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A photograph of an indoor stage set for Dasara celebrations at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall. A large orange backdrop shows a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a Kannada-script banner reading Dasara. A golden throne-like seat sits centrally, flanked by two smaller golden thrones with floral garlands. Dozens of brass lamps are arranged in rows across tiered orange-draped steps and in a triangular pattern on the floor, decorated with red petals. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the stage, and a small fire or oil lamp burns at the left. At right, two people in white sit with a musical instrument and microphones. The scene shows a lamp-lit puja arrangement.

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October 17 20102010-10-17A stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad, with rows of brass kalashas and oil lamps arranged on tiered orange-and-blue steps and a floor mat. A banner behind reads Dasara with a large portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda wearing an orange turban. Gilded thrones hold garlanded deity murtis, and a white-robed group of about ten devotees sits in front in white and yellow clothing. A priest in white sits at the left edge and two more figures sit at the right, one in orange, at the puja.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of an indoor hall set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A seated figure in orange clothing and a saffron turban sits on a gold throne at the centre of a stage, flanked by two gold-decorated palanquins or thrones with garlands and deity murti. A small group of people in white and yellow garments kneel and sit before the stage, including children, while two musicians with microphones sit at the right. In front of the stage, a large triangular arrangement of brass lamps and bowls is decorated with red flower petals and marigolds, and rows of brass lamps line the steps on both sides. A banner behind the stage reads 'Dasara' with a portrait of a man in a saffron turban. The seated central figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with saffron clothing and a turban serving as cues, while the banner portrait is a depiction.2010-10-17Photograph of a Dasara celebration stage at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A large banner behind the stage reads Dasara in Kannada and English, showing a large portrait of a man in orange turban and orange clothing. In the centre, an ornate golden throne holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by smaller decorated seats and a standing deity figure. Rows of brass kalasha vessels, many with flowers and lamps, fill the tiered steps and a central white platform. Several people in white ritual dress kneel and sit before the altar in puja, with a flame burning at the front left and musicians with instruments at the right. Mention of the page excerpt is only context; the banner portrait's identity is not established from appearance.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17 +2 copiesIndoor Dasara celebration stage at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A central golden throne holds a seated figure in orange robes and a tall orange turban; the figure's appearance is not clearly established here, so the role is given as seated presider. Flanking thrones display deity murtis draped in flower garlands, and a larger carved murti stands at the right. A red backdrop bears a large painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and the word Dasara in Kannada script. Rows of brass and steel kalasha pots and oil lamps line the front and steps, with a central floor pattern of flower petals and a red and white arrangement. Several people in white clothes sit in front of the stage, a few in white with orange shawls, while a man in white and a woman at a microphone sit at the right edge.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 20102010-10-17A photograph of a stage set for a Dasara celebration in a hall at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A large orange banner behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a painted Dasara title, with a golden throne in the centre and seated figures on either side. Rows of small brass oil lamps are arranged in tiers along the stage steps and in a heart-shaped pattern on an orange cloth in front, decorated with red flower petals. Several people in white and yellow clothes sit on the stage at the centre near the throne, with a few others seated on low chairs and at microphones at the right, and a figure in white sits at far left. The people are small in the frame and partly obscured by the lamp arrangements.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17