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Photograph of a large white tented hall filled with seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, sitting on mats and white plastic chairs facing a stage. A decorated altar at left is covered in colourful balloons with a deity murti at its centre. Colourful striped hanging decorations with elephant motifs hang from the tent ceiling. On the right stage, a blue draped platform holds several people seated, including a woman in a purple sari, and a banner reads Nithyanandotsav 2008. Children and adults fill the foreground rows.

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Wide view inside a large white tented hall during an evening cultural programme. Rows of white plastic chairs and floor mats hold a large seated audience, most in white clothes, with some women in saris and a few children. Hanging decorative lanterns with geometric patterns and fringe line the tent ceiling. At the far end, a stage with a blue draped backdrop reads 'Anandotsav 2009' (per printed banner) and musicians sit on a blue-covered platform. At the left, a stage decorated with multicoloured balloons frames a seated figure in red and white with a cluster of people beside it.2008-12-24A wide photograph inside a white tent hall hung with multicoloured woven fabric panels, showing a large seated audience of devotees dressed mostly in white and some in blue, sitting on white plastic chairs and on colourful striped floor mats. At the far end, a deity murti is decorated in front of a balloon-covered backdrop, with a stage on the right where performers sit on a blue-draped platform with a microphone. A blue banner on the stage reads Jayanti 2008. Several people stand near the front in the seating area.2008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24 +2 copiesA large white-tented hall during a Brahmotsavam event, with hanging fabric banners in red, yellow, and blue with gold tassels overhead. Rows of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes and some in colourful saris, face a decorated stage at the back. The stage backdrop is covered in multicoloured balloons framing a central deity murti. On the right, a blue draped stage holds performers, including a person seated at a harmonium and a woman in a red sari. Many people sit on white plastic chairs and on floor mats, and the scene reads as a darshan or cultural programme.2008-12-24A large white tented hall filled with a seated audience of devotees in predominantly white clothing, many on white plastic chairs and others on mats on the floor. At the front, a stage is decorated with a backdrop of colourful balloons framing a deity murti or image lit warmly, with a small figure in red seated before it. On the right stage, performers in blue and magenta saris sit on a blue-draped platform near a blue banner. Hanging colourful striped and patterned panels decorate the tent ceiling. Several people in orange and white are visible near the stage.2008-12-24A large tented hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing on white plastic chairs, facing a stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and kurtas, while some women wear saris in blue, red and maroon. On the left, a deity murti or altar stands in front of a dense backdrop of multicoloured balloons, with a seated figure at its centre. On the right stage, a blue-draped platform hosts seated people in saffron and orange clothing, with a blue banner reading Jayanti 2008. Colourful woven hangings with yellow tassels hang from the tent ceiling.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24A wide photograph inside a white tented pavilion during an evening event, with many devotees seated on white plastic chairs and mats facing a stage. Dozens of attendees in white and pale clothing, some in saris, fill the foreground. At left, a decorated shrine or altar framed by colourful balloons holds a deity murti. Hanging colourful pennants with yellow tassels line the tent roof. On the right stage, a few people in white sit on a blue draped platform, and a blue banner reads 'Jayanthi Brahmotsavam 2008'. The image is taken from the back of the hall, so no one is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-12-24A 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.2008-12-24