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A large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and yellow, orange and multicolored hanging banners. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white kurtas, dhotis and saris, with some in yellow and orange. Many wear white headcloths and lanyards. Rows of orange-cushioned chairs are at the front, and a stage with a blue draped backdrop stands behind a banner reading Ananda Sai 2009. A side wall display and a clock are visible. No single figure on the stage is clearly identifiable as a person.

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December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25Wide view of a large indoor hall during a seated gathering, with rows of devotees dressed in white sitting on the floor facing a stage backdrop reading 'Brahmotsavam 2009' on blue drapery. Many attendees wear white kurta-style clothing and white lanyards, with some women in white and yellow saris. Colourful patterned hanging banners decorate the ceiling. At the right front, a man in an orange robe stands near orange-cushioned chairs, addressing the assembly. A signboard on the right reads Nithyananda.2008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25December 25 20082008-12-25Wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white ritual clothing, many men in white kurtas and women in white saris with orange or saffron borders, sitting cross-legged on white floor and yellow-orange cloth. Orange cushioned chairs stand near the front. Ahead, a stage draped in blue backdrop with a sign reading Anandotsav 2009, decorated with hanging colourful cloth pennants overhead. Several people in orange and yellow robes sit among the crowd, and a camera is set up near the stage.2008-12-25 +1 copiesA large indoor satsang hall filled with many seated devotees on striped mats, mostly in white and saffron-orange robes. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes and over-ear headphones sits beside a man with a garland of white flowers and orange shawl. A stage draped in blue backdrop bears a banner reading Anandotsav 2009, with yellow and multicolored hanging decorations overhead. Many people fill the rows behind them, with a few in white shirts near the back.2008-12-27A photograph of a large hall with a white tent-like ceiling where many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on a white floor, facing a stage. Some sit on yellow, orange and green cloths in front. Several people in orange or saffron garments sit near the front left. Above the stage a blue drape reads Anandasai 2009, and colourful striped pillar banners hang from the ceiling. Audio speakers are visible on stands, and a few people stand at the back. The stage holds no clearly identifiable figure in view.2008-12-25A large indoor hall under a white tent-like ceiling hung with colourful patterned cylindrical banners. Hundreds of seated attendees in white and cream clothing fill the floor, with orange-robed sannyasis seated on chairs among them. At the far end a blue-draped stage holds a performer in orange costume and a seated trio before a backdrop reading Ananda 2008. An elderly man in white sits on a blue plastic chair at the right edge, holding a fan.2008-12-25A large indoor hall under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in white clothes, with many women in white saris bordered in gold, and some wearing orange or saffron shawls. On a raised stage draped in blue fabric with the word Anandam displayed, a dancer in orange-gold costume stands while several seated figures in saffron and orange robes sit at a low table. Orange-cushioned chairs are placed at the front, and a wall banner reads Nithyananda. The scene suggests a satsang or cultural programme.2008-12-25A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on mats and white plastic chairs, mostly women in white and cream clothing with some in orange, green and pink saris. Decorative striped hanging cloth panels hang from white ceiling supports, and a camera on a stand is visible at the right edge. Many attendees face forward toward an unseen front of the room.2009-08-20