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A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with a large audience of mostly women seated on the floor, many in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, some wearing glasses, with hands pressed together in devotion. On a raised carpeted stage draped in blue fabric with yellow lettering reading Anandotsav 2009, several musicians perform: a man in a grey shirt plays a violin, a man in a white kurta sits at a harmonium-style instrument, and a man in a pink shirt sings at a microphone while another plays a small drum. Blue and yellow decorative panels frame the stage, and a backdrop of sound equipment is visible at the top.

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December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a large seated audience inside a white tent-like hall, mostly women and girls in white, cream and blue saris and dresses, sitting on the floor with long braided hair. A raised stage draped in royal blue cloth holds musicians playing a stringed instrument and a drum, with a man in a pink top seated among them. Behind the stage, a decorated golden deity murti sits in a shrine-like display with a crown and colourful backdrop. Above the stage a banner reads Paramotsav 2009 in yellow letters on blue fabric. Tall ornamented pillars with painted animal motifs hang from the ceiling.2008-12-28A dimly lit tented hall shows a raised stage draped in blue fabric with yellow lettering reading Anandotsav 2009. Several musicians in white and cream clothing sit cross-legged on a carpeted platform, one playing a stringed instrument and another holding a microphone at the centre. A large audience fills the foreground, many dressed in white and pastel saris, seated closely on the floor. Decorative saffron and patterned banners hang at the corners of the stage.2008-12-28December 28 20082008-12-28A large crowd of seated devotees fills a tented hall, most wearing white clothes, sitting on colourful striped floor mats. On a raised stage at the far end, against a blue draped backdrop with yellow lettering reading "Paramotsav 2009", several musicians perform: one plays a stringed instrument at centre, others sit with a harmonium and percussion. Decorative hanging lanterns with painted panels hang from the ceiling, and a camera on a tripod films the scene from the left.2008-12-28December 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical performance on a raised blue-skirted stage under a white tent ceiling. Seated musicians in white kurtas play a dholak-style drum, a harmonium-type instrument, tabla and other percussion, while a drummer behind a full drum kit wears white. A blue stage backdrop reads Anandotsav 2009 with glittering trim, and a yellow-and-blue painted pillar with elephant motifs stands at left. A woman in an orange sari sits among the musicians. A large seated audience of women and girls in white, orange and red saris and salwar kameez faces the stage, with some smiling. The visible people are a seated group of musicians and an audience of roughly thirty to forty.2008-12-27A stage performance at an Anandotsav 2009 event under a white tent, with a blue draped backdrop reading "Anandotsav 2009" in gold letters. Seven or eight musicians sit on a patterned carpet in white and orange clothing: one plays a large dholak drum, another a tabla-style drum, a singer holds a microphone, and a drum kit is set up at the right. A man in white stands at the back right beside the drums. A tall decorative banner with elephant motifs stands at the left. Audience members, mostly women in white, orange and red saris, sit on the floor in front of the stage. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27