He appeared no older than in his thirties, yet he was said to be about eighty years old. He exuded a radiant aura as he took a majestic cross-legged position on a small platform which was covered with a deerskin. Maharishi and the others took their seats and we all waited anxiously to hear rishi Sri Tat Wale Baba speak. For awhile Tat Wale Baba sat with a downcast gaze, almost indifferent to our presence. I had just stood up and was walking through the audience to gain a better camera angle when Tat Wale Baba resounded with a long drawn out AAAaauuuummmm. I froze in the middle of taking a stride as the reverberation consumed me. I was motionless and breathless, momentarily suspended in deep transcendental silence. It was only after the conclusion of the intonation that I was aroused from my entrancement, and completed my stride. However, I was too awe-struck by the experience to take more pictures, and just sat down to hear what this great rishi had to say.