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A stage event at a Dasara celebration with a large orange backdrop reading Dasara and Jagannatheya Aradhane, with Celebrations in smaller English text. A central seated figure wears an orange turban and a flower garland and sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy. Around the stage, several women in white and yellow saris and men in white dhotis sit on the floor, some with a young child in blue. Tiers of small oil lamps line the orange steps and the platform in front. A large silver-and-gold deity murti with a crown and a jewelled necklace stands at right, beside a smaller decorated murti on a gold throne at left. Foreground figures in orange robes sit with their backs to the camera.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A stage event for Dasara, the Jagan-matheya Aradhana celebration, with a large orange banner showing a smiling man in an orange turban on the left and a goddess murti with a crown, red face and floral garlands on the right. A central figure in an orange robe and orange shawl sits on an ornate golden throne with red cushions, with a garland draped on the throne's left side. Before the throne, a group of people sit on an orange carpet in white and cream dhotis and saris, with yellow borders and red stoles. Brass trays and offering plates sit on the carpet in front, and a musician in white is seated at the far left near a microphone.2010-10-11A stage set for a Dasara celebration with an orange backdrop bearing Kannada script reading Dasara and a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban, beside a large deity image with a crown and a golden lion-mounted figure on the right. A seated figure in orange robes and a garland sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, while a row of devotees in white and yellow sits on the floor facing him with their backs to the camera, including a child in blue. Rows of small oil lamps line the front edge of the stage. A second decorated seat with a garlanded figure stands at the left. The seated figure in orange is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made here.2010-10-17A stage set for a Dasara celebration at a temple-style hall, with a large orange banner showing a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man beside the word Dasara in Kannada and English. A golden ornate throne sits centre stage, decorated with a garland, with a deity murti to its right and a garlanded seated figure on a golden throne to the right. Several people in white and yellow-bordered clothes sit cross-legged in front of the throne facing it. Rows of brass kalashas and oil lamps fill the steps and the central platform, with marigold and red petal decorations on orange and blue cloth. Two musicians in white sit at microphones on the right, one in saffron. Approximately a dozen seated people are visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a Dasara celebration on a stage at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) decorated with marigold garlands, a golden parasol overhead, and ceremonial trident and staff beside it. Standing before him, a man in an orange robe assists, while a woman in white and several children in orange, black and blue outfits approach. To the right stands a large red-and-silver deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments, next to a smaller golden-canopied throne with garlands. A banner behind shows a portrait labelled with the Kannada word for Dasara and a smiling portrait of a saffron-turbaned man. Rows of oil lamps line the foreground.2010-10-17A stage set for the Dasara celebration under a large orange backdrop with a painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and the words Dasara and Dasara in Kannada script. At center, a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne with a gold arch behind it, flanked by red cushions. In front, a row of people in white and yellow ritual clothes sit on orange carpeting, some with brass vessels before them, and a seated musician in green sari stands at the left edge. To the right a large deity murti with a crown and garlands is displayed. The seated figure in orange is an appearance-based probable candidate with a rudraksha mala and ornate throne, but the image is too small to confirm features.2010-10-11A stage event with a golden throne under a decorative ornate parasol at centre. A seated figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange garment, with a red-and-white flower garland, sits on the throne. In front, a group of about a dozen people in white and yellow sit on the orange stage floor facing him, including a woman in a pale pink sari with a yellow shawl and several children. Metal plates and bowls of offerings are arranged at the front. Behind the throne hangs a large red banner with Kannada and English lettering and a large portrait of a goddess with a crown and red and gold ornaments. Left and right, gold-framed seats hold floral garlands, and a decorated deity murti appears at right.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17