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A 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.

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A 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.2009-12-30Photograph 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.2009-12-30A wide view of a large white-canopied hall during a seated assembly. Rows of attendees in saffron and orange robes sit at long tables draped in maroon cloth, with white table runners and water bottles. A woman in an orange sari stands at a wooden podium on the left with a microphone. Dozens of people in saffron and white clothing fill the rows, and a banner reading Anandotsavam hangs on the back wall beside a portrait. Colourful tasselled hangings decorate the ceiling, and white ceiling fans are visible.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A large white-tented hall with red-draped and orange-carpeted tables, where people in orange and saffron robes sit and stand in a line. A banner on the left shows a smiling portrait of a figure in an orange turban beside the word "Ānandotsava" and the year 2010. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair stands at a microphone speaking to seated men at a table. Beside her, a seated man in white clothing with a yellow shawl reads from papers, while a bald man in orange robes leans over the table. A woman with long hair in an orange wrap stands at left with her back to the camera, and colourful decorative garlands hang from the ceiling.2009-12-30Wide 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.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Wide view of a large tented hall with white fabric ceiling, ceiling fans and hanging coloured pennants. A woman in an orange sari stands at a wooden lectern on the left, speaking. Rows of saffron-robed monastics sit at a long red-draped head table, and many attendees in orange and white sit at white-covered tables and chairs in the foreground. A red backdrop behind the stage reads Anandotsava with a portrait. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the ashram leader from appearance alone.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 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.2009-12-30