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A large outdoor pavilion hall where a seated speaker in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold and red throne, with a microphone and video cameras set before him. Behind the throne stands a decorated deity murti framed by garlands and a golden canopy. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor on colourful striped mats; most are bare-chested men wearing white dhotis and sacred threads, with some men in white shirts and white clothing. Speaker and audience sit under a tent with pink and white draping and black speakers at right.

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A large outdoor satsang under a open-sided canopy. A bare-chested man with long hair sits on a gold-and-red throne in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold strands. Dense rows of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white dhotis with sacred threads and some in white shirts, face the stage. Orange-robed attendants stand near the side, a camera on a tripod records the event, and speakers are visible at the right. Strings of marigold garlands drape the stage and the altar.2017-05-26July 08 20172017-07-08A satsang hall viewed from behind the seated audience. Dozens of devotees sit on red mats facing a raised golden stage. On the stage a figure in a red-orange robe with a red-and-gold turban sits on an ornate golden throne, flanked by a large painted backdrop of a deity seated among forest sages and trees. Foreground devotees wear saffron and orange robes with red sashes, and others wear white dhotis and shawls. Camera tripods and a light stand line the stage edges, and a white-clad attendant stands at the left.2016-08-08A large crowd of mostly bare-chested male devotees sits closely packed on mats in a tented hall during an evening gathering. Many wear white dhotis and sacred threads, and several have rudraksha malas with red beads around their necks. Behind them, a golden shrine area displays ornate gilded canopies, a golden palanquin-style structure, a deity murti, and brightly coloured floral decorations. No individual figure can be identified as a person from the visible cues here, and the scene shows a satsang or ritual assembly seen from behind the audience.2016-12-07A large open-sided tent with pink-trimmed white canopy houses a seated assembly of devotees on red and patterned mats, facing a raised stage. Most men wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies with white sacred threads, some in orange cloth; several women in white saris sit at right. At the far end a decorated shrine holds deity murti and ornate arrangements, with a golden throne-like seat draped in red at centre. Speakers and stage lights flank the scene. Some figures on the stage area are too small to assess for a person cues, so the appearance is uncertain.2017-05-26July 17 20152015-07-17October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copiesOctober 31 20152015-10-31A large tented hall at night filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most men bare-chested in white dhotis with rudraksha malas, sitting on colourful striped mats. A central raised stage holds an ornately decorated shrine and a golden-clad figure seated on a throne amid garlands and plantain-leaf decor. Hanging paper lanterns, streamers and colourful pennant ornaments fill the ceiling. A camera operator on a tripod films at the front, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands on the left near the mats.2016-12-05May 27 20172017-05-27July 09 20152015-07-09December 02 20162016-12-02