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Photograph of a seated audience in a dim hall watching a large wall-mounted screen showing a live video feed. On the screen, a figure wearing a red-orange turban and an orange-red draped garment holds a long trident-like staff and gestures with one hand while speaking into a microphone, in front of a painted backdrop of a deity. Audience members in the foreground wear white and green clothing, and others seated in rows wear orange and white. Side posts with chain barriers line the aisle.

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A photograph of an audience seated in rows of chairs in a hall, watching a large wall-mounted screen. On the screen, a figure with a long white beard, orange and red robes and a red turban raises a hand, in front of a painted backdrop showing a deity with a trident. In the foreground, a man in a green shirt sits with his back to the camera, and several people in white and orange clothing sit among the rows. A small sign on the wall reads Photography and Video Recording are prohibited (partially visible). The screen image is a depiction, and the seated people are the only physical people shown.2016-02-04May 18 20192019-05-18A dim, red-lit hall with a large projection screen showing a man in a brown turban holding a trident, wearing layered beaded necklaces, a red cloth draped over one shoulder and bangles, against a dark starry background; a Live logo appears in the corner. Audience members are silhouetted in the foreground facing the screen, and a few people stand near the stage on the right. Red balloons hang from the ceiling. The screen image is a depiction, and the appearance cues are a turban, trident and ornate beaded adornment, so it is a person depiction.2019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18A photograph of a red-lit hall with an audience seated in silhouette, facing a large projection screen. The screen shows an animated, starry-background figure of a standing deity-like man in saffron-orange dhoti, with rudraksha-style beads, a crown-like headpiece and holding a trident. A small graphic reads LIVE in the top right corner. Red velvet drapes and carved wooden pillars frame the stage, with a cameraman and camera equipment visible at the right edge. a person is not visibly present; the figure is a projected depiction and no appearance-based candidate is physically in the scene.2019-05-18A darkened hall where an audience sits on the floor facing a stage screen. On the screen, a large projected figure stands with a tall trident-like staff and a curved axe-like weapon beside him; he wears a red and white dhoti, a white ornate chest garland, and a tall crown-like headdress. Silhouetted audience members in the foreground, some with lamps glowing softly near them, watch the projection. No identifiable physical person is clearly shown on stage; the figure appears as an image on the screen.2018-12-31A dim hall with red-tinted lighting and hanging ceremonial umbrella-shaped fixtures from the ceiling. A large projection screen on the stage shows an animated figure in a red-brown turban, with a golden-yellow garment, layered gold necklaces, and a trident held in one hand. The figure is a depiction on screen, not a physical person. In the foreground, a dark silhouette of a seated audience fills the bottom of the frame, with a few people standing near the stage edges. A small logo appears at the top left. Gold-framed stage pillars flank the screen and a dark draped curtain hangs behind the stage.2019-05-18December 12 20152015-12-12A seated audience of many devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white dhotis with yellow-and-orange sashes, sits on the floor of a hall facing a large projection screen. The screen shows a figure in a red-and-orange robe with a red turban and a beaded necklace, seated before a gilded backdrop, making a hand gesture. A smaller seated figure in red appears on a raised platform near the screen, and framed photographs hang on the walls above a shrine area with a carved golden panel. The scene shows a live-streamed discourse being watched by the gathering.2015-08-02A dark auditorium darshan with a large crowd of silhouetted attendees in the foreground facing a lit stage. On the stage, a seated figure in a red-orange ornate chair-throne with a golden-red canopy holds a long trident-topped staff, wearing red-orange garments and rudraksha-style beads; a painted backdrop shows a starry sky over a mountain peak, with potted flowers and a floral arrangement at the side. A large screen on the right shows a close-up of the same figure in a red head wrap, red-orange robes with gold trim, a red bead mala and a trident, against the same mountain backdrop. A cameraman stands near the stage edge. Several golden ceremonial pillars frame the stage.2015-05-07May 12 20152015-05-12