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A photograph inside a hall with a plain white wall and a dark wooden display case. A banner above reads "Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age" in English, Kannada and Tamil scripts. Several people in white ritual clothing move through the room. In the foreground a young girl in a white dress with a long braid carries a large metal plate of food, held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha mala, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-striped shawl and an orange cord with an ID badge helps hold the plate. Other devotees in white and orange-bordered garments stand nearby, some wearing lanyards with badges, and a woman on the left wears a rudraksha mala and purple lanyard.

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December 27 20072007-12-27July 29 20072007-07-29June 22 20082008-06-22A large seated audience of devotees fills a bright hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Most attendees wear white clothing, many women in white saris with bindi and white or red-bordered garments, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Many wear rudraksha or beaded neck malas. They sit in rows on mats and cloths facing forward toward a stage area, with glass display cabinets along the walls, a small ornate shrine-like canopy with a red and gold roof at the right, and a wall sign reading in English and Kannada that the items are used by Paramahamsa in his young age. A camera on a tripod is set up at the right side of the crowd.2008-06-22A large seated audience of devotees fills a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent tube lights. Most attendees wear white clothes, and many women wear white saris with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. They sit cross-legged on the floor facing forward, some with hands folded in prayer. Along the right wall, glass display cabinets hold personal objects, with a red and gold palanquin-style shrine piece in front. Framed deity images hang on the left. A small figure in orange robes sits at the far front of the room, but the crowd is dense and the figure is too small to judge clearly. A carved wooden sign above the cabinets reads in Kannada and English, 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'.2008-06-22December 16 20092009-12-16December 06 20082008-12-06Indoor photo of a large seated gathering on striped mats in a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and a glass display cabinet. Dozens of people in white ritual clothes, many women wearing white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, sit attentively facing the front, some with hands folded. A framed sign on the wall reads about things used by Paramahamsa in his young age. A small red and gold canopy or palanquin stands near the cabinet, and a camera on a tripod records the session. Some men in the back wear white dhotis and shawls.2008-06-22A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls, filled with seated attendees on mats in rows. Most wear white clothes; several men wear orange or saffron shawls and some women wear white saris with rudraksha malas. Many sit with hands folded in namaskar, listening intently toward the front. Behind them a glass cabinet displays objects and a wall banner reads 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. A ceremonial decorated palanquin-style structure and a large conch-shaped decoration stand at left, and framed pictures and posters hang on the walls.2008-12-06A photograph of a seated audience in a white-walled hall with a corrugated roof and skylights. Dozens of people in white clothes sit on the floor facing the front, with a few in teal and purple. A standing man in an orange robe speaks near glass display cabinets holding framed photographs and small objects, and a second person in orange stands in a doorway at the right. A cloth banner hangs above the cabinets reading 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age', with a smaller wooden placard on the left. Orange drapes, a tripod-mounted camera and an orange cushion are visible at the right. The orange-robed speaker has a clear distinctive cue of saffron clothing with a presenter role, but the face and hair are not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2010-02-09Photograph of a crowded indoor corridor with a white-tiled wall. A large dark signboard reads in English, Kannada and Tamil 'Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age'. Below it, a glass display case holds objects. Around the case, a group of children and young people stand and move about. Several wear plain white tunics or shirts, and a few young women wear orange shawls and white or green salwar-style outfits. A young woman in the centre wears a white top with a round badge and holds a tote bag. To the left, a white wall panel shows partial lettering 'ISSFUL' and 'Nithya...Dhyan' fragments. A small framed picture hangs at upper right. Dim lighting and the overall scene suggest an ashram-style exhibit visit.2007-05-04A large group of seated devotees in white ritual clothing fills a tiled-floor hall under a metal-framed roof. Many men and women wear white dhotis, sarees and kurtas, with some in orange or saffron garments and rudraksha malas. They sit on floor mats facing forward, attentive to an unseen speaker. Glass display cabinets hold ritual objects and a small figure, and a red-canopied palanquin-style structure stands at the left. A wall plaque reads Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age, and framed photographs hang on the wall. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the seated crowd.2008-12-06