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A large seated audience fills a hall with pale walls and a green lower wall band, attending a satsang. Most attendees are women in colourful saris, including blue, orange, pink, green and yellow, many with hair pulled back and some wearing red or white bindis. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the back and sides near the doorways, one man raising his hand. A string of green garlands hangs above a doorway at right. The people sit closely packed on the floor facing forward, with a grid of barred windows along the walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people in the room.

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A large seated audience fills a whitewashed hall with green-painted lower walls during a satsang in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Rows of devotees sit on mats on the floor: women in white, teal, pink and orange saris and salwar kameez, men in white shirts and checked shirts, and several young girls in pink and red. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a teal blouse, and a girl in pink sits at the lower edge beside a carved wooden bench. Several standing men and women line the back wall near open doorways, one doorway decorated with a green garland. The room is crowded and attentive, with no speaker visible in frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall with green-painted lower walls and fluorescent tube lights, with a strip of green and white decorative garland visible near the ceiling. Rows of women fill the foreground, many in saris of pink, orange, green, blue, red and yellow, some with gold necklaces and bindis, and several with eyes closed or heads bowed as if in meditation or prayer. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers stand along the back and sides, some with arms folded. No central figure or deity is clearly visible in the frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees sits seated on the floor of an indoor hall during a satsang gathering. Most are women in colourful saris, including pink, orange, green, blue and purple, with some older women wearing white. Men in white shirts and light clothing stand along the back walls and by the doorways. Green-framed windows and a strand of green garland decorate the upper walls, and fluorescent tubes light the room. No single speaker or seated figure is clearly visible in the frame.2002-07-07A large seated crowd of devotees fills a plain hall with pale walls, green-framed windows and fluorescent tube lights, at what the page describes as a satsang and healing camp. Most attendees are women in sarees of orange, pink, yellow, blue, green and red, with some men in white shirts and dhotis near the back. Many sit cross-legged on the floor facing forward, and a wooden chair stands at the right edge of the frame. Several people stand in the doorway and at the back. The front of the hall is partly hidden, so no dais or teacher is clearly visible.2002-07-07A large indoor hall is packed with seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, green, blue and white, many wearing gold necklaces and jasmine flowers in their hair. Children sit among the adults near the front. Several people stand at the back near a doorway, and stacked folding chairs line the wall at right. The lighting is fluorescent and the walls are pale green and white.2002-07-07A seated crowd of women and some children fills a hall for a satsang session. In the foreground, women sit on the floor in saris: a woman in a pink-and-white sari on the left, a woman in a pink-and-red floral sari, a woman in a pink sari with a red bindi, and a woman in a green sari with gold border at right. Behind them, many more seated women and a few men stand along the walls under a row of lights. The walls are green and white, and a small blue-and-white logo appears at upper left. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in the frame.2002-07-072002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees sits and stands in a plain whitewashed hall with green-painted lower walls during an evening satsang at Salem, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged, and a woman in a yellow saree and another in a blue-and-green saree sit with elderly women in pastel saris. A bearded man in a checked shirt and a man in a pink-and-white plaid shirt sit among them. Behind them, people in white clothes stand near a doorway with a green-and-white grille and a strand of green foliage. Several rows of attendees fill the room, and some people in the back are partially visible.2002-07-07 +1 copiesA dense indoor satsang gathering of seated devotees with eyes closed, apparently in meditation. Women in colourful saris sit in the foreground: one in a green sari with a blue border, one in a bright yellow sari, one in pale blue, and one in a dark blue salwar. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis, and some in checked or patterned shirts, sit packed together. Green walls and a balcony with spectators are visible in the background, with a few standing people on the upper level. No speaker or dais is clearly identifiable in the frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated crowd of women and some children and men at an indoor satsang gathering, lit by overhead lights, with a green painted wall and a metal-grilled window behind. In the foreground, a woman in a green and yellow floral sari with a red bindi sits with hands folded, beside a woman in a pink sari with a gold necklace, and an older woman in a white sari. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits at left. Men in white shirts stand along the back wall. Devotees are seated on the floor facing a direction out of frame, and the setting appears to be a satsang or healing camp.2002-07-07 +1 copies2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with green-painted walls and grilled windows. Dense rows of seated women, many with eyes closed in meditation, wear colourful saris in pink, magenta, blue, green, yellow, orange and maroon, with gold necklaces and bindis. Some have vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Men in white clothes stand near the far doorway, and a figure in white stands near the left wall. A small string of green garland decorates the doorway. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this view.2002-07-07 +1 copies