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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a covered open-sided hall under a corrugated roof with ceiling fans. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with lanyards, seated on mats on the floor. Women in saris sit at left behind a metal railing beside potted banana plants. Tall cylindrical decorations with patterned red, white and blue panels line the hall. A framed poster on the left shows a red-robed figure and text, and a red wavy line is painted on the right wall. Hundreds of people are visible.

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October 09 20112011-10-09August 15 20102010-08-15June 22 20082008-06-22October 09 20112011-10-09A large crowd of seated devotees fills a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof, many men in white shirts and white dhotis with lanyard badges, while women in saris sit at left. Tall decorative cylindrical banners in red, green, yellow and blue with floral and bird motifs hang from the ceiling, and potted banana plants stand among them. Framed printed pictures and posters line the back wall, and a loudspeaker is mounted high on the right. A steel railing separates the seating area from a rear aisle.2010-02-12August 15 20102010-08-15February 16 20072007-02-16October 09 20112011-10-09A large indoor hall with white chairs and a seated audience of mostly men in white shirts and white trousers, some sitting on mats and others on white plastic chairs, several holding papers and booklets. Hanging from the ceiling are long cylindrical banners in bright red, yellow, blue and green patterns with yellow fabric drapes. At the far left stands a framed deity image on an altar near a painted backdrop. A video camera on a tripod stands at left, and a wall clock hangs on the right. A man in the front row sits with hands folded in a prayer gesture. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-09-27October 09 20112011-10-09A photograph of a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, where many people sit on a concrete floor in rows facing toward the left and the front of the room. Most seated attendees wear white or cream clothes, with some in orange, pink and maroon saris and salwar. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari stand near the left, and a woman in a yellow-bordered outfit gestures toward the group. Tall painted cylindrical pillars wrapped in patterned fabric and green banana plants decorate the hall, and a rope-and-railing barrier separates the seated crowd from the front area. Framed photographs hang on the back wall, and a seated figure in orange robes appears at the far right.2010-02-12A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners in yellow, orange and blue, with ceiling fans overhead. Many people sit cross-legged on mats across the polished floor, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some women in saris and a few children. Some wear orange and green shirts. At the far left a decorated structure stands, and a small wall clock hangs on the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the scene.2010-07-04