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Two men sit cross-legged on a floor in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in their laps. The foreground man wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red dot, white bands on his upper arm, and a gold bracelet. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala also sits in meditation. A red wall and a notebook with rudraksha beads appear in the background.

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A seated man with closed eyes wears a white dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and white horizontal ash stripes across his forehead, chest and shoulders with a red dot between the brows. Behind him, several seated people in yellow, pink and striped shirts sit in a row, some with eyes closed. The setting appears to be a temple satsang or meditation gathering. The man's identity is not established from the image, and there is no legible caption naming him.2011-10-21September 21 20112011-09-21A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-yellow borders sits cross-legged on a cloth mat during a group sitting. He wears a dark rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold bangle, white horizontal sacred ash lines and a red dot on his forehead, and gazes off to the side with his hands resting on his knees. Other men in white garments sit behind and beside him, and a brass vessel rests on an orange cloth at the lower right. A printed copyright line runs vertically along the right edge. a person cues are not strong enough here, so he is described by role as a seated devotee in white.2011-02-20Photo of devotees seated in meditation during a satsang, eyes closed, in white unstitched dhoti-style garments with red and gold borders. The foreground man has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and wears a rudraksha mala; the man beside him, with a gold-edged white cloth over his shoulder, also wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands resting on his knees. A blurred figure in an orange striped shirt and a red wall hanging appear in the background. A woven mat lies in the lower left corner.2011-10-25Two men sit cross-legged in profile against a deep red curtain on a polished tile floor, eyes closed in meditation. Both wear white dhotis and white shawls edged with gold, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. The nearer man, shaved-headed, has a saffron-orange cloth at his waist; the man behind wears glasses and gold bangles.2011-11-18Two men seated side by side in white ritual dhotis and white upper cloths indoors, against a plain white wall and door. The man on the left, with a shaved head and white vertical sandalwood-style marks on his forehead, looks upward with his hand raised near his chest. The man on the right, with short dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging across his bare chest, sits with a calm expression, looking to the side. White paste marks are visible on the left man's arm. A corner of a blue cloth and small offering items appear at the lower left.2011-11-01November 29 20112011-11-29October 06 20132013-10-06Two men sit cross-legged on a floor covered with mats during a ritual. In the foreground a young man with eyes closed, hands clasped in front of him, wears an unstitched white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, a red rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, and a small red dot on his forehead. Behind him an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead sits with eyes lowered. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, a plate with offerings and a white bowl lie in front of them. Another person in white sits blurred in the background.2011-01-17Seated devotees in white cloths meditate with eyes closed on a floor, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The central man wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a white dhoti-style wrap, hands resting on his knee. Men to the left and right wear similar white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, and a brass vessel sits on the floor at left beside a metal table with a red cloth. Figures in the foreground are partly cropped.2011-09-30December 17 20112011-12-17Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19