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An indoor hall with pale pink walls and a tiled floor, where a seated audience of women and girls claps with palms together during a talk. Most wear saris or salwar kameez: a dark red and gold sari, a turquoise sari, an orange sari, a pink sari, and white or pastel outfits. Hanging from the ceiling are tall decorative panels in orange, yellow, and bold red-blue-white patterns. A blue information sign is mounted on the right wall. A striped mat lies in front of the seats, and a few chairs line the left side. No speaker is visible in frame.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 09 20082008-10-09A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, in white, cream, saffron and yellow clothing, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Several wear rudraksha malas and bangles; a woman in front wears a saffron sari and a child sits among them. Behind them, shelves of books and a glass display case line the room, with colourful woven banners hanging from the white framework above. Hindu satsang or devotional gathering setting. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no in-person candidate is claimed.2008-10-09A large seated audience in a hall fills the frame, with rows of red-cushioned chairs in the foreground. Women in front wear white saris with coloured borders, including a row of women in white with rudraksha malas, and others in pastel and blue saris, several smiling and clapping. Behind them, cloth-wrapped colourful pennants hang from the ceiling above an orange-draped stage area. A blue sign on the left reads Photography, Video Camera, Mobile Camera, Audio Recording, and a table is covered with an orange cloth and a striped runner. Many more attendees fill the back rows, and staff in light clothing stand near the walls.2010-09-20A seated audience of women in a bright hall during a satsang talk. In the foreground, a woman in a teal-blue sari and another in an orange floral sari sit on chairs, one with her hand raised to her chin. To the right, a woman in a pink sari with a dark cardigan sits on a chair. On the left, a woman in a white sari sits on a red-striped floor mat. Orange cloth hangs from the ceiling, and a blue sign is mounted on the wall. Additional attendees in white and pastel clothing fill the rows behind, with a partially visible man in the lower foreground. No speaker or peetha is visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA large hall filled with many seated women in white and coloured saris, sitting on orange and patterned mats in rows facing a stage. Several women in the foreground press their palms together in greeting or devotion, while others listen attentively. At the front, a decorated dais with orange and gold cushions and a central ornate seat is visible under hanging orange and striped banners. Pillars are wrapped in woven patterned cloth, and white curtains and tall windows line the back wall.A seated audience of women attends a satsang talk in a hall with pale pink walls and maroon curtains. In the foreground, a woman in an orange floral saree sits on a black chair with her hand raised to her chin, beside a woman in a turquoise saree. To the left, a woman in a patterned gold and maroon saree sits near a woman in a white shawl, and a younger woman in pink sits at the far left on a striped floor cushion. Rows of other women in sarees and salwar kameez fill the background. No speaker is visible in the frame; the audience faces toward the stage out of view.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA large seated satsang gathering inside a plain hall with cream walls, tall windows and hanging orange and red tassels. In the front rows women in orange-red saris with gold borders sit on mats with hands pressed together in namaste or clapping, some wearing gold necklaces and bangles. Behind them many more people in maroon and white outfits sit in rows, some with white clothing and a few with rudraksha-style necklaces. Small brass dishes, a covered tin, water bottles and bags sit on the floor in front.2013-01-19A seated devotional gathering in a bright hall with pale walls, where a large crowd of women in white and yellow saris, and some in orange and purple, sit on the floor with hands pressed together in namaskar, clapping and smiling. Several wear rudraksha or bead necklaces and kumkum on the forehead. A gold-pillared shrine with a red cloth and orange-tasseled decorations stands at the back. No individual person is identifiable as the a person in this frame; the scene shows an assembled satsang audience during a pada puja-style event.2013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 11 20102010-07-11July 10 20142014-07-10March 27 20132013-03-27