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A large seated audience fills a hall during a satsang, with many devotees wearing white dhotis and white shirts, some with red-bordered cloth and rudraksha-style malas. Several wear over-ear headphones for the live translation or audio. Small oil lamps and offering dishes sit on the floor mats in front of them. The image is dim and hazy, and no speaker is visible in the frame.

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November 14 20102010-11-14A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing for a satsang gathering. Most men wear white dhoti-style cloths with red-and-gold borders and thin white shawls over bare shoulders; several wear white shirts and lanyards. Some have vibhuti or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Women in white and pale saris sit among them. Small oil lamps stand on the mats in front, and saffron and orange cloth hangs from the ceiling beams. Windows and white walls frame the room. A blue emblem with a white bird appears in the upper corner. Visible people are seated in rows, facing forward toward the unseen speaker. The crowd is too large to count precisely.2010-11-14October 20 20102010-10-20December 22 20102010-12-22September 12 20102010-09-12A large hall filled with seated devotees during a satsang. Most men wear white dhoti and shawl-style white cloth with red-bordered edges, some with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Women in white and pastel saris sit among them on the floor. Rows of low wooden tables with small oil lamps and brass dishes stand in front of the crowd. Pink walls, white-framed windows and orange hanging decorations frame the room. A blue-and-white sign hangs on the far wall. A dove-shaped logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-11-14A large indoor satsang hall with a tiled floor and orange lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on orange mats, with small oil lamps and offering plates set before them. Several men in the front row wear rudraksha malas, and one front-row man presses his palms together in prayer. Others hold open books. Behind them, a wide crowd of seated devotees fills the hall, and a figure in a dark red top sits near the back at the centre-right. Light beams in through the upper right.2010-12-26A large indoor satsang hall filled with seated devotees in white dhotis and white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. Men in the foreground sit cross-legged on orange mats, some with hands resting on their knees, while women in saris are visible further back. Brass plates, small oil lamps, and a blue container of offerings sit on the floor in front of them, and a pale background wall with a dim ceiling frames the gathering.2010-11-14October 15 20102010-10-15A large indoor hall packed with seated devotees, mostly men, dressed in white dhotis and kurtas with red-and-white shawls and white lanyard badges. Many have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Some in front wear saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas. Hanging lights and stage equipment are visible in the dim background, and a few people in front lean forward attentively as at a satsang or discourse.2015-09-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothes, many with hands joined in anjali mudra during satsang. In the foreground a row of young male devotees sit on orange mats; one in front wears a white dhoti with a red-bordered shawl and palms pressed together, while another beside him in white with a yellow-and-white cloth sits in prayer. Brass puja plates with oil lamps, flowers, a small bowl of red offerings and vibhuti are placed on the floor before them. Behind, rows of people in white, some in saffron and pink, sit on mats under bright lighting. A watermarked archive credit appears at the lower right.2010-12-26A large seated assembly in a hall with a polished floor. In the foreground, shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, several with sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms, some wearing rudraksha malas. Brass plates, small lamps and offering bowls are set on orange and maroon mats before them. Behind, rows of men and women in white and light-coloured clothes sit closely packed, many with hands folded, some holding papers. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-22 +1 copies