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Close view of seated figures on a grey stage floor. On the left, a bare-backed man in white dhoti with a gold border and a red shawl sits with a rudraksha bracelet and white sacred ash on his arm. Centre-right, a person in white robes and a red-and-white shawl with rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in namaste near a wooden walking staff. A plastic water bottle and a rudraksha mala rest on a phone in the foreground.

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Close-up photo of seated devotees on a grey stage floor during a ritual session. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha bracelets sit at left and right, their bare feet and forearms visible, with white sacred ash marks on their arms. Between them lie two water bottles, a tablet, papers and a small yellow object. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes sits with hands folded in the centre, and a silver ornamented pole stands at upper left.2018-01-05Photograph of a seated devotional gathering on a grey carpeted stage. In the foreground, an older woman with silver hair in a bun, wearing a white sari with a red-and-gold border and rudraksha beads, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. To her left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red shawl sits with his head bowed. Behind them, men in orange robes sit near a silver table, and a plastic water bottle and a small silver tray with rudraksha beads rest on the floor. A tall gold-toned pillar stands at the right edge. Several people are seated in a ritual setting, with an ashram-style ceremony in progress.2018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05January 05 20182018-01-05A photograph of a group meditation or puja session in a bare hall with pale walls and red-brown wooden doors. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a maroon mat, hands resting on his knee, with rudraksha malas and wrist beads, and white horizontal tilak marks on his chest and arms. Beside him, a man in orange cloth with folded palms, white markings on his face and arms, and a rudraksha mala sits in prayer. Other seated participants in orange and white cloth with white body markings fill the background. Props on the floor include a small plastic container, a water bottle and a mobile phone. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-08-23February 02 20172017-02-02October 29 20112011-10-29Close-up photo of two seated men on a grey floor, their legs crossed in white dhotis with gold-bordered edges. One man wears rudraksha mala bracelets on his wrist and clasps hands with the other, whose hand is near a small red item. Nearby on the floor sit a tablet, blue pens, a paper slip and a mobile phone. The faces are not visible and the scene appears to be a seated gathering.2018-01-05November 09 20112011-11-09January 05 20182018-01-05