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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a devotional gathering. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris (blue, green, yellow, red, pink) and men in white shirts, stand with hands folded in namaskar, facing toward the front. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape along the white walls and windows. A hanging ceiling light and a wall fan are visible, and more people crowd the doorway at the back. No clear figure of a teacher is identifiable in the visible frame, so no identification is made.

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A crowded indoor ceremony in a white-walled hall decorated with orange, yellow and pink festoon garlands along the top of the walls. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, many in white dhotis and kurtas, women in colourful silk saris. In the centre foreground a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti holds a microphone while seated near a small fire pit on the floor. Many attendees hold cameras or phones. The crowd spills toward open doorways showing more people outside.2008-10-09A crowded indoor ceremony room with cream walls, a decorative marigold garland strung across the top, and a wall fan at left. A dense group of devotees fills the foreground and middle, many with hands folded in prayer. A priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl stands at right near a fire pit and offering tray with flowers. Women wear sarees in red, pink, purple and green, and children in white and red stand near the front. A watermarked archive photo with a copyright notice appears at bottom left.2008-10-09July 29 20082008-07-29A large crowd of devotees fills a bright, high-ceilinged hall with cream walls, rows of square ventilation windows and a corrugated roof, decorated with hanging yellow, orange and red tassel banners. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear red, orange, yellow and green saris, and some hold flowers and small offerings. Two cameramen with professional video cameras stand at left and centre-right, filming the gathering. Front-row figures press palms together in namaskar and folded hands. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA packed hall of devotees sits cross-legged on floor mats in prayer, most with palms pressed together. Many women wear sarees in pink, magenta, green, yellow, orange and red, while men and some young people wear white kurtas and dhotis. Some hold small brass lamps and plates with flower offerings in front of them. A red cloth backdrop hangs at the upper left, and bright lamps and a few sacred objects are set on the floor. The image is a wide shot of a satsang or puja gathering with the crowd filling the frame, and the people in the image are seated in rows.2012-01-01March 23 20082008-03-23 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29March 23 20082008-03-23A large indoor hall with pale grey walls, a corrugated metal roof and exposed blue steel beams. Long rows of seated devotees fill the floor: women in colourful saris in blue, green, red, orange and white, many with hands pressed together in namaskar, and men in white dhotis and shirts seated at the back. Tall cylindrical hanging decorations in red, green, orange and yellow with painted motifs hang from the ceiling. A video camera on a tripod stands among the crowd near the front, and a speaker sits at the side of the hall. The scene suggests a satsang gathering in progress.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29December 26 20072007-12-26A photograph of a large indoor hall with fluorescent ceiling lights, beige walls and wall fans, filled with a dense crowd of devotees standing and facing forward. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, while women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in purple, magenta, teal, green, maroon and orange. Several women in the foreground have hands pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a magenta sari near the centre holds her palms joined. A small child in pink stands at the right edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues, and the scene shows only a standing congregation.2004-07-26 +1 copies