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A night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on colourful woven rugs and orange mats on bare ground around a small fire. Most attendees wear white ritual clothing, with several women in white head coverings and others in yellow, orange and floral saris. A camera on a tripod on the left films the assembly, and a white-draped stage or table stands in the background under dark sky. Devotees sit in rows facing the front, many with hands folded or resting on their laps.

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Night outdoor gathering of many seated devotees in white and pastel clothing on mats and blankets, arranged in rows around a glowing fire pit with flames and smoke rising. Some attendees wear white head cloths and garlands. Behind them stands a tiled stepped platform with a white arch and an illuminated backdrop, with trees and night sky above. A woman in an orange-yellow sari sits near the fire. The scene suggests a fire ritual with a sacred fire at the centre of the assembly.2009-11-24Night outdoor gathering at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru, with a large crowd of women seated on bare ground facing a stage area. Most wear white or cream saree and salwar garments, with a few in red, green, and orange; one woman in a red shawl sits at left. A standing figure in white clothing stands at left edge and an orange-robed figure stands near the centre-left in the background. A bright floodlight and a lamp pole light the scene, and a fire burns at lower right in the foreground.2009-09-06Night outdoor gathering on an orange-red mat with many seated devotees in white clothing, some in white head coverings and saffron-yellow shawls, facing a lit area. A camera on a tripod and a bright floodlight stand at the left. Two people in the front row sit on a blue bag and colourful striped cloth. Behind them stands a row of seated people on low platforms, with a fire pit glowing at the right edge and a tree silhouetted against the dark sky.2009-11-242009-June LBE-GlimpsesAn outdoor satsang gathering on a grassy field at dusk, with a large crowd seated on blankets, mats and white folding chairs. Most attendees wear white or pastel clothing, with some in saffron, red, purple and yellow saris and kurtas. A white tent canopy and smaller white and colored tents line the background, with light poles visible at the right. Several people in the foreground sit with hands together or lean forward attentively. The crowd fills the lawn across the frame, and the speaker's position is not visible in this view.2007-09-09A dense audience sits on the ground at dusk during an evening satsang, most people dressed in white clothing. In the foreground a bald older man in white and a younger man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sit on the floor. A woman in a pink salwar with an orange mala sits nearby, and a woman in a red top sits at left. Behind them, rows of devotees in white stand and sit, and one man near the top wears an orange scarf. Dim lights and a red-brown wall form the backdrop. The scene shows a large congregation attending a discourse.2013-09-30Photo 11688634Photo 11716393Photo 11701313Night gathering of a seated audience on striped woven mats outdoors, lit by a single overhead lamp and a tripod-mounted camera. Foreground devotees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar; many wear white clothing, and a few wear orange, pink and blue. A bald man with a long braid in white garments sits in the front row beside a man in a grey shirt. A woman in an orange-bordered sari stands at the left edge near a seated attendee. Rows of further participants stretch back into the darkness, with plastic chairs at the far right. A swirling bird-like logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-08-25Night outdoor gathering on sandy ground with a large open fire pit burning at the lower right. Many devotees dressed in white sit on striped woven mats and plastic chairs, facing toward a standing figure holding two flaming torches or lamps in the centre background. Some attendees wear orange and saffron sarees and shawls. A blue tarpaulin shelter stands at the left edge, and a few people stand in the distance among scattered white chairs.2009-06-22October 16 20102010-10-16