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Night photograph of an outdoor Hindu gathering stage draped in red fabric with white garland trim. A large banner behind shows a chariot scene with a charioteer driving white horses, with Kannada text reading Swabhimana Hindu Samavesha and Jamkhandi (Bagalkot district). Saffron flags stand along the top. Behind a lectern at left, a speaker in saffron robes addresses the audience. About a dozen seated saffron-robed and white-clad men, several with shaved heads, sit at a long table covered in red cloth. A tall figure in saffron at centre, identity uncertain, sits among them.

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Night outdoor stage event with a long row of seated saffron-robed sadhus and religious leaders behind a red sequined tablecloth draped with white and yellow garland strands. A banner behind them reads a Kannada Hindu assembly title with OM symbols, showing Krishna and Arjuna in a chariot drawn by white horses. Orange saffron flags flank the backdrop. A speaker in orange stands at a podium at the left edge with a microphone. Several seated figures wear orange and white shawls and garlands; a few wear white. Ambient floodlight and dark sky. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the seated lineup is described by role.2011-05-24Night stage event with a long red draped table in front of a large banner. The banner shows a painted chariot scene with a charioteer driving white horses, and reads in Kannada 'Swabhimana Hindu Samavesha' with 'Sri Rama Sena' and 'Jamkhandi (Bagalkot district)' beneath, flanked by Om symbols. Orange saffron flags rise on poles at both ends. Roughly thirty men seated in a row behind the table wear saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and shawls, others in white kurtas and dhotis. Floral garlands hang along the table edge, and a few people stand at the far left and right. Audience members sit on the green-carpeted ground in the foreground.2011-05-24Night outdoor stage event with a large banner behind the dais showing Krishna as charioteer driving a white horse-drawn chariot, with a warrior in a golden chariot beside him, under a red-and-gold Hindu samaveshya-style banner. Two saffron flags stand at the top corners. Seated on the stage are rows of saffron-robed sannyasis wearing orange headwear and rudraksha malas, a man in white kurta and shawl, and a central figure in a red garment with a garland of white flowers at his feet on the table. Several people in white and pink sit at the far right edge. Behind the seated row, a few people stand near the stage side. Dim night sky above.2011-05-24A long outdoor stage with a red draped front and white-edged skirt holds a row of seated men in saffron, orange and white robes, with a few in pink and white. A large pink-toned backdrop shows a chariot scene with a charioteer and horses, and a Kannada banner reads a Hindu gathering in Jamkhandi. Several orange flags flank the stage. A microphone stand stands at the left edge. Some seated figures wear orange or saffron turbans and rudraksha-style neck beads, while others in the centre wear white. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a candidate by appearance, so the seated men are described by role and dress only.2011-05-24A wide outdoor stage at a Hindu gathering, with a long row of seated men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis on a red draped dais edged with white flower garlands. A large banner behind shows a painted chariot scene with white horses and two charioteers, with Kannada and Devanagari-style text and Om symbols. Red curtains frame the stage, and a microphone stands at the left edge. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Several seated figures wear orange turbans and shawls. A figure in a central maroon robe sits among them. Blue carpet covers the ground in front.2011-05-24A wide outdoor stage set up for a Hindu gathering, covered with a red draped skirting edged with white and garland strings. Behind it hangs a large banner showing a chariot scene with horses and a charioteer, with Kannada text and Om symbols at each end. Along the stage sit a long row of men: many wear saffron and orange robes and shawls, while others wear white dhotis and kurtas. A few are seated at a central table with a small wooden box and a microphone stand at the left. Orange flags flank the top of the stage and a tree stands to the right under a pale sky.2011-05-24Outdoor stage event with a long row of seated men in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis on chairs along a red draped dais, decorated with white flower garlands. A large banner behind shows a chariot scene with Hindu deities and Kannada text reading Hindu Samavesha and Swabhimana, with an Om symbol at each end. Orange flags fly from poles at the sides, and a man in white stands at the lower right edge. Several seated figures wear orange or saffron garments and some wear turbans; the central figure in the middle of the row wears a red and orange shawl. Their identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2011-05-24A large outdoor Hindu gathering on a red-draped stage in Jamkhandi, with a banner reading Swabhimana Hindu Samavesha and Sri Rama Sene. The banner shows Krishna driving a white horse chariot with Arjuna. Seated on the stage in rows are saffron and orange-robed sadhus and priests, several in saffron turbans, with white-clad figures among them, and a ritual setup with a decorated kalasha-style pot and floral garlands on white-covered tables. Dense crowds in white and light clothing fill the ground in front, with video cameras and camera operators at the stage edge. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-05-24A large outdoor stage with a red skirted dais and white floral garlands along its edge hosts a seated row of saffron-clad priests and sadhus, many wearing orange turbans or head cloths, some with white shawls. Behind them a long red-and-white banner shows Krishna and Arjuna in a golden chariot drawn by white horses, with Kannada and Devanagari-style lettering. A white-robed attendant stands at left beside a ganesha figure on a white table, and cameras on tripods film the stage from the foreground. A dense crowd of people fills the lower foreground and the grounds in front of the stage under trees and saffron flags. Whether a saffron-robed figure in the centre is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2011-05-24A stage event with a red draped platform and a large banner behind it showing a chariot scene: a charioteer with reins driving white horses, with a warrior in a gold-trimmed chariot. A standing speaker in an orange shawl and white dhoti points upward at a wooden lectern with a microphone. Seated on the stage are several men in saffron and orange robes, white clothes, and maroon garments, some wearing orange turbans or head cloths, along with a man in white with a grey beard. Flower garlands hang along the stage edge and a garland rests on a table. Plastic water bottles sit on the tables. The banner text reads Swabhimana Hindu and Sri Rama Sena in Kannada.2011-05-24A wide outdoor stage draped in red fabric with white scalloped trim and marigold garlands runs across the frame. Many seated men sit in rows on white-covered chairs, most wearing saffron/orange robes and some wearing white dhotis and kurtas. Several figures in saffron have orange turbans or head cloths. Behind them a large pink banner shows a painted chariot scene with a charioteer and white horses, with Kannada and other script lettering and an Om symbol in a blue circle on the right. A red-and-yellow canopy and a tree stand at the top right, and a green-and-red carpet lies in front of the stage. The scene looks like a public assembly held on a ground-level stage.2011-05-24A photograph of a Hindu gathering on an outdoor stage draped in red fabric and strung with white flower garlands. Behind the stage hangs a large banner with a painted image of Rama on a chariot drawn by horses, with a Hindu-style deity figure beside him, and a Kannada heading reading Swabhimana Hindu Samavesha. Along the stage sit rows of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad men. A man in a red shirt stands at a central microphone, and in the foreground news cameras and camera operators film the event from the edge of a green-and-red carpet. Several people are seen in the lower corners, partly cut off by the frame.2011-05-24