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A large audience of mostly seated devotees faces a stage in a hall with a red curtain. On stage, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, orange turban and a garland of red and white flowers sits before a painted backdrop of Shiva with trident and damaru amid forest and hermit figures. To the right, an ornate decorated palanquin or throne is draped with garlands and a red cloth. Green plants frame the stage. Video cameras on tripods film the event. Many attendees wear white, orange and colourful saris and kurtas, sitting cross-legged on the floor.

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February 14 20162016-02-14February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesPhotograph from the back of a seated audience facing a raised stage in a dim hall. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low seat at centre stage, one hand raised in gesture, a microphone stand before him. Behind him a large painted backdrop shows a seated goddess with multiple arms and a crown among red-robed figures and green foliage, with potted plants at the stage edge. Video cameras on tripods stand at the right side of the stage. The foreground audience wears white and cream dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered shawls, and many have shaved or short-cropped heads. Several people in saffron-orange wraps sit among them, and a few are seated on red chairs. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-02-04 +1 copiesAugust 13 20162016-08-13August 28 20162016-08-28February 07 20162016-02-07Photograph from behind a large audience seated in white and orange-clad rows facing a stage at a convention hall with deep red draped curtains. On the stage, a seated figure in red and white garments sits on a gold-ornamented throne before a large painted backdrop of a seated deity murti with a trident. To the right, a second throne features a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers and framed by a golden arch, with a purple cloth draped below. Oil lamps and brass kalasha-style ornaments flank the stage, and a video camera on a tripod records the proceedings. Some audience members wear red shawls or white garments.2016-10-02February 07 20162016-02-07A photo of a discourse hall where a large seated audience faces a raised stage with red drapes. On the stage, a figure seated on a golden throne wears a red garland and rudraksha mala, with a golden trident standing beside, and a large golden deity murti artwork is mounted on the backdrop. Audience members in saffron, orange, red and white saris and robes sit on the floor, many with hair in long braids, while camera tripods and video cameras film the event from the sides.2016-09-11January 31 20162016-01-31October 29 20102010-10-29September 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copies