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A large indoor hall with white walls and fluorescent lights, where many people in white clothing sit on colourful striped floor mats facing a raised platform at the far end. In the foreground, rows of devotees in white garments, some with rudraksha malas and folded hands, listen attentively. A tripod-mounted video camera stands on the left to record the session. Woven yellow and blue banners hang from the upper walls, and a small table with flower pots sits to the right.

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A large seated audience fills a white-walled hall beneath a white tented roof with colourful decorative banners hanging from its beams. In the foreground, rows of women in white saris with orange shawls sit with hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, many men and women in white clothing and orange stoles are seated and standing. At the far right, a cameraman in white clothing with an orange stole operates a video camera on a tripod, and a laptop sits on a table near the front. The scene resembles a Gurupoornima satsang with devotees gathered in meditation or prayer.2008-07-17April 13 20082008-04-13A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful decorated cylindrical banners and yellow tassels. Hundreds of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long hair sits on a red and green patterned mat, and a few men in white sit nearby. A backdrop painting shows a mountain with a saffron-robed figure. A video camera on a tripod is set up among the rows. a person is the saffron-robed figure seated in the front; the candidate is not clearly shown in a throne position.2008-03-06A photograph of a seated congregation in a large hall with a concrete floor and white walls, listening to a discourse. Many attendees wear all-white clothing, sitting on colourful striped mats and blue pads. Among them are a few people in orange or saffron garments. On the left stands a golden statue of a robed figure in orange drapery. On the right, a large golden Nataraja dancing Shiva statue stands on a green-draped table with a red cloth and a small brass figure. Two projection screens above the front show a person speaking into a microphone and a woman's face. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at the front.2007-02-01Indoor hall filled with seated devotees on yellow and white floor mats, facing a raised stage at the right edge. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some women in yellow, orange and maroon saris. A camera on a tripod is set up near the front rows, and colourful striped banners with tassels hang from the ceiling. a person is not clearly visible in this frame, so no candidate is marked.2009-09-08Photograph of a seated audience inside a whitewashed hall with orange curtains and a row of saffron flags along the back wall. Two figures in saffron/orange robes sit on a raised stage at the left, one holding a microphone, with a framed portrait on the back wall. The large audience sits cross-legged on striped mats, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with some women in saffron and white saris at the rear. A red and white decorated cloth hangs in the foreground. The scene appears to be a session or satsang with darshan for attendees.2008-06-22A large seated congregation fills a hall with white tent-like ceiling and hanging colourful woven banners. Rows of devotees sit on the floor and on white chairs, many women in white saris with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, others in orange, pink and green salwar and saris, and men in white kurtas at the right. A small wall-mounted screen shows a figure, and a microphone stand stands at the right edge beside travel bags on the floor. Bookshelves line the left wall. Some attendees appear to be children and teenagers.2008-10-08July 17 20082008-07-17A large tented hall with seated audience of devotees wearing white clothes, mostly women with long braids and men in white shirts, sitting on mats in rows facing a stage at right. On the stage, several monks in orange saffron robes sit on mats, with a navy draped backdrop and small decorative hanging panels. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering near the centre. Colourful woven pillar banners decorate the tent posts, and white overhead lights hang from the ceiling frame.2008-10-02April 13 20082008-04-13July 19 20092009-07-19 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a white tensile ceiling and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful painted panels with animal motifs. Many devotees sit cross-legged on yellow and red floor mats in rows, most dressed in white and some in orange, yellow and cream saris and kurtas. Several women and men in front wear white with garlands and rudraksha-style neck beads. Windows with lattice screens line the walls, and a camera on a tripod and cameraperson appear at the right edge. The crowd fills the room, with a steel stand and boxes visible near the far wall. Attendees appear focused on a session at the front.2008-07-16