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Interior photo of a long, plain-walled hall viewed from the back, with rows of seated devotees on folding chairs, many in white or light clothing and some in red. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes hang overhead. At the far end, a raised stage with a red and gold ornate throne-like seat, a dark green backdrop with painted foliage, and a figure in white standing near it; a few people in white stand on the stage and near the platform. Speakers and a small table with a lamp sit at the right. The hall has the look of a satsang or darshan gathering.

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A photograph taken from the back of a seated audience in a plain white hall with ceiling fans and tube lights. The audience sits on the floor and on blue and grey plastic chairs, mostly men in white and pale clothing. On a raised stage with red-cushioned seating, a robed figure in orange sits on a red throne before a painted backdrop of green trees and a temple gateway, with an orange-robed attendant beside him and a woman in a pale sari seated near the stage edge. A man in a dark shirt stands at the stage steps, and brass lamps stand at the sides. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03January 08 20122012-01-08Interior of a whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, seen from the back as rows of attendees sit on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or light clothing, and a woman in red sits at the left edge. Tall cloth-wrapped decorative pillars in red, blue and gold hang along the walls. At the front, a painted backdrop of trees and a shrine with a golden arch hold deity murtis and floral decorations, with a speaker and a standing figure near the stage. Background speakers and a stage lamp are visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, so this is a satsang gathering.2012-01-08A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees on blue plastic chairs, viewed from the back of the room during a satsang. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, one man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange robe with a pink head wrap, and a bald man in a white shirt sits at the left edge. On the stage at the far end, a figure in orange sits before an ornate golden kalasha-style altar framed by green foliage backdrop, with floral garlands and a small deity murti arrangement beside it. Blue and red tasselled hangings with floral patterns line the walls, and ceiling fans hang from the metal roof trusses. A standing woman in white and a man in a red garment stand near the right side of the stage.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Photograph taken from the back of a dimly lit, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, looking toward a lit stage. Rows of devotees sit on blue and white plastic chairs and on the floor, facing forward; the foreground includes a man in a white shirt with palms pressed together in namaskar and a seated elder in white. On the stage, several robed figures in orange-saffron garments stand near an illuminated deity murti or altar decorated with lights and blue drapery. Tall vertical banners with geometric patterns and bird motifs hang along the walls, and a window on the right shows a glowing lit shrine. The scene suggests an evening devotional or puja gathering.2008-10-03December 22 20102010-12-22August 18 20092009-08-18January 08 20122012-01-08August 13 20162016-08-13 +1 copiesInterior of a long, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the floor and on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. On the stage, a deity murti is decorated with flowers and framed by a garland arch with strings of lights. Tall cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, orange and yellow hang from the ceiling along the hall, and framed portraits line the walls. Devotees wear sarees and shirts in mixed colours. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2008-10-02 +1 copies