A large seated crowd of devotees with eyes closed in meditation fills a hall at Shuddhadvaitam in Ujjain. Many wear orange or red shawls over white, pink, green and purple saris and kurtas, with rudraksha malas and bindis or vibhuti on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young girl in a pink top sits among the rows. A stage with a lit backdrop is visible at the far end of the hall. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the crowd.