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Wide view of a large hall during a seated assembly of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees on chairs facing a long table draped in red cloth. A tall banner reads Anandotsava 2010 with a portrait of a smiling saffron-clad figure. Colourful tassel decorations hang from the ceiling, a projection screen stands at the left, and an orange carpet covers the floor. Several people wear white or green clothing among the orange-robed attendees.

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A seated assembly of devotees and sadhus viewed from behind inside a tented hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful tasselled hangings. Most attendees wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white dhotis and a few wear brown or cream garments. Plastic chairs face a long red-draped table at the far end, where more saffron-clad figures sit. A banner on the right shows a smiling figure in an orange turban above the word Anandotsava and the year 2010. A smaller poster on the left shows a similar turbaned figure beside Tamil text, and a projection screen hangs at the top left.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Photograph of a large indoor hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations. Long rows of tables draped in red and white form a large U-shape, with many seated participants in orange and saffron robes and some in white and pink, viewed from behind. A speaker stands at a central podium in front of a stage with banners, screens and a floral arrangement. A large red banner on the right shows a smiling monk in orange with the word Anandotsavam. Floor mats and a purple rug cover the floor. Several dozen people are visible.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A wide view of a large white-tented hall set with long U-shaped tables draped in red cloths, where many people in saffron and orange robes sit on black chairs facing a central podium. Several saffron and orange cloth pieces hang near the stage, and colourful tasselled decorative hangings are suspended from the ceiling. A banner on the right reads Anandotsava 2010 with a portrait of a robed sannyasi in orange, and a screen on the left shows a similar image. Ceiling fans and a few people in white clothes sit along the left side. Many attendees are visible, several with shaved heads.2009-12-30A photograph of a large hall set up for a conference, with a long U-shaped arrangement of white-covered tables draped in red cloths. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit in orange-cushioned chairs facing a central stage with a speaker at a wooden podium. Behind the stage hang a banner with a portrait of a smiling figure in orange and a Tamil heading, and projector screens show a graphic. Colourful tassels hang from the white ceiling canopy, and the hall is lined with fans and wall vents.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A wide photo inside a large hall with a white tent ceiling and hanging colourful tassel decorations. A banner behind the stage reads Ānandotsava with a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robes. Rows of seated monastics in orange and saffron robes sit at long tables draped in red cloths with water bottles. In the foreground, a bearded elder in white with a sacred marking on his forehead stands facing a long-haired person in orange robes with a shawl, both in conversation. Other people in white and orange are seated in chairs in the foreground.2009-12-30A long row of saffron-robed sannyasis and monks sits behind a red-draped table in a hall with a white ceiling canopy and a projector screen at left. A large backdrop at right shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl beside the printed caption "Ānandeśvara De" and "Paramaha..." text. Several seated figures wear orange and ochre robes, some with white beards, and water bottles stand on the table. A projector displays a map of India, and a small figure in yellow stands at the podium. The scene reads as a formal assembly of monastics.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30