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Large seated audience at an indoor satsang or inner-awakening session in a hall. Many devotees sit cross-legged on orange and blue woven mats, mostly in white kurtas and dhotis, with lanyards around their necks. Foreground men include a bearded man in a light blue shirt on a chair and a man in white seated on the mat with bare feet. Some people sit on chairs at the back, and a pink yoga mat lies in the lower left.

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A large seated assembly fills a hall with white tiled floor, ceiling fans and banners with decorative vertical panels hanging from the ceiling. Many devotees in white clothing sit on orange and blue mats, some with lanyards, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. In the right foreground a man in grey-blue kurta sits on a chair beside a man in orange and white with glasses. A small pink yoga mat lies on the floor at lower left, and a painted deity mural hangs on the far left wall.2009-12-11A large hall with a wide crowd of seated participants on colourful striped mats, many in white kurta-style clothes with name badges. Some wear blue and grey shirts, and orange cloths lie on the mats. Several people sit near the front with hands on their laps. Framed pictures hang on the back walls and ceiling lights are visible. Many attendees are gathered for a teaching session, meditation or satsang.2017-07-15 +1 copiesDecember 17 20062006-12-17September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesA large seated audience fills a bright hall during a satsang at what appears to be a Kalpataru initiation session. Most attendees wear white ritual clothes and sit cross-legged on mats, some with tilaka or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and ID lanyards around their necks. A man in front wears a dark blue shirt, a man in the foreground wears a white kurta with a pendant, and a young boy in white with a tilaka sits beside them. A man at far left wears a red shirt and rudraksha mala. Among the crowd are a few saffron-clad attendees and several women in white and colourful saris at the back. Gold decorations and a yellow-framed backdrop are visible at the top right, along with a large monitor.2017-08-26A large hall filled with seated devotees in meditation or prayer, hands pressed to chests in anjali-like gestures. Many wear white kurtas and dhotis, others wear casual shirts and jeans; some have lanyards. They sit on orange and blue mats with bags and water bottles nearby. A painted deity mural hangs on the upper left wall. The audience is seated in rows on a tiled floor.2009-12-12September 22 20122012-09-22A photograph of a seated satsang audience in a hall with a glossy floor and orange draped fabric and banners in the background. Many people sit on red-and-white striped mats or in red-cushioned chairs, mostly in white kurtas and shirts with lanyards and ID badges, along with a woman in an orange sari and women in pink and salwar. Attendees look toward the front, listening attentively. No clearly identifiable teacher figure is visible in the frame, so no a person candidate is marked.2011-01-23A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees on an orange floor covering, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. Many wear lanyards and rudraksha-style necklaces. A bald man in white sits in the centre foreground, a man in a dark red striped sweater sits to the right, and a fair-skinned man with a garland sits near the centre. Behind them rows of attendees continue toward the back wall, which has a framed portrait, saffron and white bunting, and yellow partition screens. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this view.2013-01-19July 31 20162016-07-31October 03 20082008-10-03A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on orange and purple mats inside a hall, many wearing white kurta-style clothing. In the foreground a man in white with a yellow lanyard sits center, while a man at right in white with an orange shawl sits on a chair beside the mats. A man in a green shirt and another in a navy top sit among them. Overhead fans and banners are visible at the top of the hall, and a water bottle and orange bag rest near the front.2009-12-13