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December 28 2008

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A large hall with a white tented roof, hung with colourful decorative cylindrical banners in yellow, red, blue and green. A blue draped stage backdrop reads Anandotsav 2009 and a camera on a tripod faces the stage. Many devotees in white and cream clothes sit on the floor in rows, while a line of sannyasis in orange robes sits on orange cloths and mats near the front. Several orange-robed monks sit on chairs at the right edge, one wearing headphones. Some devotees wear white, and the floor is tiled with a striped rug in the foreground. A photograph of a large crowd, roughly one hundred or more people visible across the hall.

A large seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls, a white ceiling and hanging colourful cylindrical banners with geometric patterns. Hundreds of devotees sit on orange and patterned mats, most dressed in white with lanyards, while a few wear saffron or yellow garments. In the foreground, a man in white with a saffron shawl sits on a chair beside a man in white with a lanyard, and bags, books and water bottles lie on the mats. A painted deity mural is visible at the left wall, and a wall clock and a framed notice are on the right.

December 23 2008

A seated group gathering inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits on a cushioned mat in front of a golden lion and swan-shaped seat. Around him, rows of devotees sit on the floor: men in orange and white, and women in white and orange or yellow-bordered saris, facing the central seat. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric with orange tassels stand along the hall. Framed photographs and banners hang on the wall at the back. A figure in orange stands near the left pillars.

A seated audience fills a tented hall during a Navaratri-period gathering. Rows of devotees sit on mats and folding white chairs, many men in white kurtas and dhotis, and several saffron-clad sadhus in orange garments in the foreground. Colourful hanging cylindrical banners with elephant motifs and tassels hang from the white tent ceiling. A painted backdrop of a deity scene is visible at left, and a bookstall or display counter stands at right.

July 16 2008

A large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling hung with colourful patterned fabric panels and tassels. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with yellow lanyards sit on yellow and white mats facing forward. In the foreground at left, a man in white with an orange shawl sits on a white cloth beside an orange sheet. At right, a man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits on a white plastic chair. A clock and wall-mounted items are visible at the back.

December 14 2009

Indoor photo of a seated audience at a person Brahmotsava event. In the foreground, a row of people in saffron/orange robes sits on chairs, including a man in orange with a rudraksha-style mala and a bearded man in orange beside him. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas sit on mats, and several women in white and orange saris are seated. White metal scaffolding and hanging draped fabrics are visible in the background.

June 17 2009

December 30 2008

Indoor photo of a seated congregation under a white tented pavilion hung with colourful striped and patterned fabric pendants and an orange cloth panel. Rows of white plastic chairs and mats hold devotees; many women wear white with orange shawls or stoles, while others wear orange, yellow and green saris. A small child in a blue shirt sits on the floor at left. Toward the front, several people in orange and white robes sit on a raised mat near a tripod-mounted camera and a speaker. Ceiling lights and wall hangings frame the hall.