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A large seated audience fills a covered hall with a blue backdrop and framed portraits along the top wall. Hundreds of participants sit on red mats wearing white headbands over their eyes, dressed in white, pink, orange, yellow, green and blue saris and kurtas, many with name badges and beaded necklaces. Strings of paper flowers decorate the wall, and the hall has ceiling fans and white tent fabric overhead. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable at the front of the frame.

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A large photograph of a vast seated congregation under a white tented pavilion at a convention. Hundreds of devotees sit on the floor in rows, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, many in white, pink, yellow, green and blue saris and salwar kameez. In the background a blue stage backdrop is decorated with orange and yellow flower motifs and several framed portraits, with banners hanging on the side walls. Overhead lights hang from the white tent ceiling. No individual leader is clearly identifiable on stage in this view.2006-12-14A large tented hall with a red carpet where a dense crowd of women sits on the floor and on white plastic chairs, most wearing white headbands. Saris in pink, orange, green, blue and yellow are visible, along with some red and maroon garments. A pair of black speakers stands at left, and white draped fabric lines the tent walls. A blue backdrop at right carries a framed portrait and banners with printed text. The arrangement suggests a seated satsang or spiritual gathering.2006-12-14A large photograph of a vast seated congregation under a white tent at a person Spurana program. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, nearly all wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, in saris and salwar kameez of pink, green, yellow, orange and blue, with white shirts and dhotis among the men. A blue stage backdrop is decorated with small orange and yellow flower motifs and framed portraits, and a banner is visible at the upper left. Ceiling fans and tent poles are visible overhead.2006-12-14December 12 20072007-12-12December 14 20062006-12-14December 16 20062006-12-16November 26 20092009-11-26Elevated view of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants on blue and pink mats. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts with white headbands, while women wear colourful saris in red, pink, green, yellow and orange. Several orange-robed monastics sit near the front of the crowd on the right. Banners hang on the back wall, including a white-and-red panel with a portrait and a yellow Tamil banner, and ceiling fans and speakers are visible. Appears to be a group workshop session with participants seated in rows.2009-01-24A large seated crowd of women fills a covered hall, most with white cloth blindfolds or headbands tied over their eyes. They wear saris in blue, orange, yellow, pink, green and white, many with rudraksha or bead malas and small ID badges. They sit on red mats with water bottles nearby. Along the back wall, several framed portraits and a blue banner with floral decorations hang above the gathering.2006-12-14December 14 20062006-12-14A large seated congregation of men fills a tent hall with red carpet, all wearing white shirts and white blindfold-style headbands tied over their eyes. Many wear lanyard name badges. Several sit cross-legged or on white plastic chairs, some with hands folded in their laps. Behind them a blue backdrop is decorated with orange and yellow floral arrangements and several large framed portraits of saintly figures with white hair and beards in turbans. The shot is a crowded programme scene in a convention tent.2006-12-14January 25 20092009-01-25