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Wide view of a large tented hall decorated with maroon and white drapes and hanging colourful banners, used for an assembly. Rows of seated participants in saffron and orange robes sit at long U-shaped tables draped in red cloths, facing a central podium where a woman in orange clothing stands speaking. A large banner on the left reads Ānandotsava 2010 beside a portrait of a smiling person in a saffron turban. On the right, a decorated altar area holds deity murti and floral arrangements, with a tall ornamental lamp stand nearby. Several white-clad men sit along the right side. Most visible people are seated; the group is large and spread across the hall.

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December 30 20092009-12-30Wide view of a large pavilion hall with a white and pink draped ceiling and maroon swags, set up for a seated assembly. A long U-shaped arrangement of tables draped in maroon and orange cloth holds many seated people in orange and white clothing. A woman in an orange sari stands at a podium at the left, speaking. A banner reading Anandotsava 2010 with a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban hangs on the back wall. Colourful hanging banners and small stage decorations line the ceiling and side walls, and a floor-level display of painted deity figures is visible at the right.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A large white tented hall with a red-and-orange floor mat and long red-draped tables along both sides, lined with saffron-robed monastics seated on orange chairs. A banner reading Anandotsava 2010 with a portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban hangs on the left wall. Two monastics in orange robes walk across the mat in the foreground, one with long dark hair and beard on the left, and a person in orange with a long braid and rudraksha mala in the centre. Water bottles, microphones and printed leaflets sit on the tables, and a camera on a tripod stands mid-hall. Colourful tassel decorations hang from the ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead. Visible portrait depicts a figure in orange turban, not a physical person present.2009-12-30A large tented hall set up for a seated assembly, with rows of attendees in orange and saffron robes sitting at long tables draped in red and white cloths around an orange carpeted central aisle. A few people in white clothing sit at the left. Colourful fabric tassels hang from the white ceiling canopy, and a red banner at right shows a saffron-robed figure beside the words Anandotsava 2010. A projection screen and a stage with a lectern stand at the far end of the hall. Many attendees are visible from behind, and some wear orange headscarves.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29A 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 large tented hall with white draped ceiling and hanging colourful tassels hosts a seated assembly of devotees in orange and saffron robes. A woman in an orange sari stands at a wooden podium on the left, speaking into a microphone. Behind her a long table draped in red and green cloth seats more orange-clad participants, and a banner reads Anandotsavam. Rows of white-shirted attendees and monastics fill the centre, and a backdrop with photographs lines the far wall. A camera on a tripod stands near the right side of the hall. Many people are visible, mostly seated.2009-12-30Wide 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.2009-12-30A 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.2009-12-30A wide hall under a white tented ceiling hung with colourful tasselled banners, with a large projection screen on the left showing text slides. Long rows of seated people in saffron and orange robes face a long table draped in red, where many robed figures sit behind name placards and water bottles. A large banner in red and orange reads Anandotsava 2010 and shows a saffron-robed figure with a crown and long hair. Seated musicians on orange cloth play drums and harmonium at the left edge, and orange cloth bundles are stacked near the screen. Several people in white and saffron sit in the foreground, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head, and many more are seated in rows across the hall.2009-12-30