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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees dressed predominantly in white shirts and dhotis, many with their hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a cameraman in a blue-and-white striped shirt films the crowd from a tripod-mounted camera, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Overhead, lamps hang from wooden beams under a dark ceiling, and the floor is covered with a red-brown mat. The scene resembles a satsang or evening discourse gathering.

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November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesDecember 14 20062006-12-14November 25 20062006-11-25 +1 copiesApril 21 20132013-04-21A large crowd of men fills a hall under warm overhead lights, many in white shirts and some in checked or striped shirts. Many have raised hands or palms pressed together in devotional gestures, and several wear lanyard ID badges. Some wear rudraksha or gold chains. Overhead, banners hang from the ceiling beams, and the back wall is lit with an orange glow. The crowd is densely packed across the frame, with faces toward the front of the hall where a speaker or ritual is presumably taking place out of view.2013-04-21A large seated audience fills a bright hall with pale walls and tall windows, sitting on green mats. Most attendees wear white shirts and trousers with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and name badges. Several men clap with palms together, and some have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. No speaker or stage is visible in the frame; the scene shows devotees listening to a satsang talk.2010-08-19Large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing lanyards, raising hands and clapping in celebration. A few men in saffron or yellow garments stand among them, and a man in a green t-shirt stands near the centre-right. A red carpet runs along the foreground and stage lights glow at the lower right. Round ceiling lights and a row of red-framed panels line the back wall. The page indicates a person Spurana convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu, but no clearly identifiable face is visible enough to confirm any individual's identity.2009-02-27November 02 20132013-11-02April 21 20132013-04-21A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang, most people wearing white shirts and trousers with name badges on their chests. Fans stand among the rows and a video camera on a tripod films the crowd from the front. Several attendees in the foreground wear glasses, and a man in yellow sits near the bottom left. No individual candidate for a person is clearly visible in this crowd shot, so the appearance cannot be confirmed.2015-05-31July 26 20152015-07-26A large hall filled with many devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas, dancing and clapping with raised hands during a devotional gathering under long fluorescent tube lights. A man in a white shirt and a saffron-orange cloth at the top center holds a camera at shoulder height, filming the crowd. Most devotees face toward a central area on a green mat, some with arms lifted and palms pressed together. The hall has a corrugated roof and many people stand in the background.2006-11-05