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A stage event photographed from the seated audience, with a row of ornate gold-framed chairs on a raised dais draped in floral garlands. Six or seven figures in saffron and orange robes sit on the stage, several with garlands and one with an orange turban, while an attendant in white sits at the far left. Behind them a large yellow banner shows a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a second framed deity image of a Hindu deity with a trident on the right. Brass kalashas and pots flank the stage, and the foreground audience in shirts, saris and a grey-haired woman in a pink top faces the dais on red chairs. Scenes show a satsang-style gathering at the Brahmotsav season.

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Photo of a stage event under a large tent with a seated row of religious leaders on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a flower-draped table. Several seated figures wear saffron and orange robes, one with a red head covering, and a bearded man in red-orange robes sits near the centre. A standing figure at left wears a white dhoti and shawl, and another in orange robes stands at a lectern on the left. Behind them hangs a banner with Kannada script reading an Anandotsava 2008 message, a large portrait of a man in a red-orange turban on the left, and a painted deity panel on the right. The audience of seated and standing people fills the foreground.2007-12-30A stage event under a pale tent ceiling, with a large banner behind the dais reading in Kannada 'Anandotsava 2008' and a line about a 31st year. A framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and dark robe hangs on the left, and a framed painting of deities on the right. 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