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A large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and tall colourful cylindrical banners hanging from above. Hundreds of seated attendees, mostly women in white clothing with orange and saffron shawls, sit on white mats and an orange carpet facing a distant stage area at the back. Some hold notebooks or books, and a few are in yellow or pink saris. Ceiling fans and a small altar with lamps and a deity murti are visible at the far end.

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June 29 20092009-06-29A large hall with white walls and a white tented ceiling, decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow tassels. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white, sit cross-legged on mats and orange cushions facing forward, listening to a discourse. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and white head coverings, and a few hold water bottles and notebooks. A stage area with a wooden podium and a camera operator are visible at the back. The photo is blurred and shows a seated congregation during a satsang.2009-08-18A large indoor hall filled with a seated congregation of several hundred people, mostly women and some men, sitting cross-legged on orange mats in rows. Many wear white clothes; some wear yellow shawls or orange stoles, and a few wear saffron saris. Their eyes are closed in meditation or prayer. Tall cylindrical pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns with orange tassels hang from a white draped ceiling with ceiling fans and a wall clock. The people in the foreground are seated closest to the camera, while the far end of the hall is dimly lit. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated crowd.2010-09-13July 06 20102010-07-06August 29 20092009-08-29July 06 20102010-07-06June 22 20092009-06-22A large indoor satsang hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging multicoloured fabric lanterns in yellow, orange and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats in rows, most dressed in white, some in saffron and orange saris. A large projection screen is mounted on the far right wall. In the foreground a bald man in white and a man in a black top sit facing the stage. The scene reads as a seated meditation or discourse session.2009-12-24A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothes, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and some in yellow, sitting cross-legged on orange mats in rows. Decorative woven hangings with blue, red and yellow patterns hang from a white ceiling, and ceiling fans are visible. A figure in white stands near the back at the right, and an altar with flowers and a small deity murti is at the far right. Chairs line the left wall, and a laptop sits on the floor in the foreground.2010-09-07A large hall filled with seated participants in white clothing, many wearing white garments with orange or red shawls and lanyards, sitting on mats and cushions facing forward toward an unseen speaker. Colourful patterned cylindrical banners hang from the white ceiling, with ceiling fans, lights and speakers overhead. Water bottles sit on the floor among the participants, and a camera operator stands at the back. A small figure in orange robes sits at the far right edge. No one can be clearly identified as the speaker from this view.2009-08-18A large white-walled hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women and girls in white clothing, many sitting on blue and white mats and sheets on the floor. Some wear pink, red and orange shawls; a few older women wear white with red or orange scarves. Hanging from the white ceiling are tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, blue, yellow and green with painted animal motifs and yellow tassels. Near the back, a few people in orange robes stand among the crowd, and a wooden door and wall clock are visible. The scene appears to be a group session or satsang gathering.2009-07-02A large seated audience fills a white-canopied hall decorated with tall hanging cylindrical banners in bold red, yellow, blue and green patterns with animal motifs. Most attendees wear white clothing, many with orange or saffron shawls and white garlands or beaded necklaces, and they sit closely on the floor facing forward toward the stage area. A video camera on a tripod stands at the right, and loudspeakers hang from the ceiling. The scene suggests a satsang or gathering, though the front of the hall, where any speaker would sit, is not clearly visible.2009-07-06