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Wide view inside a large tented hall during a Guru Poornima gathering. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor, many with shaved or grey heads, facing a raised stage at the far end. Tall vertical banners with colourful geometric and elephant patterns and yellow tassels hang along the tent poles. Behind the stage is a blue backdrop with a white lotus-like ornament and a decorated circular mandala. A small figure stands on the stage near a pale statue and a garlanded shrine area, with attendants in white around the edges.

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A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the floor of a tent-covered hall, facing a raised stage at the far end. Many are seated with hands folded or palms together. Decorative cloth hangings in red, yellow, blue and white with elephant and bird motifs hang from the white tent ceiling. On the stage, several figures in orange robes stand near an ornate gold-and-red throne-like shrine with a small central deity murti and a lit lamp before it. Red and maroon drapes frame the stage behind them, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the front of the crowd.2007-07-29July 11 20062006-07-11A large white tent hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white and pastel saris and dhotis, sitting on striped cotton mats on the floor. Colourful decorative hanging panels with elephant motifs line the tent ceiling. At the front, a raised stage with red, orange and blue backdrops holds an ornate golden throne-like seat and a deity murti with a garlanded figure seated before it. Several white-clad attendants stand near the stage, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right among the crowd. The scene reflects a Kalpataru darshan gathering at an ashram.2008-10-04Large crowd of seated devotees in white clothing fills a white tent hall during a Gurupoornima satsang. Rows of people sit on mats facing a red-curtained stage at the front, where a few figures in white and one figure in orange stand near the platform. Tall cylindrical hanging banners with colourful geometric patterns, yellow fringes and painted elephant motifs hang from the tent ceiling. Bright lights illuminate the hall, and speakers are mounted on the left. Portrait images appear on screens near the right side of the stage.2007-07-29December 30 20062006-12-30October 04 20082008-10-04July 21 20062006-07-21A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on striped mats inside a tented hall decorated with tall, multicolored cylindrical banners in yellow, blue, red and white hanging from the ceiling. Most seated attendees wear white dhotis and shirts. On a raised stage at the far end, a seated figure in orange and saffron robes faces the audience beside a red curtain and floral arrangements. A man in white standing at the left edge wears a yellow sash.2008-10-04Wide view inside a large white tented pavilion with arched ceiling, lit by strip lights and hung with tall decorative cylindrical banners in blue, red, and yellow with orange fringed tassels. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor in the foreground, many in white clothes, some women in green and teal saris. At the far end a stage has a dark maroon and gold draped backdrop and a large framed portrait of an older man with white hair, and a figure in orange clothing stands on the stage near a lectern and microphones. Several people are seated on the floor in the lower left, and banners hang on the side walls.2007-02-15November 12 20102010-11-12A large tented hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging colourful fabric tassels in yellow, blue and red. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly men in white clothes, sit in rows on floor mats facing a stage. On the stage, a large framed portrait of a man with dark hair and a red-brown background hangs above a small saffron-clad figure seated on a raised seat, with flowers and a low table nearby. Ceiling fans and a red and yellow bunting line the stage area. The scene suggests a gathering on a convention or ananda samajam occasion. The seated figure on stage is too small and indistinct to confirm identity.2007-02-24December 30 20062006-12-30