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A large stage set with ornate gold and white thrones, a golden pillar at left and a central deity murti on a decorated altar within a pink-backed alcove. Several people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis stand and move on the stage, with a figure in red robes and turban seated in the centre near the throne area. A flat-screen monitor at left shows a close-up of a man wearing an orange turban. In front, a large seated audience in white and cream clothes, many with red shawls and saffron sashes, fills the floor on striped mats, watching the stage. Red drapes frame the hall and colourful bunting hangs from the top.

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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesMay 24 20162016-05-24September 11 20152015-09-11Photograph from behind a large seated crowd facing a decorated stage in a hall. Many attendees wear white clothing and white head-scarves; one woman in the foreground wears an orange headscarf and another in the right foreground wears red. On the stage, several robed figures in saffron and orange sit before ornate golden and pink shrines holding deity murti and garlanded images. A camera operator stands at left. The scene is a satsang-style gathering with a large audience, with the stage presenters in orange robes.2015-09-12September 21 20172017-09-21 +3 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20October 13 20152015-10-13September 17 20152015-09-17September 11 20152015-09-11Wide photograph of a large hall session with many seated devotees facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothes with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women in yellow and cream saris are visible. In the foreground, the crowd sits on the floor and on chairs. On the left, a man in white stands at a small orange-draped lectern beside an ornate golden deity display with several murtis. On the right stage, a seated figure in orange-red robes and a red turban sits on a golden throne with a garland, flanked by a tall gold kalasha-style lamp stand. Behind the stage, a backdrop shows a large temple gopuram and a mountain under a starry sky. Drums and a standing fan are on the stage, and video cameras on tripods film the scene. The room is decorated with red curtains and golden pillars.2015-05-08A large crowd of seated devotees, many in white and some in orange, faces the stage from the foreground. On a raised stage with red drapes, a row of saffron-robed sadhus and priests sits along the front, with brass plates and offerings before them. Behind them stands an ornate golden shrine with a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati and a second decorated shrine on the right. A man in white clothing and a red turban stands at the front of the stage, and a cameraman in a white shirt films from the left. Strings of prayer flags hang across the top of the stage.2015-09-12 +2 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12