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Large crowd of devotees seated on white plastic chairs under a white tent-like pavilion hung with colourful cloth banners in yellow, blue and red. Most people wear white or light clothing; some wear yellow, orange and pastel shirts. Several attendees hold up white strips of paper or cloth above their heads, and one woman in white raises her arms. A stage at the back has a blue draped backdrop with the word Anandotsav and a 2009 date, and an orange-draped stage area sits near the front. Floor mats in red and striped patterns lie under the seats. Two staff in white and checked shirts walk among the rows.

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December 25 20082008-12-25Wide view of a large white-canopied hall during a seated gathering. Hundreds of people in white clothes sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Many people in the front rows wear white, and a few women wear saffron, orange and blue saris. Tall cloth pillars with red, yellow and blue patterns hang from the ceiling, and a rainbow-coloured panel and a dark maroon curtain frame the stage. The page excerpt mentions darshan and annadaan, but the photo itself shows only the seated assembly.2009-06-22Wide view inside a white tented pavilion with decorated cylindrical hangings in yellow, red, green and blue patterns overhead. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground, with many seated devotees, mostly women in white, saffron and pastel saris, some wearing white flower garlands. On a raised stage at the far end, saffron-robed sadhus sit near a low platform and a seated figure in orange, with a backdrop of dark drapes and a colourful rainbow-patterned panel. A large crowd of white-clad participants sits on the floor at the left, and a cameraman stands near the stage.2009-06-22A large tented hall with white ceiling and colourful cylindrical banners hanging from the top, filled with rows of white plastic chairs holding a large seated audience. Most attendees wear white, with some in orange, blue and red saris. On the stage at the far end, a dark red curtain backdrop and a rainbow panel are visible, with a few figures in orange and white near the platform, though no one is clearly identifiable as the central speaker. Loudspeakers stand at the sides of the tent.2009-06-22A large white tented hall filled with seated devotees on white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothes, with women in saris at the sides and rear. Colourful hanging decorative panels with elephant motifs line the ceiling. At the front, a stage backdrop of balloons and floral decoration frames a deity murti. On the right, a raised blue-draped stage holds a performer in a dark sari and a seated figure in white, with a microphone stand nearby. The scene looks like an evening cultural programme or darshan gathering.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesA large indoor tent hall filled with seated devotees dressed almost entirely in white, sitting on chairs at the front and on colourful rugs and mats on the floor. Hanging from the tent ceiling are many tall cylindrical banners with blue, red and yellow geometric patterns and elephant motifs. At the far end a dark curtained stage holds a central figure in orange clothing seated before a white backdrop, with a small group beside him. The scene looks like a satsang or discourse gathering during a training programme.2008-02-17Wide view inside a large white tent hall filled with seated and chair-sitting attendees, mostly in white clothes, facing a stage at the far end. Hanging cylindrical banners with blue, red, yellow and orange geometric patterns and elephant motifs line the ceiling. A small figure in orange robes stands at the right side of the stage area near a banner, and a portrait is visible at the left near the stage. The audience is dense across the floor, with many men and women in white, some kneeling in aisles and some seated on plastic chairs. Several people stand at the edges of the stage. Blue and white signage hangs near the stage.2008-10-04December 24 20082008-12-24 +2 copiesA large tented hall filled with many people dressed in white seated on carpets and on white plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. Decorative hanging pillars with painted patterns and elephant motifs hang from the white ceiling. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a white cushioned seat before a small table with flowers and a microphone, with a dark red draped curtain behind. Many attendees sit cross-legged while others sit in chairs in the foreground.2008-02-17June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22