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Night-time photo at an outdoor temple courtyard with orange and red striped pillars and an orange-painted wall. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands at left, holding a silver kalasha pot and scattering water or flowers with his raised hand, possibly during abhishekam or puja. Around 25 to 30 devotees sit on the floor in front of a metal railing, many in white and orange saris and kurtas, hands pressed together in prayer. A framed photo of a deity murti sits on the wall with a steel vessel nearby. Red carpet and a saffron cloth are on the ground. Boards on the wall are printed with text about temples and daily darshan.

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December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a pooja or satsang gathering in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof and ceiling fans. A man standing at a wooden lectern on the left wears orange robes and holds his palms joined in greeting. Seated before him on red and blue mats are rows of people: men in white dhotis with maroon-bordered shawls, several with shaved heads, and women in yellow and white saris and orange shawls. A seated man in orange robes sits near the right foreground. Brass trays, offerings and flower garlands are set on the floor, and incense smoke drifts through the hall. Banners and cloth hangings decorate the walls. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2010-09-08Night-time photo of an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone shrine on the left, a brass lamp stand and orange curtains hanging from a pillar. A woman in a green salwar and patterned orange shawl walks forward holding a ceremonial orange-and-yellow item near the shrine. Behind her, a line of women in white, orange and yellow saris stand with hands folded, one in orange photographing with a phone. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands near the centre. A red sign on the orange wall reads a message about devotees and annadan. A red carpet runs across the floor toward the shrine.2010-12-20A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in an open temple pavilion with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A man in an orange robe and a rudraksha-style garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the left, with a gold-framed seat and a standing microphone nearby. Seated on the orange-draped floor in front of him are devotees in white and orange: women in orange saris and white dhotis, a woman in a green sari, and men in white dhotis with shaved heads and orange shawls. Brass plates, bowls and lamps sit on the floor, and a row of women in orange and white sits on the right beside a low orange counter. A wall sign reads a message about visitors from over 200 countries.2010-09-14 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron robe with a red border and a long rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together on a red carpet in a covered hall with a corrugated roof, orange walls and ceiling fans. Behind him, a row of women in white and orange garments and men in white dhotis stand with hands folded in namaste along metal railings, with a tripod and camera visible at left. A red sign on the orange wall reads about people in countries. Several figures in the background are listening attentively in a satsang setting. Swamiji (probable): the standing man in saffron robes with a long rudraksha mala and swept-back long hair stands centrally at the front of the satsang.2010-11-07A photograph of a temple-courtyard puja with a seated devotee group in white and cream clothes. On the left, a deity murti is garlanded with orange and yellow flowers beside a brass lamp stand. A man in orange robes with a saffron-and-white garland sits on a golden throne-like seat, behind a wooden stand. Around him, about a dozen people in white, cream and yellow saris and dhotis sit with hands folded, while women in orange sit on the right near brass plates of offerings and fruit. Orange cloth draped over the pavilion and an orange-painted wall frame the scene. The man wearing orange and a garland is presented as a person by appearance cues, but identification is uncertain.2010-11-01A photograph of a covered outdoor ashram hall with an orange-painted wall and red-and-white striped pillar. Seated on a grey floor are about a dozen devotees, several women in white and yellow-bordered saris and some in orange, with a tray of yellow powder on a red carpet at left. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red border stands beside a metal rail, holding a handheld camera on a tripod. Behind the rail more devotees sit and stand, and a speaker hangs on the wall.2010-11-12A group of devotees stands in a covered, corrugated-roof hall with red-brick walls and bright ceiling lights, palms pressed together in namaste. In the foreground a woman in an orange-saffron shawl and matching orange dhoti leads the line, while women and girls in white dhotis with gold and green borders, a red jacket, a grey shawl and orange skirts stand beside her. A wall board reads more than 20,000 people in 247 countries are hearing teachings. Blue and white banners and a few prayer-wheel style cylinders hang on the right. Nearby signage is partially legible. The setting suggests a satsang or group prayer gathering.2010-12-17October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-orange flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the left, with a wooden offering stand with trays and small items in front of him. Facing him, a large group of devotees sits on the floor on red mats and orange cloths, many holding lit oil lamps and small brass plates; women wear white, yellow and orange saris, and a woman in green sits near the front. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the back by an orange wall. A wall plaque reads Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari. The scene resembles a puja or satsang with lamp offerings in an open-sided hall.2010-09-07A photograph inside a temple-style hall with orange-painted walls and a golden seat. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange garment and a dark rudraksha-style mala, sits on a raised golden throne-like seat behind a wooden lectern. Around a spread of silver plates and bowls on the orange floor, devotees sit in white and orange clothing; a bald priest in a white dhoti with gold ornaments sits in the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border sits beside him, and a woman in an orange top sits at the right. Several women in orange saris stand or sit along the back wall, one raising a small lamp. A red sign on the wall reads about feeding over 20,000 people daily at the Anandeshwara-Anandeshwari temple. A small shrine stands at the upper left.2010-10-31 +2 copiesA seated man in orange robes with a white shawl sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne at the left, speaking into a microphone. Before him on an orange-cloth floor sit a seated audience of about two dozen devotees, several men with shaved heads in white dhoti and orange sashes, and women in saris and salwar in orange, white, green and yellow. Brass plates, lamps and offering trays sit on mats in front of the group, and some women with folded hands sit at the right near a small altar. The walls are orange with white and red striped trim, and a red sign on the wall reads about 20,000 people in 247 countries. This appears to be a satsang or padapuja gathering.2010-09-14