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A crowd of devotees dressed in white gathers in a hall with red curtains and fluorescent lights during an energy darshan session. In the foreground, a person wearing an orange-yellow turban and orange garment sits facing away from the camera at the front of the room, with a white cloth-covered surface in the lower foreground. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis hold small items in their hands, and women in white and blue saris stand with hands folded in prayer. Some participants wear identification badges and red beads around their necks.

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Indoor darshan session in a hall with white walls, red curtains and framed pictures. A seated figure on the left wears an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron shawl, reclining or seated on a white-draped couch with a silver bowl and flowers in the foreground. Devotees in white clothing line up before him: a woman in white sari bends forward and reaches toward the figure, while a man in white dhoti and shirt places a hand on her shoulder and others stand with palms pressed together. Garlands and flowers lie on the cloth at the lower right. Visible people number about fifteen to twenty.2003-04-20March 16 20032003-03-16Indoor photograph of a crowded devotional gathering in a plain white-walled hall with a red-and-orange striped backdrop. Centre right, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a multicoloured flower garland sits on a white-draped bed or platform; the figure has long swept-back hair and is attended by a man in an orange shawl. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand around, and a man in a checked shirt bows with folded hands toward a dark red cloth-covered box or platform. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a child in white stand nearby. a person identification based on the orange turban, flower garland and long hair, but appearance is only partially distinctive, so the seated figure is marked unsure. Bottom right, a man in a white shirt with a mala holds his hands together in greeting.2007-01-12A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in saris, presses into a whitewashed hall lit by fluorescent tubes and string lights. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron robes with a white and orange flower garland sits on the floor; a boy in a blue shirt bends forward with his head pressed toward him while others reach in to touch. A man in a white shirt stands at right, and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala watches from the edge. Probable Swamiji (orange turban, saffron robes, flower garland, seated and being approached by devotees). The image is a photograph of a crowded darshan in an indoor hall.2007-01-12A photograph of an indoor gathering in front of an orange and cream draped backdrop. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a white and multicoloured flower garland sits on a white-covered bench, holding a small object. Before her, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers kneels and bows his head toward her hands. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a crowd, one wearing an orange shawl and a bearded man in a white kurta stands near the centre. Many people in white and orange fill the foreground and background, with string lights and decorations at the top left.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded indoor hall with white-draped beds and a striped orange, cream and green backdrop. In the centre, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and an orange turban with a floral garland sits on a white-covered bed, with a child in orange and yellow clothes reaching toward him. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit, some wearing garlands and rudraksha-style neck cords. A red cloth covers a low table in front, and a speaker stands at left. The seated figure shows distinctive orange turban and saffron robe cues consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated in a place of honour while devotees gather around.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12July 30 20062006-07-30A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white and light clothing, packs a bright hall, many reaching forward with hands raised toward a seated figure at lower right. That figure wears a saffron/orange turban and saffron robe, with a white and multicoloured flower garland around the neck and a white cloth draped over the lap, seated on a green mat with a red runner. A man in a checked shirt stands nearby holding a phone, and an older man in white at right gestures toward the seated figure. Ceiling string lights and a wall speaker are visible. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation of a person, but identity is uncertain from the image alone.2007-01-12August 01 20082008-08-01