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A large seated audience faces the front of a hall with cream walls, tall windows and red curtains. Hanging from the ceiling are orange fabric panels with woven red, blue and white bands. In the foreground, men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit in red cushioned chairs behind a long orange-draped table. A young man in an orange-and-red striped shirt sits at the right edge, and a woman in white sits at the left. The audience fills the room in rows toward the back, with a few people standing near the rear wall. No speaker or deity image is clearly visible in the frame.

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July 11 20102010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11A large indoor hall packed with a seated audience, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyard ID badges. Some have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and a few wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Orange and striped decorative hangings hang from the ceiling, and the hall has pale walls, red curtains and a small framed notice on the wall. A man in a red shirt stands near the middle of the crowd. No stage figure or clearly identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2010-10-23July 11 20102010-07-11Seated audience in a bright hall at a satsang talk, facing a stage out of frame. Foreground: a man in white kurta with grey hair and a lanyard, a smiling man in a red shirt, a man in an orange-and-red striped shirt, and an older man in orange robes at right. Many more attendees in white, cream and colourful clothes fill the rows. Orange cloth covers the stage table at left; colourful woven hangings and orange tassels hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod stands at left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11A seated audience of men in white kurta-style clothing listens attentively in a bright hall with plastic chairs and orange curtains. Many wear round orange-and-white rosette badges pinned to their shirts, some bearing a portrait. Colourful woven hanging tassels and orange drapery decorate the back wall, and a large orange cloth hangs at the far left. The rows of devotees face toward the front of the hall, outside the frame.2010-07-24A large hall during a seated satsang talk. A row of audience members in white shirts and dhotis or white clothing sits behind a long table draped with orange cloth bearing a woven blue-and-gold band. At the left foreground a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat, apparently a speaker or teacher, with the face and presentation not clearly establishing identity. Hanging from the ceiling are tall striped and patterned cloth decorations with orange tassels. Rows of further attendees fill the hall, many in white, with some in red and orange. Plain walls, windows and red curtains frame the room.2010-07-11July 11 20102010-07-11A large indoor hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging decorative tassel banners in red, orange and blue along the top. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white kurtas or shirts with white or saffron shawls and rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. Rows of white plastic chairs are stacked empty on the right side. At the far left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the front. A small screen hangs on the back wall. The scene resembles a satsang or meditation gathering during Gurupoornima celebrations.2008-07-17A photograph of a seated audience in a hall with cream walls, red curtains and orange drapes hanging from the ceiling. Rows of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, sit in red-cushioned chairs facing left toward an orange-draped table. Several women in saris and salwar kameez sit in the back rows. In the lower right, a bearded man with a white headband and white clothing sits in the foreground. No speaker is visible; the crowd appears attentive during a talk.2010-08-01A large indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling holds a dense audience of devotees dressed entirely in white, many wearing purple lanyards, seated on the floor in rows facing a distant stage. Hanging from the ceiling are tall cylindrical banners and yellow lanterns with colourful geometric patterns. At the far front, a small figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a painted backdrop of a dark mountain under a blue sky. Several people in front and to the right are shown in the foreground with some holding mala beads.2008-03-06