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A seated audience of devotees in a tented hall faces a stage. Most viewers wear saffron, orange and white clothes; the rear rows show backs and heads, including a man in a teal turban and a man in a yellow headcloth. On the stage, a few people in orange robes sit at a table draped in red, and a cameraperson with a camera on a tripod films the proceedings. A projection screen shows a figure in orange, and the left side has a banner with a turbaned figure in orange and Tamil script. Colourful hanging fabric decorations and white ceiling drapes fill the upper space. Approximately 20 to 30 people are visible.

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December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A wide hall under a white draped tent ceiling with ceiling fans and hanging decorative tassels in red, blue and yellow. Rows of saffron-robed sannyasis sit at long tables draped in red, facing a stage at right where a speaker stands at a lectern beside a large screen. Several seated participants at the front wear orange and maroon robes; one foreground figure has long dark hair and an orange shawl. A framed portrait at the stage shows a saffron-clad figure with a crown-like headdress, labelled in Tamil script. A cameraman with a tripod films from the left. Floral arrangements decorate the stage and the event appears to be a formal gathering with a seated audience of about thirty people.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30Wide interior photo of a large tented hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging ceiling fans, where a seated assembly of saffron and orange robed sannyasis and devotees sits at long white-clothed tables with red runners and name placards. In the foreground, a bald monk in orange sits at the table edge while others in orange and red clothing listen. At the far end, a speaker stands at a wooden podium before a projector screen showing a portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a caption reading the Tamil heading. Dangling colourful decorative tassels hang from the ceiling and red and white draping lines the walls.2009-12-30A photograph of a seated audience facing a stage in a hall with a maroon velvet curtain backdrop and white draped ceiling. On the stage, a bald figure in orange robes stands at a lectern holding a microphone. A projection screen above the left side shows a close-up of a bald robed speaker holding a microphone. Audience members in black chairs include women in saffron, pink, yellow and white saris and salwar, with some visible hair braids. Decorative poles with colourful striped patterns and orange tassels flank the stage. A camera on a tripod is visible near the stage. a person: the orange-robed figure on stage is bald with no distinctive hair or crown cues, so identity remains uncertain; he is described by role as a speaker.2010-08-07December 30 20092009-12-30A large hall with a white fabric ceiling and decorative hanging tassels in red, blue and yellow decorates the room. Rows of people in saffron and orange robes sit at long tables draped in red cloth, facing a central stage with a wooden lectern and a podium. Behind the stage hangs a maroon curtain with swags, and a banner shows a smiling figure in orange turban with the title 'Sadhukkal Sangam'. Projection screens display slides, and a camera on a tripod records the proceedings. Many attendees wear orange robes, some in white, with water bottles placed on the tables.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30A seated assembly of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange and white attire sits at long tables draped in red and orange, facing a podium on an orange-carpeted stage. A speaker stands at the wooden lectern. Behind them a projector screen and a large banner show a smiling woman in an orange turban with the name Anandeshvara Devi. Overhead hang a white canopy and decorative tassels. Several participants have water bottles before them, and a small camera on a tripod is set up near the stage.2009-12-30A seated assembly of devotees and sadhus viewed from behind inside a tented hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful tasselled hangings. Most attendees wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white dhotis and a few wear brown or cream garments. Plastic chairs face a long red-draped table at the far end, where more saffron-clad figures sit. A banner on the right shows a smiling figure in an orange turban above the word Anandotsava and the year 2010. A smaller poster on the left shows a similar turbaned figure beside Tamil text, and a projection screen hangs at the top left.2009-12-30