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A bald man in a white kurta and white pants sits cross-legged on a white floor, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in a meditative posture. Behind him, a person in an orange top sits on a white mat, and more seated people in white clothes are visible at the edges. Orange cushions and mats line the hall, with a blue mat and a folded paper in the foreground. Black bags and a laptop are visible near the back. The setting appears to be a meditation or satsang hall.

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A shaved-headed man in white kurta and pants sits cross-legged on an orange mat on a pale tiled floor, eyes lowered and hands clasped in his lap, in a seated meditation session. Other seated participants in white clothing occupy orange mats around him, including one in white with a rudraksha mala at the upper right and a figure in an orange garment at the left. A red bag and a clear container sit on the mats in the background. The man wears a wristwatch and a bangle. He does not have distinctive a person cues such as long hair, saffron clothing or a crown, so the identity is not established.2010-08-26A large hall with white tiled floor where many people sit in meditation or satsang on orange mats. In the foreground, several men wear white kurta-style clothes, some with yellow shawls and one with an orange shawl, seated cross-legged with eyes closed or downcast. Behind them, a large seated audience fills the room, many in white and some in colourful clothing, with a microphone on the floor and a camera on a tripod at left. A silver vessel sits in the lower right corner. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-08-26A photograph of a seated meditation session in a bright hall with a polished light floor. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white trousers sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his knees in mudra, a silver bracelet on his wrist. Behind him a standing man in a white t-shirt and blue checked lungi wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together, while several seated men in white clothing and malas meditate on mats and cushions. Colourful striped and tasselled decorations hang from the ceiling, and a blue sign with multilingual text is on the wall. The people are shaven-headed, unlike a person with long swept-back hair, so no candidate matches the a person cues.2010-08-26A seated meditation session in a large white-floored hall. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white kurta and white pants, with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, a red tilak on his forehead and a lanyard, sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Behind him rows of participants in white clothes sit on white mats beside folded orange-red cushions and water bottles. Other seated people in white and orange shawls fill the background.2015-08-07December 14 20092009-12-14September 04 20142014-09-04A photograph of a seated group in a bright hall with pale pink walls, grey curtains and a row of maroon chairs at the right. Many men in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged on white mats over orange cushions, several performing a breathing or nostril-holding meditation technique with their fingers at the nose. One man in the foreground has a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a brown mala around his wrist, and a bottle of water sits on the floor. An orange and gold cloth hangs from the top of the wall. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a meditation session.2010-09-04A photograph of a seated audience at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-style programme, with shaved-headed men in white ritual-style shirts sitting on orange and red mats. In the foreground a man with glasses and a dark beaded mala around his neck looks forward, while behind him a man in white with a mala and another in white lean forward attentively. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a dark mala sits near a folded blue blanket. On the right, a person in a striped T-shirt and beige trousers sits, and in the background other seated attendees in pale clothing are visible.2010-08-26A large seated gathering of men dressed in white kurtas and white shirts sits on orange and blue mats on a hall floor, listening to a discourse. In the centre foreground, a shaved-headed man in a white kurta with a red bindi on his forehead smiles broadly while seated cross-legged. Behind and beside him, other men in white sit with rudraksha-style malas and name badges visible on some chests. Several participants smile, laugh or hold hands near their faces. No stage or deity is visible, and the scene conveys a satsang-style sitting session.2010-09-03Photograph of a seated yoga session on colourful striped mats. In the foreground a bearded man in white kurta and loose white pants sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap. Beside him an older man in a pale yellow checked shirt and white trousers sits with a lanyard, and behind them several participants in white clothing and an orange shirt sit on mats. Papers and pens lie on the mat, and a green sign is at the right edge.2009-08-26A shaved-headed man in white cotton kurta and trousers sits cross-legged on a red-and-white striped mat with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, meditating. He wears rimless-style glasses and a small red tilak on his forehead, and an ID badge hangs on his chest. Behind him, a bald man in white with a dark rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and other participants in white sit on the mats.2010-09-16January 12 20132013-01-12