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A photograph of an indoor ceremonial event with an orange and red banner behind the stage. The banner carries a large Kannada and English title line reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Samaveesha, along with a Kannada heading naming a temple trust. A saffron-robed man with a shaved head and a red shawl stands at right, smiling and holding out a small silver plate with a white offering, while an elderly man in a gold-and-orange brocade shawl bends forward to receive it. Seated at left is a man in white ritual dress with a vermilion mark on his forehead and gold armlets. Other saffron-clad men sit on orange chairs in the background, and a water bottle sits on a side table. A framed portrait of a smiling figure in an orange turban is printed on the banner.

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November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A photograph of a ceremonial exchange at a stage event. An elderly man in an orange-gold brocade robe with an orange turban and a gold-trimmed shawl bows forward and hands a wrapped gift to a smiling man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, seated figures wear white and orange robes, and an orange sofa sits at right. A large maroon banner reads Sri Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam Trust and Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with a smiling portrait of a turbaned man and painted deity figures.2014-11-01Photograph on a stage at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with a large orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha and Kannada script at top. A tall man in an orange turban and orange-gold patterned robe, with a rudraksha mala and garland, holds a white gift box while handing it to a smiling man in a rust-red sleeveless robe and gold-brown shawl with a beaded necklace. Behind them seated figures wear orange and saffron robes, one in white dhoti with bare torso and gold bangles at left, and a bald-headed man with white tripundra marks sits in the middle. Orange upholstered chairs, water bottles, and a backdrop with a deity image complete the scene. Portrait banners on the backdrop show a smiling orange-turbaned man and deity art.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A photograph at an orange-draped stage event for the Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha. On the backdrop a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, beside a printed deity image. Facing him, a man in a gold-brocade orange shawl holds papers, and a seated sannyasi in saffron with a rudraksha mala gestures. Other saffron-clad seated men, a man in white with a tilak, gold chairs, water bottles and a side table complete the scene.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01