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Photo of a hall with a large screen behind a figure in a brown turban and brown tunic over leopard-print cloth, with long dark braided hair, standing beside a golden bull statue and a golden trident on a tiger-skin seat. Audience members sit on the floor in white, pink and green saris and robes, many wearing dark glasses, with orange lanterns hanging above. The screen shows a crowd scene.

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December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a large hall with a crowd seated on the floor. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red cloth draped over his shoulders, a leopard-print lower wrap, a gold armlet, and a long gold-and-yellow flower garland with a gold pendant. He stands beside a gilded bull figure and a tiger-striped seat, holding a tall gold trident. Behind him a large screen shows a crowd, and hanging orange and gold tassel lanterns decorate the ceiling. a person is the standing figure with the trident, shown in a ceremonial presentation with a tiger-skin seat and a gilded bull, while devotees sit around him in saris and white and coloured clothing.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A figure with long dark dreadlocks wrapped under an orange-red turban sits sidesaddle on a golden bull mount (Nandi-style vahana) at the front of a large hall, holding a golden trident (trishul) upright on the right. He wears a leopard-print garment over an orange-saffron dhoti and a long golden-beaded necklace, with a gold armlet. Behind him a large screen shows a crowd. Seated audience members in white, blue, saffron and purple clothing fill the foreground and rows of chairs, many with palms joined or hands in prayer. Several people are visible in the audience.2016-12-07A seated figure in a rust-orange robe and a leopard-print cloth wrap sits with his back to the camera on a tiger-striped seat beside a large golden bull statue (nandi). He wears a rust-coloured turban, a long swept-back braid of hair, a gold armlet and a beaded necklace. A tall golden trident stands behind him. Before him sits a large seated audience in white and coloured clothing, with a screen and stage equipment visible at the sides. The figure is an appearance-based a person candidate in a seated teaching posture, with the trident and nandi forming the ceremonial setting. Approximately 60 to 100 people are visible in the audience.2016-12-07A large indoor satsang hall with a seated figure viewed from behind, long dark hair falling down the back, wearing an orange cloth and a leopard-print blouse, sitting on a tiger-skin seat beside a golden bull statue and holding a golden trident. Dense audience in white, orange and blue clothing fills the floor, with large screens above showing the crowd. Some attendees wear white, some wear saffron and some wear garlands.2016-12-07Photograph of a large hall full of seated devotees in white and coloured clothing. In the foreground, a person with very long dark braided hair, wearing an orange and leopard-print garment with a tiger-striped cloth, sits with their back to the camera on a golden bull-shaped seat, beside a tall golden trident. Two large screens at the top show a crowd. The person is not clearly identified; the page indicates a person, but the back-facing figure lacks sufficient visible cues, so the presence is uncertain.2016-12-07A figure seen from behind sits on a tiger-skin and leopard-print seat beside a gold bull statue with a gold trident raised in the centre. The figure has very long dark hair pinned up with an orange-brown head covering, wears an orange-brown blouse, an orange and leopard-print wrap, and gold armlets. Behind them a large crowd of devotees sits in white, saffron and blue clothes, some wearing garlands. Large screens above show a portrait, and a row of orange and gold hanging decorations is visible at the top. The scene resembles a darshan gathering, with the figure seated as a focal point before the audience. The figure cannot be confidently identified from this view.2016-12-07A photograph of a large indoor assembly seen from behind a central figure seated on a golden bull-shaped throne draped with a leopard-print and striped cloth. The figure has long black dreadlocked hair, a rust-orange headwrap, gold armbands and a long golden trident held upright beside the throne. Large screens on both sides show a painted figure in an orange and red turban. Many seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some wearing rudraksha malas, fill the hall, with a white-clad woman in a headscarf near the centre and hanging orange and gold lanterns overhead. The figure's face is not visible, so the a person field is unsure.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees, many in white and saffron clothing with beaded necklaces. In the foreground a figure with long dark braided hair, wearing an orange-brown head wrap, a leopard-print garment and an orange shawl, sits on a golden bull-shaped throne with a golden trident raised beside them. Two large screens show a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, and hanging orange and pink decorations overhead. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse. The figure seated on the throne is a person, identified by long hair, a turban and saffron clothing, while the surrounding audience is large.2016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07