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A wide indoor hall under a white tent canopy with colourful striped hanging decorations and a multicoloured striped cloth backdrop. In the foreground a woman in an orange blouse and a flower garland sits on a striped mat, serving yellow food from a large metal plate into steel buckets lined up on the floor. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl holds an object near the centre. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats in front of low tables and banana-leaf-style arrangements, with a larger audience seated further back.

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December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA large tented hall with white canopy and hanging decorative fabric panels in orange, yellow and blue. Rows of people sit on the floor on colourful mats before banana-leaf plates, while others move between them. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in rows, and some in saffron/orange robes serve, one carrying a steel vessel. Some women in saffron and yellow saris attend nearby. A stage with maroon drapes and a blue backdrop with the word 'Ananda' appears at the back, with a few figures standing near it. The scene appears to be a communal meal being served to seated devotees.2008-12-27A photograph of a seated ritual gathering inside a tented hall decorated with striped fabric and colourful hanging cloth tassels. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits cross-legged on mats in white and cream clothing with orange shawls, with brass lamps and leaf plates of offerings set before them. Behind them, more seated participants and children watch, with a banner and a blue backdrop at the far side of the hall.2007-12-27A wide indoor hall with a dark stage and orange-and-gold pennants hanging from the ceiling. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on mats along both sides of a central yellow-striped aisle, many with palms pressed together. Each seated person has a banana leaf plate with food and small steel cups. A figure in white with red lower garments walks down the aisle carrying a metal bucket, and a woman in a white sari with gold border bows toward the seated rows. Several other people in white move about near the stage, and a few have orange sashes and stands with flagpoles along the left side. +1 copiesA large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful cloth banners with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor in white clothes and orange saffron garments, many seated on orange mats with banana leaf plates in front of them. Some figures in white stand and move among the rows near the centre. A few people sit on the right side in orange and white. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang above, and a wall clock is visible on the left.2010-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful decorative banners with elephant motifs. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls and sit on mats before small brass plates, lamps and flower-decorated leaf plates, with small metal cups in front of them. Several men in the foreground have hands pressed together in prayer. Orange flag poles stand among the seated rows, and a striped cloth hangs at the left edge. Many more people sit in the background. +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27Photograph of a large hall with a pale concrete floor and yellow lines where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red and green mats. Most wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several hold small brass or steel cups and plates set in front of them. Standing figures in white move among the rows near the back, and a figure in white stands near a draped table at the right. Hanging colourful textile banners decorate the pillars and walls, and a set of framed notices is visible on the back wall. +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20092009-02-04September 17 20102010-09-17