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Wide view of a large indoor assembly hall under a white tent canopy, with a crowd of delegates seated in rows of blue and white plastic chairs facing a stage. Many attendees wear white clothing. Hanging decorative banners with colourful patterns and yellow tassels line the top of the tent. On the stage, a figure in an orange robe stands at a lectern-style spot beside a blue banner with white printed text, and a white board and potted plants sit nearby. Several people in white saris sit cross-legged on a mat near the front, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the side aisle. The scene suggests a seminar or discourse session.

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January 07 20082008-01-07Wide view from the back of a large white-roofed tent hall filled with seated delegates on blue and white plastic chairs, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some women in saris. Decorative cylindrical banners in red, blue, yellow and orange patterns hang from the ceiling. At the far end a small figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform before a maroon curtain, with potted plants and a circular green-and-yellow target graphic on a backdrop beside the stage.2008-01-05November 07 20082008-11-07January 05 20082008-01-05October 27 20082008-10-27August 18 20092009-08-18February 17 20082008-02-17Wide view of a large tented hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs occupied by a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and women in white and orange saris. A standing man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks down the central aisle toward a raised stage at the far end, which has a dark maroon curtain, a white ornate throne-like seat and a yellow-draped table. Colourful striped fabric bunting in red, yellow and green hangs from the white canopy ceiling. The scene conveys a satsang or darshan-style gathering with thousands of attendees.2008-10-04A large audience of seated devotees fills a covered tent hall facing a distant stage. Most attendees wear white, with some in orange, yellow and red clothing, sitting on blue and white plastic chairs. Tall decorative hanging banners with geometric patterns and elephant motifs in yellow, red and blue line the tent. Near the stage, a small figure in orange stands with a white banner behind, reading as a discourse setting; no individual can be clearly identified from this distance.2008-01-04A photograph of a large indoor discourse hall with white walls, ceiling fans and hanging decorative banners in red, yellow and blue. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground, occupied by many seated women and some men in white and pastel clothes, with some sitting on colourful floor mats at right. On a raised stage at the far end, a figure in orange robes sits and addresses the audience, with a camera on a tripod nearby. Most attendees face the stage in attentive posture. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse session.2009-08-18Wide view of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and white steel trusses, filled with rows of seated attendees on white plastic chairs over colourful striped rugs. Many attendees wear white clothes and white headbands, and one man in front wears an orange shirt. At the far end, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised stage beside a backdrop painting of a deity, with a framed portrait and a white-draped table nearby. A white board with a chart stands to the side and a red curtain hangs behind the stage. Several people are visible in the foreground and midground, and the scene appears to be a satsang or convention session.2008-11-28A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canopy, where a crowd of mostly men in white clothes sits on white chairs and floor mats facing a stage at the far end. Long hanging decorative cylinders in orange, yellow, red and blue patterns are suspended from the ceiling. The stage has a deep maroon curtain, a small central seating area with a white floral backdrop, and a podium with a microphone at the front-left. Several people in the front rows wear white shirts with an orange logo printed on the back. Speakers stand at the sides. The seated audience appears to number in the dozens, with the back rows partly visible at the edges.2008-11-07