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A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated audience facing a raised stage. A woman with long dark hair and white clothing sits in an ornate gold-and-cream throne-style chair holding a notebook, with a flower garland around her neck, behind a small white podium and microphone. Behind her hangs deep maroon drapery flanked by orange and multicoloured banners. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and grey striped mats and orange cushions, most dressed in white, some bald or shaved-headed, with a bare-shouldered man at left. Camera equipment on a tripod and a monitor stand at the right edge of the stage.

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December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a discourse hall with a large audience seated on orange and striped mats facing a raised white stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with flower arrangements beside it. Most of the audience wears white clothes, with some in yellow and blue; many have shaved heads. A video camera on a tripod and a projection screen are visible, and colourful decorative tassels hang from the ceiling. The seated figure on the throne has long hair and an orange garment, a probable Swamiji (probable) presenting the discourse as a teacher to attentive devotees.2010-09-01December 04 20102010-12-04A large indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop and a gold-and-red throne on a raised stage. A figure in orange robes sits on the throne, with a second figure in orange seated beside the stage and flower arrangements on a table. Dozens of men in white clothes sit cross-legged on a colourful striped woven mat facing the stage, several with hands raised or folded, while a camera on a tripod records the gathering. Hanging yellow and multicoloured banners decorate the tent-like ceiling and walls.2009-01-02A satsang hall with a long audience seated cross-legged on striped floor mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothing and some wear red, orange or dark tops. On the stage, a figure in an orange-and-pink robe sits on an ornate brown armchair before a dark maroon curtain with white swags. Colourful tall decorative pillars with yellow tassels hang on either side, and an orange cloth drapes from the ceiling. Two projection screens flank the stage, with a microphone stand and speakers nearby. Dozens of people are visible in the hall.2010-12-04A seated audience faces a raised stage in a hall with dark red draped curtains and tall ornamental banners with orange tassels. A figure with long dark hair in a pale peach-orange robe and rudraksha mala sits on a large brown upholstered throne with carved wooden back. Before the throne are a small white pedestal with a water bottle and a camera on a tripod. Rows of attendees sit cross-legged on red patterned mats, mostly in white clothes, some in red, teal and light blue.2010-12-04A photograph of a seated teacher in an orange robe on a large white throne-like chair on a raised stage, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a hand raised near the face. Dark red draped curtains hang behind the stage. Seated in front, facing the stage on orange and blue mats, is a seated audience of devotees in white ritual clothing and gray and yellow shirts, several with white shoulder cloths; two women in patterned salwar and a woman with a ponytail sit on black plastic chairs in the foreground. A water bottle rests on a side table.2010-02-09A seated satsang in a hall with red curtains and an orange-cushioned throne at the front. A figure in orange robes sits on the throne, while another figure in orange stands or sits beside it. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on orange and blue mats facing the front; some men wear yellow-striped sashes and several women wear white saris. A video camera on a tripod records the gathering, and ceiling fans and a decorated pillar with painted elephants hang overhead.2010-09-06Photograph of a large seated audience in white clothing sitting cross-legged on striped woven mats in a tent-like hall. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold-and-red ornate throne before a dark red curtain, with flower arrangements beside the platform and another seated figure in orange nearby. Yellow and multicolored decorative banners hang from the ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod records the event. Several audience members raise their hands in the foreground.2009-01-02A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and yellow hanging lamps. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground on striped colourful mats, many with their backs to the camera. On a raised stage at the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne beside a flower arrangement, with a smaller figure in orange seated at the stage's left edge. Colourful banners hang on the pillars, and a video camera on a tripod faces the stage.2009-01-02September 06 20102010-09-06August 02 20142014-08-02