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A large seated crowd fills a blue-curtained tent with white ceiling fabric and hanging fans. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white shirts and white trousers, sit on the ground with white cloth strips tied over their eyes. A woman in an orange sari walks along a red carpet running down the middle aisle toward the front. Women in white and orange saris sit at right near the carpet. At the far front, a person in white stands near a small table holding up an object, and a few bookshelves or display stands are set along the back. A banner is visible on the right edge.

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August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A large hall packed with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white blindfolds or white cloth tied across their eyes. A central red carpet runs down the aisle toward a stage backed by a striped multicolour banner and a dark navy curtain. A woman in a flowing orange-red sari walks down the aisle, and a man in white with an orange cloth stands at the far right near the stage. A framed portrait of a woman sits at the front of the stage, and tall carved wooden or stone pillars and a row of decorative posts line the stage area. The setting suggests a mass ritual gathering in a large open-sided pavilion.2009-07-26August 15 20092009-08-15November 28 20092009-11-28August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15February 15 20092009-02-15Wide view of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees wearing white headbands, most sitting on the floor in rows. Those on the left wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, yellow and red, while those on the right wear white and pale shirts and dhotis. A woman in an orange sari stands at the front, raising one arm, beside a red carpeted aisle leading to a raised stage with a purple draped backdrop and a row of people in white seated near the top. Overhead lights hang from a white metal roof structure. The scene suggests a convention gathering.2009-02-15A wide photograph inside a large hall with a white metal roof and white walls, showing a dense seated gathering on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Many attendees wear white cloth headbands tied across their foreheads. Women on the left wear saris in orange, pink, yellow and green, while men on the right wear white shirts and light trousers. A woman in a flowing orange robe stands on a red carpeted central aisle leading up steps to the stage, where a few figures are seated near a purple-blue backdrop. Some people sit on rows of green seating at the back, and a few stand near the side doors.2009-02-15A large indoor hall with a white metal roof and a blue-purple backdrop at the far end filled with a seated congregation of hundreds. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor wearing white headbands, many in white and cream clothes, with some in yellow, orange, pink and green saris and shirts. A woman in an orange sari walks up a red carpet aisle toward a raised stage area where more people in white sit. Several men in front have hands joined in prayer. The scene suggests a satsang or convention gathering.2009-02-15August 15 20092009-08-15