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A photograph of a screen showing a live video feed of a seated satsang in a room with white walls and blue plastic chairs. In the foreground, a young woman in an orange-saffron sari with red border sits cross-legged with eyes closed, beside a woman in white. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the floor, one bald man in white holding prayer beads, with offerings and small plates arranged in front. In the background a figure in a dark outfit sits near a framed picture. A small lower-screen inset shows a banner reading TVMALAI. Roughly 15 people are visible.

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A screenshot of a video call on a computer monitor showing a seated group in a hall with a wooden floor. Many people in white dhoti and white kurta clothing sit cross-legged, several with hands raised near their faces. A white board in the foreground bears partly legible lettering reading TV and AL-like text in red and green. At the back, a raised dais holds a yellow-and-gold ornate seat. A person in orange clothing sits at the far left edge, and a bare-chested man sits at the right edge. The screen shows an online software window with a purple logo at top left.2011-11-07October 23 20112011-10-23A seated group of devotees in a plain white-walled hall with barred windows, sitting on red-and-white striped mats. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant sits before a brass dish with lit oil lamps, a small silver bowl, and orange-wrapped offerings, while a woman in white with an orange shawl beside her works at the lamps. Behind them a man and woman in white with orange shawls sit near the back, and a woman with a white garment and rudraksha mala has her hands folded in prayer. Several other devotees in white and green saris sit along the rows, with a metal stanchion and chain dividing the space. The lamplit ritual suggests an initiation-type session.2012-10-19May 06 20122012-05-06April 07 20122012-04-07A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in a meditative satsang setting inside a hall filled with many participants. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl sits with hands folded, beside another saffron-clad sannyasi with rudraksha mala. A young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined, a man in grey shirt and a man in white polo shirt sit cross-legged, and women in saffron shawls and red and green saris sit in the back rows. A small green-lidded steel container and scattered coins lie on the white mat in front of them. Many more seated devotees fill the background, with camera tripods visible at the left.2012-10-14A photograph of a seated group during a meeting or satsang in a plain pink-walled hall with white curtains and a red banner on the right. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged holding a black handheld microphone, with a steel cup and open notebooks on the floor before her. Behind her many women sit on the floor, several wearing yellow-bordered white saris and others wearing orange or red shawls. An older woman in white with a yellow border sits to the right with her arms folded. A figure in orange robes is partly visible at the left edge. No man matching the a person description is visible, so no candidate is identified.2010-10-13Indoor satsang or initiation gathering in a tiled hall, with devotees seated on the floor in white dhotis and mundus with gold borders and red shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth sits on an ornate gold throne-like seat at the left, with a microphone and orange-draped table in front. Other devotees in white hold their hands to their faces in a gesture of prayer and sit in rows. A golden deity murti stands in an alcove at the back, with a red-draped table at right and a standing man in white with a mala at far right.2015-09-02July 28 20152015-07-28A large hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, sitting on a polished floor during a satsang. In the front row, a bald man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a man in white with a wrap and rudraksha mala holding a book and a bald man in white with hands joined in prayer. Brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, oil lamps and small bowls are arranged on orange mats in front of them. A camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Behind them, a crowd of many seated people in white fills the room.2010-10-08A seated group of devotees in a large hall sits on mats with eyes closed, appearing to meditate or listen to a talk. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with matching shawl sits with a small brass-toned dish and a plastic container nearby; to her right an older woman in orange robes and glasses sits with hands in her lap. A young woman in a peach kurta and white trousers sits at left with hands folded. Behind them rows of people in white clothes with orange and yellow shawls sit facing forward, and a white-clad figure sits near the back. No speaker is visible in the frame.2011-10-29June 22 20082008-06-22