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A photograph of an indoor hall set up as a stage with a red carpeted platform. On the raised stage sits a golden throne with a seated figure garlanded with flowers, flanked by a decorated golden lion-type seat and an ornate golden deity murti or seat on the left. Two white-screen projectors hang on either side. In the foreground, three musicians sit on the red carpet facing the stage: one man in a striped shirt at a keyboard, and two women in white saris, one playing a wind instrument. Audience members sit on the floor at the left and in the back. Draped white and red fabric with a colourful pillar decorates the ceiling area.

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Indoor stage event with a red-carpeted performance area in a hall with white draped ceiling fabric and two projection screens. Three seated performers face the stage: a man in a striped shirt beside a keyboard, and two women in pale cream and white saris, one holding a microphone. On the raised stage a golden throne-like seat with a red-and-gold canopy and decorative cushions is set against a red backdrop, with a golden bull statue to the left and a decorated deity murti or seated figure in the centre, garlanded with flowers. A gold-and-red kalasha-style pillar and bunting frame the scene, and a seated audience fills the lower left.2010-12-27A photograph of an indoor stage set up for a devotional programme, with a red carpeted floor and red and white draped backdrop. On the stage stands an ornate golden seated figure beside a golden bull statue, and a decorated deity murti with garlands sits on a central throne. Three musicians sit on the red floor in the foreground: a man in a striped shirt at a keyboard, a woman in a cream sari, and a man in pale kurta playing an instrument. Several rows of seated audience members in white and orange clothing face the stage, with two projection screens flanking the platform and colourful pillar cloths overhead.2010-12-27December 17 20112011-12-17A stage event with a red backdrop and white draped valance. A seated figure on a gilded throne with a red-and-gold canopy wears an orange robe, a rudraksha mala, a garland and a ceremonial necklace; the figure is central and faces the audience, and a person on the far right wearing a plain light shirt sits with a drum. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the throne, and a golden lion-form seat with a garlanded deity figure stands at left. Three people in the foreground face the stage: one in a light brown kurta, one in a green sari and one in an orange-brown head covering, seated on the red floor with musical instruments and a sitar-like stringed instrument nearby. A projection screen hangs at top right.2010-12-27December 24 20092009-12-24December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22Indoor satsang hall photographed from the rear, with a large audience seated on floor mats facing a raised white stage. On the stage is a golden throne with a canopy and a golden deity murti in a decorated alcove to the left. Brass oil lamps and flower vases stand along the stage front. A standing man in white dhoti and yellow shawl, holding a camera tripod area, faces the stage. Most seated people wear white, red and orange clothes; some women have folded hands in anjali. Two projection screens hang at the sides and draped fabric banners decorate the ceiling.2010-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26January 17 20102010-01-17A photograph of a large indoor hall where a seated audience of many devotees, mostly in white clothing, sits on striped mats facing a raised red-draped stage at the right. On the stage, several musicians and performers sit in orange and white attire, with one central figure in orange seated near a drum and harmonium. Behind the audience, a stage holds a decorated deity murti of Ganesha with a red and gold backdrop and gold lamps. Tall multicoloured pillars with tassels line the hall under white draped fabric ceilings, and a projector screen hangs in the centre. A red banner at right shows a printed portrait of a figure in orange turban with the word Amanchotsav. The scene resembles a cultural programme or satsang.2010-12-27A dimly lit indoor satsang hall with a raised white stage draped in purple and multicolour fabric. On the stage sits an ornate gold throne with a figure in saffron-coloured clothing, flanked by gold stands and brass lamps. A large audience of many people sits on mats and cushions facing the stage, many in white and red clothing. A person in white stands at the left side near a podium and screen, gesturing toward the projection. Large screens on the walls show a golden deity image, and an empty gold chair sits beside the throne.2010-12-26