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A large tented hall with white canvas ceiling and colourful woven hangings lit from above shows a seated congregation on orange and blue mats in rows facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white clothing, and many women have long braids. Two large screens on the side walls display a close-up of a figure in white with a bright orange-and-gold-clad figure beside him. A decorated stage area with flowers and a central seat is visible at the back, with a kalasha-like arrangement near the front. Ceiling fans hang beneath the tent roof.

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December 26 20092009-12-26December 26 20092009-12-26 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations hosts a seated audience of many people, mostly in white clothes, sitting on mats on the floor. A large projection screen on the left shows a white-robed figure seated with hands folded on a red and patterned cushion. On the stage at the far end, a person in orange robes and a turban-like headwrap sits on a low dais with musicians and instruments nearby. A red banner on the right reads Ananda 2010 with an image of an orange-clad figure. Another banner reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation. A devotee-style setting with an orange-draped figure presiding over the gathering.2009-12-25December 26 20092009-12-26 +1 copiesOctober 23 20102010-10-23December 27 20092009-12-27A large tented hall during an Anandotsavam 2010 event, with a red banner reading Anandotsavam 2010 at the front stage. Hundreds of seated attendees in white clothes sit on orange and blue mats facing the stage. Large screens show two performers, a man in a white kurta and red shawl and a woman in an orange sari, singing at microphones. Colourful tasselled hangings and orange tassels decorate the ceiling and pillars. Several people on the stage sit behind a blue-draped table, and a decorated deity murti stands at the left side. The crowd is large and seated on the floor.2009-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27Wide view of a large hall under a draped white fabric ceiling with fans and tall multicoloured cloth banners hanging from pillars. Many women sit cross-legged on orange and striped mats facing a raised stage. Most wear white or pale saris and salwar, some in green, pink and orange. Hair is worn in long braids or buns. On the stage a golden ornate throne-like seat with a central deity murti and lit lamps sits before a blue drape. Two projector screens show slides on either side of the stage. Roughly a hundred or more women are visible.2011-02-27 +1 copiesA large audience of mostly white-clad devotees sits on orange floor mats inside a tented hall with white draped ceiling, rows of ceiling fans, and colourful tasselled hanging decorations. A large screen at upper left shows a figure in orange robes seated on a red-cushioned dais, and the same figure is seen on smaller screens at the sides. On the stage at the far end, a seated figure in orange sits before a backdrop, and the audience faces forward toward the stage. Several attendees in the foreground are seen from behind.2009-12-21October 22 20142014-10-22 +2 copiesDecember 25 20092009-12-25