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A woman in a cream and gold saree with a dark blindfold over her eyes and a long plait stands in the foreground, reaching toward a seated devotee and touching her forehead. A video camera on a tripod stands to the left. Behind them, rows of women in white and cream sarees sit with palms pressed together in a temple hall, with a golden deity murti and gold-framed images on the stage behind. Gold-topped railings and pink chairs fill the lower foreground.

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A photograph of a satsang hall where a woman in a cream-white sari with a gold border, wearing a black blindfold over her eyes and gold earrings, stands at a gold-railed barrier with one hand resting on the rail and the other extended toward a seated woman in a yellow-and-white outfit with her hair in a bun. Other seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill the foreground, some wearing red and orange attire. A film camera on a tripod stands at left, and behind the railing a stage with gold decorations shows several robed people seated in orange and white, with gold deity figures near the front. No clear caption is visible.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13A woman in a cream and gold saree walks down an aisle between gold railings during a satsang-style gathering. She wears a black blindfold over her eyes, a long rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a gold-rimmed pendant, and holds a small object in her hands. Seated rows of men on the left are bare-chested in white dhotis, and women in white and cream saris sit along the back. A video camera on a tripod films her. Behind them an ornate gold throne stands on a raised stage beneath golden umbrellas, with a seated figure in red and attendants flanking it. Two standing attendants in gold and red attire appear on the stage.2015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13May 13 20152015-05-13A photograph of a satsang hall with a standing figure in the foreground wearing an orange saffron-coloured robe, a black blindfold over the eyes, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala. The figure extends a cord or strand toward a seated woman in a white shawl with gold border. Seated devotees in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders fill the audience rows. Behind them, a blurred stage shows golden decorations, a gold and red backdrop and seated figures in white and gold attire. A red curtain hangs at the right edge.2015-05-13A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari walks down a central aisle lined with gold posts and rope barriers, wearing a dark blindfold over her eyes. She wears a long brown rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, gold earrings and a pendant, and holds a mala in her right hand. Seated people in white dhotis and saris line both sides, some bare-chested in white, while orange-robed attendants stand near the aisle.2015-05-13A woman stands at the front of a hall facing a seated audience, wearing a white and cream sari with a gold border, a dark rudraksha mala draped across her chest, gold earrings and a dark blindfold over her eyes. Behind her, a row of seated women in white and saffron-orange garments with garlands sits on a raised stage, many with hands in anjali. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted camera stands in white on the right. Audience members in white and pink chairs sit in the foreground. A second blindfolded woman in orange with beaded necklaces appears at the right edge. No candidate a person is clearly visible in this image.2015-05-13