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A wide photo of a large indoor hall with a stage at the far end, where a person in orange stands at a podium beneath a portrait labelled with Tamil text. Long rows of attendees in white and orange sit at tables and in chairs on the left and right, with many women in white saris edged in yellow. Orange and yellow decorative hangings with woven bands hang from the ceiling, and a projection screen shows slides above the stage. Several dozen people are visible in the seated audience and the front rows.

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A wide photograph of a large indoor assembly hall with a long red-draped table at the left where many people in saffron and orange robes sit in rows facing a central stage. In the foreground, dozens of women seated on black and beige chairs wear white saris with yellow borders and orange blouses, with long braids, viewed from behind. On the right, a green-draped stage holds a podium and microphone, with a projection screen above. A banner on the stage reads Sadhukkal Sangam in Tamil script beside a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Orange and yellow banners hang from the ceiling and a small altar with lit lamps and a deity murti sits at the upper left. A man in white stands near the podium area.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and decorative hanging tassels in red, blue and yellow decorates the room. Rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit at long tables draped in red cloth, facing a central stage with a wooden lectern and a podium. Behind the stage hangs a maroon curtain with swags, and a banner shows a smiling figure in orange turban with the title 'Sadhukkal Sangam'. Projection screens display slides, and a camera on a tripod records the proceedings. Many attendees wear orange robes, some in white, with water bottles placed on the tables.2009-12-30A wide photograph of a large indoor hall set up as a conference, with two long rows of tables draped in red cloths forming a U-shape around an open orange-carpeted floor. Roughly a hundred seated participants wear saffron and orange robes, with some in white; many sit in black chairs with water bottles and papers on the tables. At the far end a speaker stands at a wooden podium before a large screen, and a small figure in white sits on the floor in the open centre. Banners with orange and yellow tassels hang from the ceiling, a backdrop displays a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure beside a title, and a green-draped stage is at the right. Above the stage area, a white banner with saffron-coloured Tamil lettering reads a title and the date. Photographs of other saffron-turbaned figures appear on side panels.2009-12-30Wide view of a large white-ceilinged hall filled with seated audience members on plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. Several rows of saffron-robed people sit at a long table with red cloth near the stage. Two large projector screens show slides, and colourful woven hanging panels decorate the ceiling pillars. Banners and a maroon draped backdrop frame the stage. Most attendees wear white or light traditional clothing. The scene looks like a formal assembly or satsang.2009-12-30Wide interior photo of a large tented hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging ceiling fans, where a seated assembly of saffron and orange robed sannyasis and devotees sits at long white-clothed tables with red runners and name placards. In the foreground, a bald monk in orange sits at the table edge while others in orange and red clothing listen. At the far end, a speaker stands at a wooden podium before a projector screen showing a portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a caption reading the Tamil heading. Dangling colourful decorative tassels hang from the ceiling and red and white draping lines the walls.2009-12-30A large hall set up for a formal assembly, with a long U-shaped arrangement of red-draped tables and orange chairs filled with seated attendees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing. A figure in white stands at a central podium facing the rows, with a camera on a tripod in front. A backdrop displays a banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban beside Tamil-script text, flanked by projection screens. Colourful striped fabric tassels hang from the white ceiling canopy, and ceiling fans turn overhead. Many attendees wear orange saffron robes and some wear white.2009-12-30A wide view of a large tent-covered hall set up as a conference, with a long U-shaped arrangement of white-draped tables lined with red cloths. Many seated participants wear saffron-orange robes, and several have shaved heads; some are older with white hair and beards. In the foreground, a shaved-headed person in orange sits at a table with a yellow cloth. At the far end, a standing figure in white stands before a podium on an orange-carpeted stage, flanked by two screens and a large framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure beneath a sign reading 'Sadhukkal Sangamam'. Colourful tassel decorations hang from the white ceiling drapes, with ceiling fans overhead and a camera on a tripod near the stage.2009-12-30A wide view of a hall set up as a long U-shaped conference with white-covered tables draped in red, seated in orange and saffron robes. Many monastics and devotees sit in rows of chairs along the tables with water bottles in front of them. In the foreground a figure in white dhoti and shawl walks across an orange carpet. At the far end a lectern stands before a large banner showing a portrait of a man with a yellow-orange turban and ornate robes; the banner's Tamil text reads 'Sadhukkal Sangam'. Projector screens flank the stage, and orange and yellow hangings decorate the ceiling. Several people are visible, the largest group seated in orange robes, along with a few standing figures.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30