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A large indoor hall under a white tent-style roof decorated with hanging colourful cloth banners and yellow lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor in rows, mostly women and girls in white and yellow clothing, some with orange shawls. At the far right, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate cushioned seat on a raised platform, appearing to address the gathering, with a person candidate identified by the orange saffron clothing and seated dais role, though the appearance is only partly visible. A yellow line marks the floor in the foreground.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A large hall filled with a crowd of devotees, most dressed in white, seated on striped rugs and standing in the aisles. Tall cylindrical banners with yellow, blue and red geometric patterns hang from the vaulted ceiling. A young girl in white with a long braid stands in the foreground, and a woman in white sits cross-legged near a microphone stand and tripod at right. At the far end a framed image is displayed above a dais. The scene suggests a gathering or satsang, though no clear ritual is visible.2008-07-17June 22 20082008-06-22June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesJune 21 20092009-06-21December 25 20072007-12-25A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and salwar, sits seated in rows inside a bright hall decorated with hanging colourful cylindrical banners in yellow, red and blue. Many participants raise their hands in palms-together or clapping gestures while others sway in devotion. A camera operator stands at the centre on a raised platform, and figures in white are visible near the back. A few orange-robed figures appear at the far right edge. Ceiling fans, white draped fabric and wall lattice windows frame the scene.2009-06-21A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, mostly women and girls in white clothing with yellow or orange shawls, sitting on orange mats and white cloth on a grey floor, facing a stage at the far end. Many wear white saris and some sit on folding chairs at the left. A small group of people in white stands near the centre of the stage area, and a golden ornate canopy frames a deity murti and decorated altar arrangements on the right. Hanging orange and multicoloured banners and white fabric drape the ceiling, with ceiling fans and a large screen visible at the back.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA large hall filled with seated devotees, mostly women, dressed in white with some in yellow, orange and green saris. Many wear white garments and lanyards. Colourful cylindrical hanging decorations in red, yellow and blue line the ceiling, and yellow fabric drapes hang above. A standing woman in white and an orange-saree attendant move through the crowd. The front rows face away from the camera toward a stage area not clearly visible. Vertical white banners and a purple sign are on the walls. A logo appears at the upper left.2008-06-22A large indoor satsang hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees dressed predominantly in white, many with yellow or saffron accents. Colourful painted cloth-and-tassel hangings with diamond and geometric patterns hang from the white ceiling. Standing volunteers in white are visible among the rows near a camera on a tripod at right, and a wall-mounted screen shows a figure at the far left. White ceiling fans and white lattice windows line the walls. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-06-21June 21 20092009-06-21A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in orange and saffron saris and white clothes sit in front, while girls in blue, yellow, green and red dresses sit on the floor below. A man in an orange shirt stands at the right near a microphone stand, facing the gathering. Woven banners in blue, yellow and red hang from the ceiling, and a banner with Tamil text is on the back wall. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to hundreds.2008-10-09