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A dense crowd of seated adults in a hall performs a yoga breathing or nasal-cleansing gesture, fingers raised to their faces with eyes closed. Many wear casual Western clothes, while others wear saris, salwar and white kurtas. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala. A woman in a teal top wears a red-brown beaded mala. A dark curtain and pale wall frame the back of the room. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a large seated group of devotees in a hall performing a breathing or nasal practice, each person with fingers pressed to the nose and eyes closed. Many women wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, orange, green and cream, with bangles, earrings and beaded malas; several men wear white shirts and white kurtas. A blonde woman in a pink shawl sits in the foreground. Behind them a red-cushioned seat and computer monitors are visible.2012-08-27May 09 20082008-05-09December 13 20132013-12-13October 22 20152015-10-22A crowded indoor room where many seated devotees, mostly women in white, cream, green and red saris and salwar, sit close together and perform a breathing or hand-to-nose practice, fingers pressed to their faces. Many wear rudraksha malas and gold bangles. Behind them are desks with computer monitors and yellow-orange curtains. Some men in white shirts and a few people in orange sit among the group. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2012-08-27A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a satsang hall, most sitting cross-legged on floor mats with hands resting in mudra on their laps. In the foreground a woman with long light-brown hair wears a white and green sari with a red border and sits with eyes closed. Beside her a woman in a white top with a light green shirt sits with hands in her lap, and a woman in a white jacket with dark hair and a grey-haired woman in a black jacket sit nearby. Behind them a man in a white shirt and others in white and orange clothing sit before a gold-edged altar stage decorated with flowers, red and gold fabric, and white cushions. Several people appear to hold their hands near their faces as in meditation or breath practice.2011-02-19October 22 20152015-10-22May 07 20162016-05-07December 15 20112011-12-15May 11 20162016-05-11A large group of men seated on the floor in a hall with pale pink walls performs a guided meditation, each pressing both palms over closed or covered eyes in a brow-centre gesture. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or white trousers, with a few in colourful clothes: a man in a yellow t-shirt at left, a man in a red t-shirt near the centre, and a man in blue at the back right. Several wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and wrist bands. Foreground heads are blurred while the seated crowd fills the frame. No figure is identified as a person.2011-02-20A photograph of a large seated devotee gathering in a bright ashram hall during a puja, with many people sitting cross-legged in white and orange clothing and holding their hands in anjali mudra. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a red and orange sari sit with palms pressed together, while a man in white kurta sits in the centre. Standing devotees along the back wall, including a woman in pink and a woman in a cream sari, also pray with folded hands. Framed religious paintings hang on the walls and a golden deity murti stands at the left edge. Several people in white clothing stand at the back and appear to be attending a darshan or satsang.2007-09-03