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A large crowd of devotees in white clothing fills a hall decorated with hanging yellow, red and green patterned cloth pillars and white draped ceiling fabric. Many people raise their hands and clap with palms together in devotion, some smiling. A man in the foreground wears a red tilak and white shirt with a bangle; a man at right wears a yellow lanyard badge with a white shirt and gestures in namaste. Fluorescent tube lights and a framed picture on the left wall are visible. Many people in the crowd are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.

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A large crowd of devotees dressed in white clothing fills a tent-covered hall during a Gurupoornima gathering. Many people stand clapping or with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several raise their hands. Colourful hanging cloth banners with geometric and animal patterns in red, yellow and blue decorate the tented ceiling. A small framed picture is visible on the far wall, and a corner of an orange and gold altar or decoration appears at the left edge. Most people are men, with some women in white saris at the front left. Count of visible people is well above one hundred.2008-07-17A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of devotees dressed almost entirely in white, many with raised arms and hands pressed together in devotional gesture. Several men wear rudraksha-style neck beads and white shirts, and a few hold small cards on lanyards. Tall vertical banners with geometric patterns in red, blue, yellow and orange hang from the ceiling, and a framed photo of a crowd is mounted on the far wall. White ceiling fabric and fans are visible overhead. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2008-07-17A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling hung with tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns with elephant motifs. Dozens of devotees in white clothes fill the room, many with hands raised or pressed together in namaste, some wearing beaded necklaces and rudraksha or purple malas. Several men at the front smile and clap, and a few older men sit in the foreground. Lights hang from the ceiling and a screen is visible on the wall. No identifiable a person figure is visibly present in this crowd shot.2008-07-17A large indoor satsang hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging decorative cylindrical banners in yellow, orange and blue. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor, many wearing rudraksha malas and lanyards, with many raising their hands. Several women in colourful saris stand near the left side. In the background, a raised stage with a dais and a small group are visible. Brick-patterned walls frame the hall.2008-06-20A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling hung with colourful patterned banners and yellow tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the foreground and middle, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyard badges. Some are clapping or have their hands pressed together. At the far front, a small figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised platform before a painted backdrop of a mountain at dusk. A banner with a bird logo hangs on the left wall.2008-03-06A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where many men in white shirts and white dresses move closely together, many with arms raised and hands gesturing as if in a dance or ecstatic devotional movement. Many wear white lanyard badges around their necks. Colourful striped cloth banners in orange, yellow and blue hang from the white ceiling, and a bookstall with shelves of printed material stands at the right behind the crowd. A framed picture is mounted on the wall at upper right. The photo is blurred from motion, and no individual figure can be confidently identified as a person, so no candidate is claimed.2008-06-20A photograph of a large crowd inside a white tented hall hung with tall cylindrical banners in red, blue and yellow with elephant and floral patterns. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts crowd together, many with arms raised. In the front left, a man in a white shirt wears a pale necklace, and beside him a man in an orange shawl over white clothing stands out. A woman in a green sari with a white border stands at the lower left. Further back, a stage with a backdrop and figures is visible. Red and yellow garlands hang among the crowd.2008-07-17June 20 20082008-06-20July 26 20072007-07-26January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group of men in white shirts and white dhotis moving together in an open hall with white walls and a tiled floor. Several men raise their arms overhead while others stand in clusters and walk in a loose circle. Painted wooden pillars with colourful geometric and animal motifs stand along the left side, and yellow hanging lamps are visible near the top. Several men in the foreground are seen from behind.2007-09-20July 17 20082008-07-17