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A seated man in a yellow kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red carpeted stage in front of a dark maroon curtain. He wears a white silk shawl with gold-orange border and holds a small white object in his right hand. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, with a black Radel harmonium and a white Raagini Tanpura box beside him, and a white foam cup sits to the left. a person is seated performing a satsang or singing session, appearance cues being the ornate gold-trimmed shawl and saffron-yellow clothing.

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May 12 20082008-05-12Four performers sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage in front of a dark red curtain, playing devotional music before a seated audience whose heads are visible at the bottom edge. Two men at the front wear saffron-yellow silk kurtas and white dhotis, each with a microphone; the man on the left has a cream shawl with an orange border, and the man on the right plays a small Raagini Digital harmonium-style box. Behind them, two women in saffron-yellow clothing hold long wooden tanpura-type stringed instruments, and a young girl with glasses sits at the left edge beside another instrument. Paper cups sit on the stage, and a Radel speaker is on the floor.2008-05-12A photograph of a devotional music performance on a low stage with a maroon backdrop. Seated musicians include a man in an orange kurta playing a tabla-style drum at left, a woman in orange with a harmonium-like instrument behind her, a man in a yellow kurta with white dhoti and white shawl singing at centre with a microphone, and an older man with grey hair in a yellow kurta singing at right. Tall wooden tanpura-style instruments stand behind them, and a small potted plant and a Radel-branded box sit on the stage. Audience members are visible at the bottom edge, including a white-haired head and another person in the foreground.2008-05-12May 12 20082008-05-12A photograph of a young man seated cross-legged on a red stage, singing into a microphone with eyes closed and one hand raised in a gesture. He wears a pale yellow kurta over white dhoti-style trousers and has a small tilak on his forehead. Behind him hangs draped royal blue velvet curtain. Microphone stands surround him, and a musician's hands and an instrument edge are visible at the right. A white plastic bottle and a small white box sit on the stage. Musical performance, Navaratri celebration.2008-10-03October 07 20082008-10-07A seated man in a green silk kurta with a white and green dhoti sings with eyes closed, one hand pressed to his chest, at a microphone on a red-carpeted stage. He wears a white forehead band with a red central mark and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, musicians in white shirts play a tabla and harmonium-style instrument, and a water bottle sits on the carpet in front. The setting is a devotional music performance.2011-12-16October 22 20122012-10-22Photograph of two men performing music on a red carpeted stage. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border, singing into a handheld microphone with a music stand in front of him. The man on the right sits cross-legged in a green silk kurta and green-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, a tilak on his forehead and glasses, singing into a stand microphone while gesturing with his right hand. A tabla drum is partly visible at left, and a loudspeaker and blurred figures stand in the hall behind. No swami candidate is identifiable by appearance here.2011-12-16May 12 20082008-05-12December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a musical performance on a patterned carpet in front of a pink draped backdrop. A central seated singer in a rust-red kurta and white dhoti, with glasses and long swept-back hair, gestures with raised hands into a microphone. To the left, a musician in a cream shirt plays a tabla-style drum, and to the right a seated accompanist in a cream shirt and brown lungi sits behind a harmonium-like keyboard with sheet music. Orange cables, microphones and a small black bag lie on the carpet. Three people are visible.2010-02-12