a leaf. Beside her, another child in orange wraps and a rudraksha necklace eats, and others sit along the row. Pale sacred ash marks show on their bodies and foreheads. Behind them, more orange-clad people sit in a hall. The scene suggests an annadan meal being served in a temple-style hall.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA group of young male disciples in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit closely together outdoors on a stage or hall floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The central young man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking, while the others listen attentively. Several wear gold pendants and some have gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing in a blurred hall. No individual is identified as a person in this frame.2017-05-08A group of young male devotees seated closely together in orange saffron dhoti-style wraps, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Many have white vibhuti lines across their foreheads and shoulders, and one central young man in the middle holds a black handheld microphone while smiling. Others around him look on, some with hands near their faces, and a blurred background shows more people in orange and white ceremonial clothing at an outdoor event. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so this is a group of disciples seated during a session.2017-05-08Four young boys in saffron-orange robes sit close together on the floor in a bright hall, several with white vertical tilaka-like marks and white forehead bands, and rudraksha mala necklaces. The boy in the centre holds a black microphone and speaks while the others listen or sing with open mouths. Hoop earrings and red-orange beaded bracelets are visible. An orange cloth hangs in the background.2013-07-14