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Photograph from inside a large white tented hall during a Navaratri celebration. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground, with a large crowd of seated devotees, many women with long braided hair, wearing white, pink, blue and red saris and salwar kameez. Patterned bunting hangs from the tent ceiling. At the far end a raised stage has a red and gold backdrop with a large framed portrait, a golden throne-like seat, and a deity murti placed before it, with a figure in orange and white at the stage's side and a small blue-draped table with attendees. Speakers and lights are visible at the edges.

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A photograph taken from behind a large seated audience in white plastic chairs inside a hall, facing a stage. Many people, mostly women with long braided or bunned hair, wear saris and salwar kameez in blue, green, maroon, pink and orange. One woman at right has blonde hair with a purple flower clip. On stage, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe stands at left near a camera tripod, and a seated figure in orange sits on a gold ornate throne before a deity murti and floral arrangement. A large backdrop portrait shows a smiling woman in white. A purple-draped table with people sits at right. Blue and gold banners hang along the top of the hall.2008-10-03October 03 20082008-10-03A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on white plastic chairs, viewed from the rear. Most attendees wear white or pastel clothes, with women in saffron, yellow, pink and green saris and braided hair. A red carpet runs down the left aisle. At the front, a stage with a maroon banner, floral decorations and a large projection screen shows a figure in a distant event. Framed portraits hang on the side walls. The crowd appears to be listening to a satsang.2014-11-01A large seated congregation fills the floor of an indoor hall, most people facing a stage at the upper centre. Many are women with long braided or pinned hair wearing white saris and salwar kameez in pastel shades of blue, pink, yellow and turquoise, seated on striped rugs and some on white plastic chairs. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on the stage between a decorated altar with yellow and red draped fabric and a golden-red throne with a seated figure. Large portrait banners of a deity hang on the right wall, and a deity murti is visible on the altar. Hall lights and a patterned backdrop frame the scene.2008-10-03A large hall filled with seated devotees on red mats and black chairs, viewed from the back. Most wear white clothing, with some in orange and pink saris. A raised stage at the far end has a central figure seated on a throne-like seat before a colourful backdrop, with orange-robed attendants nearby and two large screens showing the stage. Red curtains line the walls and a ceiling mounted lighting grid is visible. Attendees sit in rows, many listening attentively during a satsang or discourse.2013-08-17Wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated devotees facing a raised stage at the far end. Rows of black chairs and white-clad participants fill the floor, many in white garments with some in red and grey saris. On the stage, a central figure sits on a decorated seat before a golden and red backdrop with ornate floral arrangements, flanked by attendants; two large screens display similar imagery on either side. Red curtains line the walls and white ceiling fans hang overhead. Cumulative attendance is large but the visible people are numerous and dense.2013-08-17A large white-roofed tent hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs holding many seated devotees, most in white and pastel clothing. At the far end a stage is decorated with pink and orange drapes, floral garlands and a green-and-gold ornamental arch. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand on and around the stage, and a few attendants move through the aisles. Ceiling lights hang from the tent canopy and a plastic water bottle sits on a chair in the foreground.2006-12-17October 03 20082008-10-03May 23rd 20162016-05-23December 17 20062006-12-17October 03 20082008-10-03June 22 20082008-06-22