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A wide hall with polished tiled floor where a seated audience of women in mostly white, green and salwar-style clothes sits on mats facing a stage. A young man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers with a red lanyard stands at a microphone stand on the right, addressing the group. Behind him on the low stage, a seated figure in an orange robe sits in a white chair, and a bearded man in white sits on a blue-striped mat beside a cameraman filming with a tripod. Framed portraits of saffron-clad figures hang along the wall with red and white valances, and an orange-cushioned chair stands at the far end.

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September 03 20112011-09-03September 03 20112011-09-03Indoor hall photographed from the front of a seated audience on a glossy floor. On the left, a row of about fifteen seated women in mostly white and pastel clothing sits on striped mats, with chairs behind them. On the right, a bearded man in a white shirt stands at a microphone stand, smiling. A cameraman in a red-and-white checked shirt kneels behind a tripod-mounted video camera. Near the front right, a man in white with headphones sits on a mat. On a raised platform in the back centre, a figure in orange robes sits on a chair, and a second orange-robed figure sits in a chair near the platform. Framed portraits in the back wall show figures in orange robes, and orange and red drapes hang along the walls.2011-09-03 +1 copiesA hall of ashram participants doing a floor exercise: many people in white clothes kneel or lean forward on mats with their hands on the floor, some on teal, purple and pink mats, while blue-and-white striped mattresses lie in front. On the right, a standing man in an orange-saffron robe with glasses and a microphone in hand addresses the group. Framed portraits in red-curtained alcoves line the back wall, and a few seated observers sit on red chairs along the side.2011-09-16A satsang hall with a man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-brown shawl and dhoti, seated on a wooden chair at the left edge and speaking into a handheld microphone. Rows of devotees in white clothes and orange or red scarves sit on maroon mats on the polished floor, facing him. Some wear orange lanyards. Framed deity pictures and a golden deity image hang on the wall behind, with maroon curtains and ceiling lights above.2016-09-27November 30 20112011-11-30January 13 20132013-01-13October 03 20172017-10-03November 30 20112011-11-30A seated long-haired man with a dark beard, wearing a rust-orange draped garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala, speaks into a handheld microphone to an audience in a bright hall. He sits on a wooden stool with an orange cushion, facing a seated audience on red mats; many attendees wear white, some with orange shawls and lanyards. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind and deity murtis stand near the back. Swamiji (probable) is shown speaking to the satsang as the teacher, with his long hair and orange-gold clothing and mala as the appearance cues. The scene shows a satsang discourse in progress.2016-09-27November 30 20112011-11-30Wide photograph of a satsang hall with cream walls, a white ceiling with recessed round lights, and framed portraits hung along the left wall. In the foreground, a seated man in white ritual clothing and glasses, with a white shawl, sits on a red-and-white striped cushion, watching ahead. Beside him sit a woman in a cream sari and a younger person in dark clothes. In the middle distance, several monastics in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor near laptops and bags, and a cameraman in a red shirt films from a tripod at right. On the stage at right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a painted backdrop of temple spires. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible.2011-08-19