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A photograph of a session in a plain white-walled hall with an orange-framed door and a framed picture on the wall. A man in white standing at the back holds a microphone and addresses the room. Seated on a striped colourful mat along the front are rows of people in white clothing, including women with hair pulled back and men in white shirts and white dhotis, several holding notebooks or papers. A person in orange clothing is visible at the far right edge. The setting looks like a formal meeting or healers' session where the speaker gives instructions to the attendees.

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A photograph of an indoor session in a plain whitewashed room. A man in an all-white kurta and white dhoti stands at the centre-top, gesturing with his hands while speaking, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Seated on striped woven mats on the floor in front of him are about a dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards, listening attentively. Behind them is a pair of orange-curtained metal grille doors and a framed picture on the wall. The standing speaker's appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so he is described only by role as a speaker addressing the seated group.2008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A photograph of a discourse in a plain whitewashed hall with a concrete floor. A seated figure on the right, wearing an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, sits on a cushioned seat behind a white-draped table with a microphone and water bottle, gesturing while speaking. Two men in orange clothing sit cross-legged on mats at left, and a man in white sits on the floor centre-left. About a dozen standing men in white clothes and rudraksha malas line the back wall, some with arms folded. Blue cushioned chairs and a doorway with a yellow grille appear in the background, with a blue mat and a brown rug on the floor in front of the speaker.2008-03-23A photograph of a satsang hall with a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair on a raised platform, flanked by a row of tall orange-and-white ceremonial staffs and a framed portrait on a decorated throne with an orange cloth backdrop. A banner above the stage reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit on mats facing the stage; several older men stand at the left, and one saffron-robed man sits to the right of the platform beside a harmonium-like instrument and a microphone stand. Fans and a speaker are visible at the right, with a sound setup and a table draped in white. The seated saffron-robed figure on the platform may be a person, identified by long dark hair and saffron robes beside the throne, but uncertain.2008-03-23A satsang in a plain white hall with a corrugated roof, where a long row of ceremonial staffs with decorative tips lines the back wall. On a raised red platform, a woman with long dark hair in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits before a microphone and a white-draped table, with an orange-robed man seated beside her. Behind them a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs in a shrine niche with brass lamps and flowers. Around thirty devotees in white clothes sit on the floor facing the stage, several taking notes, while standing men in white kurtas stand at the left edge. Ceiling fans and a speaker stand are visible on the right.2008-03-23Indoor satsang in a hall at Adi Kailaasa. On a raised red stage, a woman in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat behind a white draped table, speaking with a microphone. A second person in orange sits cross-legged to the right on the stage. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a deity-like figure in orange, flanked by brass lamps and a stand of tall rods with saffron flags. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in front, several taking notes, while standing men in white stand near the left side. A banner reading Paramdhamo Nithyananda hangs above the stage, and a fan stands at the right edge.2008-03-23December 02 20102010-12-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain hall with a concrete floor and a row of blue chairs against the wall. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a white-draped couch or bed with a dark cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a man in saffron clothing sits cross-legged on the floor with a book, and another seated man in orange holds papers. In the foreground, a man in white clothes lies prostrate on the floor with his hands near the seated figure's feet. Around them, roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and kurtas stand and stand and listen, several wearing rudraksha malas. A small framed picture with text hangs on the upper left wall.2008-03-23Photograph of a large seated congregation inside a hall with pale pink walls and colourful woven bunting hanging from the ceiling. Most attendees wear white dhoti-style garments and white shawls with lanyards, sitting cross-legged on an orange-red mat. Several men in the foreground have shaved heads and white-and-maroon sashes, and a few women in saris sit toward the back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a specific figure, so no a person candidate is confirmed.2010-12-02A large hall with white plastic chairs at the left and rows of seated devotees on mats on the floor. Many participants wear white or orange-saffron robes with orange scarves, and seated monastics in saffron clothing sit in the foreground. Some attendees hold small items, and a person in white stands near a camera on a tripod at the back. Colourful woven banners hang from the ceiling, and metal stage rigging and speakers are visible at the right.2007-12-10March 23 20082008-03-23February 21 20112011-02-21 +1 copies