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Photograph of an indoor teachers' training gathering in a bare-walled hall with dark carpet. A man in white shirt and trousers stands near a metal ornate swing or stand, and a person in white kneels in front of a seated woman in orange robes on the left. A man in a white-checked shirt kneels on the floor near a potted pink geranium plant with white daisies. Around fifteen seated people in white, yellow, orange, teal and gold clothing sit on the floor, and a man in pink robes stands by a door at the back. A folding chair sits in the foreground. Some people are visible in partial view at the edges.

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Indoor teachers training session in a bright hall with cream walls, a clock, an exit sign and a metal swing-style frame in the foreground, decorated with pink geraniums and white daisies. A man in white kurta stands at left reading from an open book. Seated on blue carpet, rows of people with palms pressed together, including a man in a yellow polo, a woman in green, a boy in white, and others in white and pastel clothes. At left foreground, a figure in orange and a patterned shawl holds a small bell and a brass bowl. A tripod-mounted video camera is visible at right.2005-05-08A photograph of a seated group in a plain room with cream walls, a whiteboard on an easel and a lamp on a stand. Several dozen attendees sit on the floor and in folding chairs. Women wear orange, saffron and yellow saris and salwar kameez; one woman in turquoise sits in the foreground beside a closed book. A woman in orange sits at left beside a potted plant of pink flowers and a wooden stand, and a man in a white kurta sits among the group. A person in an orange sari stands at the right edge near the doorway.2005-05-08A photograph of an indoor hall with white walls and a white floor, set up for a gathering. In the foreground a woman in a white churidar-style outfit with a white dupatta stands on a red patterned rug, bending toward the floor, while a man in an orange-bordered shawl kneels at lower left beside a small brass tray with a lamp and offerings. A man in white kurta and trousers and a woman in a white sari holding a baby stand nearby. On the right, a woman with long dark hair sits on a cream upholstered sofa beside arrangements of red roses, white flowers and green foliage. A small child in white crouches on the rug. Several people stand and sit along the back of the hall, and a banner with a portrait hangs by the far doorway.2006-03-22August 29 20062006-08-29December 21 20102010-12-21December 21 20102010-12-21A seated man in an orange and maroon garment with a beaded rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gold throne with orange cushions at the right, eyes closed and hands folded. A golden deity murti is carved on the throne's back panel. Before him, a group of devotees sits on the floor in white and yellow saris and white dhotis, holding pink lotus flowers, with silver plates of offerings, fruit and small lamps placed in front. Several priests in white dhotis with sandalwood and vibhuti markings on their foreheads sit behind, one holding a microphone. The setting is a stage with a dark curtain and a metal stand.2010-11-10March 27 20062006-03-27April 04 20082008-04-04A photograph of a devotional gathering in a living room with red carpet and cream walls. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated woman in a green sari with gold border, who presses her palms together. Across the floor, seated devotees in white, red and green saris and white kurtas sit with folded hands, facing a framed picture of a deity and a small metal figure. Yellow and pink flowers and brass bowls sit on a cloth in front, and a few people stand or sit in the background near a sofa. The scene resembles aarti in a home gathering.2011-03-29A domestic interior with white walls and a ceiling fan, where a group of devotees gathers around a seated figure in saffron-orange robes receiving padapuja. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland sits on a white cloth, her bare feet being attended to by a young man in white shirt and trousers kneeling at her feet. Behind them a man in an orange robe bends forward, and more devotees in white, cream and red saris and shirts sit on red and orange cloths on the floor or stand nearby. Framed photographs hang on the wall above a doorway and a small flower garland is placed on the floor. Several people in the foreground are seated or kneeling in attitudes of devotion.2010-02-16March 26 20062006-03-26