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A large hall with white draped ceiling fabric and hanging colourful decorative tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes sit on orange mats with purple-bordered edges, facing a raised stage at the far end. On the stage, several people in saffron and orange robes sit at a blue-draped platform, with a large banner above reading Anandotsava 2010 beside a painted portrait of a saint in orange. A cameraman on a tripod films the gathering from the left.

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December 26 20092009-12-26December 24 20092009-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20092009-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 25 20092009-12-25Wide photograph of a large hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging decorative tassels in red, blue and orange. Hundreds of people sit cross-legged on orange and purple mats facing a raised stage at left, where several people in white and saffron sit on a blue-draped platform. A banner on the wall reads Anandotsava 2010 with a portrait. Two camera tripods stand near the stage. Many seated devotees wear white clothes, and some wear orange.2009-12-28December 28 20092009-12-28December 25 20092009-12-25Wide view of a large tented hall filled with seated devotees on orange and maroon mats, most dressed in white. A banner reads Ananda­utsava 2010 above a stage where robed speakers sit at a green-draped table. Colourful striped pennants hang from the white ceiling, and a black screen stands on each side. In the foreground a bald man in an orange robe sits near a woman in cream sari. On the right, a gold-and-red throne with cushions is set on a yellow-draped platform, and a woman in orange sits beside it.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25A photograph of a large hall with a white fabric ceiling and hanging decorative tassels, where many devotees sit in rows on orange and yellow mats. Most wear white clothing, some in yellow or orange shawls and sashes, with several figures in front wearing orange garments. A banner on the left reads Anandotsava 2010 beside a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban. Large screens hang on the walls and a stage is visible at the far end.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29Wide view of a large tented hall filled with several hundred seated devotees on orange and purple mats. Most wear white clothing; a few in front wear orange robes. A banner reading "Ānandotsava" and "Anandeshvara Devalaya Brahmotsava 2010" hangs at the left beside a stage where musicians sit on a green-draped platform with a camera on a tripod. Colourful tasseled hangings and two large dark screens hang from the white ceiling.2009-12-25