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A photograph of a devotional music performance at an Ananda Utsava event. On a stage beneath a large red backdrop with a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban, a female singer in a yellow sari and a woman in a green sari with yellow flower garlands sit cross-legged and perform into microphones. Two male musicians sit beside them, one playing a harmonium and another a tabla drum set. A tripod-mounted video camera stands in front. Below the stage a large audience sits on the floor in white clothes, several with yellow or orange shawls, facing the performers. The visible audience is numerous, roughly 50 to 100 people.

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December 25 20092009-12-25A large hall with a white draped ceiling and hanging colourful cloth pillars shows a seated congregation on red-and-white striped mats. Many devotees in white clothes with yellow sashes or saffron-trimmed garments sit facing a raised stage with a red backdrop bearing a large portrait of a man in an orange turban with a smiling expression, labelled with a banner title. On the stage, several seated figures in white and saffron sit at a low table, with a video camera on a tripod in front. Cameras and staff move at the left edge. No candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figure on the backdrop is a depiction and the people on stage are unclear.2010-12-27A large hall with a striped red-and-white floor mat where many people sit in rows, most wearing white dhotis and shirts with yellow shawls or sashes, some in orange or maroon. On a raised red-draped stage, musicians play instruments, and a backdrop shows a red banner with a large portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban and saffron robe. Colourful striped tassels hang from the white ceiling, and a video camera on a tripod films the scene.2010-12-27A wide photograph of a seated audience in a hall at a satsang event. In the foreground, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on orange floor cloths, and a monk in saffron robes sits at the left edge. Behind them, rows of devotees in white and pastel clothing sit facing a raised green-and-white stage where musicians play stringed instruments in front of a sunset backdrop with temple silhouettes. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA seated audience sits on striped mats in a hall facing a raised red-draped stage. On the stage, several musicians perform: one plays a tabla pair at left, another sits at a harmonium at center, and a third plays a stringed instrument at right, while a seated figure at far right watches. Behind them a large red banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange robes, with the printed caption "Anandhotsavam". Audience members in white clothes and yellow shawls sit in rows, a woman in a yellow sari sits near the front, and a few people in orange and green saris are visible among them. A small portrait-style figure on the banner is printed, not a physical person.2010-12-27December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of an indoor stage event with a seated audience of devotees in white clothing with orange and yellow shawls sitting on orange and yellow mats in rows facing the stage. On the left stage, musicians play traditional instruments: a seated performer with a tanpura-style instrument, a violinist, and a percussionist. On the right stage, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised white and blue draped dais decorated with flowers. Colourful painted pillars with elephant motifs frame the stage beneath a white tent canopy, and a floor fan and microphone stands are visible. Several devotees and camera operators are seen at the edge of the frame.2008-10-05December 25 20092009-12-25A large hall with orange floor mats and striped rugs where a seated audience of many devotees in white ritual clothes, some with yellow or green shawls, listens to a satsang. On a raised white-skirted stage at the back, a speaker in a red top stands at a microphone beside a woman in yellow, with a large red banner above showing a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban. Above, hanging decorative pendants in red, yellow and blue decorate the ceiling. Several cameras are set up on tripods at the left edge of the room. Many attendees sit cross-legged in the foreground, some children among them.2010-12-26Wide view of an indoor hall during an evening gathering. A stage at the back is draped in blue cloth with a sign reading Anandotsav 2009; a woman in orange sits on it beside men seated at a table with a microphone. Rows of people in white and yellow sit on a striped floor mat facing the stage, with seated monks in orange robes in the foreground. Hanging decorative pillars in yellow, orange and blue line the ceiling, and a side sign reads Nithyanandeshwara Paramashivam Golden Temple.2008-12-25December 23 20092009-12-23November 21 20102010-11-21