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A large seated audience fills a dimly lit, purple-tinted tent hall at an evening satsang or darshan. Many attendees wear white kurtas and pants with orange or red shawls and rudraksha malas, and some wear saffron or orange garments. Hanging paper lanterns and draped dark fabric decorate the ceiling and sides. Two large screens and a red-lit stage are visible in the background, where a presenter or speaker is at a podium. The foreground shows people sitting closely in rows, some with hands folded and others looking toward the stage.

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A dimly lit, large tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees on the floor, many in white kurtas and dhotis with red or orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Purple and red light washes over the tent ceiling and draped fabric. Two large screens at the back show a projected image. The crowd appears absorbed, watching the stage, consistent with a yoga session or darshan.2017-12-27A large tented gathering of a dense crowd seated on the floor, mostly in white clothes with red or orange shawls draped over shoulders. A raised stage at the back is hung with red velvet drapes and orange-gold canopy decorations, with a large framed image of a seated deity murti and two side screens showing a figure in red. Potted plants line the stage edges, and hanging decorative lanterns fill the top of the tent.2016-05-05Large photograph of a vast seated crowd filling a tented hall at night, with thousands of people in white and saffron clothing facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, a figure sits on a throne before a backdrop showing a deity murti, and two large side screens display a woman in red and white. Hanging orange and yellow decorations and lamps line the tent ceiling. The crowd is dense and extends to the foreground.2016-05-05December 16 20172017-12-16A large tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly dressed in white, packed shoulder to shoulder on the floor facing a stage at the far end. Strings of colourful hanging decorations and small oil lamps are suspended from the tent ceiling. Two large screens flank a central stage with a red backdrop where a figure sits in the distance, and a shrine-like arrangement is visible at left. The crowd is dense and extends to the foreground, with some people wearing red and orange garlands.2016-05-05A large tent interior filled with a dense crowd of hundreds of seated devotees in white and pale clothing, viewed from the back. Two side video screens show a man in red garments, and a central stage holds a large backdrop depicting a deity murti and a seated figure in red on a raised dais with a small table. Strings of tassels and lanterns hang from the tent ceiling. The crowd is too dense to count individually and is clearly well over one hundred people.2016-05-05A large hall filled with a dense crowd of people in traditional dress, many in white and orange or saffron sarees and dhotis, moving in a circle across a red-carpeted floor. Brightly coloured hanging garlands and tassels decorate the ceiling, with white lights above. Large screens along the walls show a figure on stage. Some participants wear white and others wear saffron, moving in procession-like formation through the hall.2016-12-02May 05 20162016-05-05A large outdoor tent event filled with hundreds of seated devotees in white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting on the ground in rows. Their heads are turned toward a raised stage at the back under a canopy. On the stage, a deity murti and a figure seated on an ornate golden seat are visible, with a small table of plants and decorations nearby. Red carpeted aisles run along the right side, and screens on either side of the stage show floral imagery. Hanging orange lights decorate the tent ceiling.2016-05-07A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a tented hall, dense rows of people in white and orange-toned clothing filling the foreground. Ornamental hanging lights and tassels decorate the tent ceiling. At the far end a stage holds a seated figure before a large deity image, with two screens on either side showing a close view of a figure in red. The hall is dimly lit.2016-05-05December 23 20172017-12-23A large photograph of a vast seated congregation filling a tented hall, most people in white clothes with orange-red shawls or saffron sashes over their shoulders. The stage at the far end has a red draped backdrop, a central portrait of a seated figure, and two side screens showing a standing figure in pink and red. Strings of small colourful pennants hang from the tent roof, and potted plants line the stage. The foreground shows many heads and shoulders in dense rows, with a boom camera arm visible above the crowd.2016-05-05