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Women devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a hall with eyes closed in meditation during a yoga session. Foreground right, a woman in white with a blue-bordered sari wears rudraksha beads and gold bangles. Next to her a woman in a white top and green-and-white dotted sari wears a white flower in her hair. Behind them, a large printed backdrop shows a banyan tree and a deity murti with a decorated arch. A white fan and a yellow-orange cloth hang from the ceiling. Several other seated women in white and orange clothing are visible. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a seated group of women in a hall meditating with eyes closed, many with hands resting on laps or knees. Foreground woman in a white sheer-dupatta and white embroidered salwar sits cross-legged on an orange mat; beside her a woman in orange and a woman in a green-and-white patterned sari. Behind them rows of attendees, several in beige, yellow and pink saris. Background shows a golden Nataraja statue, a golden deity figure, a banner-like poster of a smiling woman, and an orange-and-yellow decorated pillar. A yellow-clad attendant stands at left edge. A notepad and pen lie in the foreground. Roughly 20 to 30 people are visible.2006-09-06December 12 20132013-12-12A seated group of devotees, mostly women, sit cross-legged on a polished floor during satsang or meditation in a hall with cream curtains and colourful hanging ornaments. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala keeps her eyes closed with hands folded. Beside her a woman in white with a black mala and bangles sits in meditation, and another in an orange sari rests her hands in her lap. Brass bells, small brass vessels and a puja tray with an orange cloth sit on the floor, and orange-covered books lie nearby. Behind them rows of seated women in white, blue, lavender and orange clothing sit attentively. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-09September 25 20112011-09-25December 03 20112011-12-03July 15 20162016-07-15Seated devotees sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats in a hall, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a young woman in a mustard kurta with a dark patterned shawl and a woman in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala sit with hands folded. Others wear pink, green, orange and white; red chairs stand in the background. No a person candidate is visible. Six or more people are visible.2011-10-30October 18 20112011-10-18November 16 20092009-11-16A photograph of a seated group of women at a satsang or teaching session in a plain white-walled hall with a dark wooden door behind them. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a dark border sits cross-legged on a pink mat with her hands folded, another in a white sari with glasses holds her hands together, and a woman in a black and orange top wears a long red beaded necklace. Beside them, a woman in a turquoise salwar kameez wears a white dupatta and a small pendant, and a woman in a red sari sits to the right. Behind them, more women in saris and salwar kameez sit attentively, some wearing red and teal clothing, and a woman with light hair appears in the background. Dark handbags rest on the floor beside the mats.2016-08-17A row of women sits cross-legged on mats in a bright hall, eyes closed, hands pressed in prayer or resting in lap. They wear white saris with gold borders and white shawls, with white forehead markings, gold earrings, and beaded necklaces. Some hold their hands in anjali mudra. Red and orange mats and a reflective floor are visible. No a person candidate is visible in this frame; the foreground shows only a partial figure in white at the left edge.2016-08-14A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged on floor mats in an ashram hall, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded. A woman in the foreground wears a cream saree with a pink-orange border. Seated centre, a woman in a magenta saree with a red bindi and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala holds her hands together. Beside her, a woman in a turquoise top and blue shawl with a long beaded necklace sits with palms joined. At right, a woman in a grey-white shawl and floral dress sits similarly. Red-cushioned chairs and a golden deity murti are visible in the background, along with several other seated and standing people. a person is not clearly visible.2011-09-30