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A crowded indoor satsang hall filled with devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young boy with a bare chest and orange cloth, a girl in white, and a shirtless youth with his arm raised stand among the crowd, while a smiling man in white with a red-and-white cloth and beads raises his hand. Other participants raise arms and fingers in devotion or ecstasy. White walls behind them show framed pictures and a red fabric valance at the top left.

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June 01 20172017-06-01May 26 20172017-05-26A crowded indoor gathering of devotees in motion, many dressed in white kurtas and ceremonial white garments, with some in saffron-orange sannyasi-style cloth and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala gestures with raised hands, while a long-haired man in orange wrap and bare upper body dances beside him. Several young boys in white with lanyards stand nearby, and a man with tilak-marked forehead and a long-haired figure in beige and orange appear at the right. Bright pink-walled hall, blurred background of onlookers.2016-09-30May 28 20172017-05-28May 04 20172017-05-04February 16 20172017-02-16A photograph of a crowded devotional procession or kirtan in a hall with a light-coloured tiled floor. Many participants raise their open hands and arms overhead, chanting or singing in ecstatic devotion. A bare-chested man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a long rudraksha-style mala and a white forehead mark. Men in white dhotis and white shirts and a man in a red and white shawl appear behind, and women in saffron, orange and purple saris are in the foreground. Framed portraits and decorative umbrellas are visible on the right wall. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.2016-10-03A large group of devotees dances energetically during a mandala process session in a hall filled with people. In the foreground, young men and women wear saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha beads and necklaces visible, arms raised and faces expressive. Behind them, many participants wear white dhotis and white saffas, and a colourful patterned mat covers the floor beneath the crowd.2017-05-04A crowded indoor hall full of devotees dressed mostly in white, many wearing white dhotis and kurtas with lanyards and badges. Several figures in saffron and orange garments stand among them, and one man at the centre wears a pale-orange shirt. A few devotees raise their arms and clap or dance, and some sit on a patterned mat in the foreground. Framed posters and banners line the walls above the crowd.2017-02-16November 16 20162016-11-16A large crowd of participants performs a group energy practice with arms raised and palms pressed together in namaste or upward gestures. In the foreground, young men wear orange saffron cloths draped over bare upper bodies, several with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, one with a sacred thread. Behind them, many people in white kurtas and dhotis raise their arms, some wearing glasses. The bright hall is filled with more participants in blurred background rows.2017-05-04May 28 20172017-05-28