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Five men in saffron and orange robes sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones on a stage decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and pink flower arrangements. The banner behind shows Kannada text reading Ananda Utsava 2008 with a partly visible date and the phrase for Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana peetharohana. Water bottles and microphone name placards sit on the table. The man second from left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, a shaven-headed man in the centre wears an orange robe, and a turbaned man second from right holds an open booklet. A man in white shirt sits at the far right edge. Swamiji (probable): the man at far left has long swept-back hair, an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha malas, sitting in conversation with the central figure.

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A stage event at an Anandotsav festival, with a Kannada banner reading Anandotsava 2006 and Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana Peetharohana. Five people sit in large gilded thrones with red cushions behind a white table draped with marigold and white flower garlands. The two men at left wear white shirts and trousers. The central figure wears an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and the figure beside him wears an orange turban, orange robes and a beaded mala. The figure at far right has a full beard and wears an orange robe. Water bottles and name cards sit on the table, and portrait photos of several men appear at the top of the banner.2008-12-31A photograph of a dais at an event with a long orange banner behind it bearing Kannada text and a row of framed portraits along the top. Seven people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a white draped table decorated with white jasmine and orange and purple marigold garlands and name placards. From left, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a white head cloth and rudraksha mala, a young man in saffron robes with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, an older bearded man in orange robes with a mala, a bald man in orange robes, a man in orange robes and turban, and a man in white with a light shirt. A framed deity image hangs at the right, and water bottles sit on the table. A probable Swamiji is the young man in the orange turban and saffron robes with long hair and rudraksha beads.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Stage at an outdoor festival event with a bright yellow-orange banner behind, showing Kannada text and a row of framed portrait photographs along the top. Four seated and standing figures in saffron and orange robes sit or stand on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a white table draped with orange and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. The standing man at left wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala and holds a small booklet. A man in orange with a shawl holds an open booklet. The seated central figure in orange holds a booklet, and a woman in an orange turban and orange robe beside him holds a booklet with a sun-like cover. At far right a man in white sits on a gold throne. A man in white at far left has hands folded, and two more men stand in the background near the stage.2008-12-30A stage at a Hindu ceremony with five seated men on ornate gilded thrones with red cushions, behind a table draped with marigold and white flower garlands. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit in the centre, one with an orange turban, a rudraksha mala, and a crown-like head covering. The central man speaks into a microphone. At the far left a man in white robes and white head wrap sits, and at the far right a man in white shirt sits. A banner behind reads Kannada text with portrait photos of several men along the top. Water bottles and a floral arrangement sit on the table.2008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30