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A large seated audience fills a hall at an Arogya Yoga session, with rows of men sitting cross-legged on green mats. In the foreground a man in a light blue shirt and brown trousers wears a wooden bead necklace and holds a white cloth. Beside him a man in a white shirt wears a blue cap and a name badge, and a man in a rust-brown shirt and grey trousers wears glasses. A man in a beige-striped shirt sits at right with a pen in his pocket. Behind them many more participants in white and pastel shirts sit in rows under white fabric drapes. No speaker or stage figure is clearly visible; the focus is the attentive gathering during the yoga programme.

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A large seated crowd of men fills a green-carpeted hall at an Arogya Yoga session in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and several wear identity lanyards with badges. Some sit cross-legged, others with knees bent, and a man in front wears a blue head covering and a white shirt while looking forward. Others in the foreground wear checked or plaid shirts. A tented ceiling and draped fabric are visible at the top of the frame. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A large hall filled with seated men at an Arogya Yoga session, sitting cross-legged on green mats. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a name badge sits with hands folded, next to a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti and a man in a striped brown shirt. Behind them rows of participants in white and pastel shirts wear identification lanyards. Two large banners on the back wall show a portrait of a bearded, long-haired man in saffron-toned robes, labelled with printed text, though the portrait is printed and not a physical person. The scene is a yoga and meditation programme in an indoor venue.2006-11-25A large seated audience of men in white shirts and light clothing fills a hall at an Arogya Yoga session, sitting on green mats in rows. Many wear name badges on lanyards; one man at left front wears a purple head covering and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, white draped fabric hangs from the ceiling, with a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron-toned clothing on the upper right and a blue banner with a figure on the upper left. Several women in colourful saris sit in the back rows.2006-11-25A large, densely packed audience of men sits cross-legged on blue-and-white striped mats in a bright hall during a satsang. Most wear white shirts and trousers, and many have white identification lanyards with orange badges. A man in a teal-green striped shirt sits in the middle, and a bearded man with a red tilak on his forehead sits centre-right. In the upper left, a figure in a purple turban is partly visible. The room has pillars and a row of seated attendees extending into the background, with rows of people fading toward the rear wall.2012-09-23A photograph of a large seated congregation on green mats in a plain yellow-walled hall. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged in rows, several wearing lanyard badges. In the foreground, a bespectacled man with a moustache in a white shirt and a rudraksha-style bead necklace looks downward, and beside him a younger man in a white shirt, a man in a blue-green patterned shirt and a man in a red shirt sit attentively. A metal barrier with a chain runs along the left edge, with water bottles placed nearby. A speaker is mounted high on the right wall. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2012-09-22A large seated audience fills a tent on green mats at an Arogya Yoga session. Most attendees wear white shirts and white trousers, several with white or lanyard-style name badges. Some wear checked shirts, a blue head wrap is visible on one man, and many smile or listen attentively. At the back, a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white garment hangs beside the stage, while white draped fabric and red bunting decorate the tent walls. The people sit in rows, facing toward the front of the tent.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A large seated audience of men fills the frame at an indoor satsang, sitting cross-legged on a floor. Most wear white or pale shirts and trousers; a man in the centre wears a white shirt with a lanyard-style badge, and another on the right wears a peach shirt with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. Several have eyes closed in meditation and some have faint white forehead markings. No single speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame. Many attendees wear name badges on lanyards, and the background shows more seated devotees.2010-11-25A large crowd of seated men fills the frame, sitting on orange-red floor mats in a hall. Most wear white or pale shirts and trousers, and several have name badges or lanyards on their chests. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt, dark-rimmed glasses and a blue lanyard, with a red-and-white beaded mala around his neck nearby. Others wear striped shirts, a pink checked shirt and a yellow shirt, and they look toward the front attentively, as at a satsang talk. The photo is watermarked across the middle and bottom.2010-11-09November 25 20062006-11-25November 01 20152015-11-01