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A large seated audience fills a hall at a Shiva diksha session, with hundreds of men in white dhotis and shirts sitting cross-legged on mats on a pale tiled floor. Many wear red-orange flower garlands, and a few have white or red tilak on their foreheads. Some hold small white bags and lanyard badges are visible. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dhoti sits with hands folded, and a man in glasses wears a pink shirt. On the right edge, a figure in orange cloth is partly visible. No one stands on a stage in view, and no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A large seated congregation of men fills a hall with white walls and framed pictures, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several men wear red-orange ceremonial garlands and some carry name badges. In the lower left, a man with a red garland sits in front, and in the front-center a man in a white shirt with a mustache and thin spectacles sits near a man in a pink shirt. At the far right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with a yellow cloth bag beside them, while a golden ornate element is visible at the top right. The scene is a satsang-style gathering, and the crowd is dense across the frame.2015-09-05September 06 20152015-09-06A large seated audience of men fills a hall, most wearing white dhotis and shirts with red-brown rudraksha-style beaded garlands and lanyard name badges. Several are shaven-headed or have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the front row, a man in the foreground wears a red-brown beaded garland and a white shirt, and another in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses sits to the right. A golden deity murti stands at the upper left, and a woman in a green sari sits near the back. A caption-free photograph of a devotional gathering, with the dense crowd extending to the back of the room.2015-09-05March 07 20162016-03-07November 22 20152015-11-22December 31 20152015-12-31 +1 copiesJanuary 31 20162016-01-31June 01 20142014-06-01November 11 20152015-11-11September 06 20152015-09-06A large seated assembly of men in white ritual clothes, white dhotis and shirts, sits on the floor of a hall facing forward. Many wear name badges on their chests and some have rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Several hold or sit near yellow and orange cloth bundles and prayer mats with red and green borders. A bald older man in the foreground wearing glasses and a mustache sits with hands together. The audience appears attentive, as at a satsang or Shiva Deeksha program. No person in the image is shown in an identifiable a person depiction, and the front of the hall is out of frame.2016-01-31A large seated audience of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis or trousers fills a hall, many wearing rudraksha malas around their necks. Faces are mostly middle-aged, with a few older men with white hair and moustaches. Some sit with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or listen, while others look ahead. A man in the front left has a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. At the top left edge, a figure in orange or saffron clothing is partly visible. White metal scaffolding and a wooden panel form the background. No one clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the frame.2008-06-22