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A large indoor tent hall filled with devotees seated and standing in white and cream clothing, many with hands folded in prayer. A tall figure in white stands at the centre of the crowd facing the room, and a few people near the back wear orange and saffron robes. Yellow and orange draped pillars hang from the tent ceiling, and a maroon curtain with gold trim lines the left wall. On the right, a yellow and orange cloth banner hangs in the foreground, and a large printed banner with a temple-style illustration hangs on the far wall. Several people in the lower right wear yellow and white shirts. The scene suggests a convention gathering or satsang.

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June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20Large indoor convention in a tented hall with a maroon draped stage at left. Hundreds of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage, with women in colourful saris and salwar kameez standing and seated at right. Several figures on the stage wear saffron and orange robes. Hanging decorative pillars with yellow and orange tassels line the top of the tent, and a banner titled Bhakti Spurana is mounted on the right wall beside a painted backdrop of a temple scene. A man in a yellow shirt sits in the right foreground.2008-06-20A large crowd of devotees fills a tented hall at a convention, most dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, with some in colourful saris and salwar. In the foreground, men in the front rows stand with hands folded in anjali. On the left, a few people in saffron and orange robes stand near a white-draped raised platform and a dark red curtain. Vertical banners in orange, green and yellow hang from the tent poles. A printed banner reads a convention title, and a large painted backdrop of a deity scene is visible at the right. Oil lamps and a stage area are at the far left.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20A large indoor hall with a deep red velvet curtain and draped stage backdrop, with decorative tall pillars at the sides. Many people in white clothing sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing a stage. On the stage, several figures stand in a group; a few wear saffron-orange robes and one wears a white garment with a shawl. A white ceremonial structure stands at the centre of the stage area. Attendees in white dress and women in white and pastel saris fill the audience, many seated and some standing along the sides.2008-06-20A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented hall during the Bhakti Spurana convention, with the majority in white and cream clothing and some in saffron, pink and sari colours. Many stand facing a raised stage draped in deep maroon curtains with gold trim. Several figures in white and orange dress stand on the stage, and the hall is decorated with tall hanging cloth panels in red, blue and yellow patterns with elephant motifs. Loudspeakers and a camera area appear at the right edge.2008-06-20A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling hung with tall cylindrical decorative banners in red, yellow, blue and orange patterns. Dense rows of seated devotees fill the floor: men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in white and cream saris, several in orange, yellow and red saris. Many sit with hands folded in prayer or raised in devotion. A purple stage backdrop with a small sign and a large framed photograph of two smiling people hang at the front and right. Bright overhead lights illuminate the congregation during a satsang-style gathering.2008-06-20A large indoor tent hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees seated and standing on a floor, most dressed in white traditional clothes with some in orange and red saris. Colourful cylindrical hanging banners with painted elephant motifs hang from the white canopy overhead. In the right foreground, a bald man in white clothing stands with his back to the camera facing the assembled crowd. Wall panels and a stage area are visible at the back. Printed signage lines the left side. The scene appears to be a satsang or convention gathering.2008-06-20June 20 20082008-06-20