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Outdoor stage under a decorated white tent with red, yellow and purple drapes and fringed valances. Seated row of people on a blue carpet: several saffron-robed monks and a woman in orange, a woman in pink, a man in dark suit with red tie, and men in white dhotis and white shirts. A large yellow banner with Kannada text and Kumbhamela 2010 branding hangs behind. Potted palms in the foreground. Several seated and standing figures in white and orange are visible at the edges.

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A seated row of religious leaders and officials under a decorated pandal at an outdoor Kumbh Mela event in Mysore. Several monks in saffron and orange robes sit on white-draped chairs on a blue carpet, while a woman in orange sari sits center. Men in white dhotis and white shirts sit to the right, one in a dark suit. Behind them a yellow and maroon banner bears Kannada text and the Kumbhamela 2010 logo, and a few people stand at the left edge. Potted green plants frame the foreground.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30A large outdoor pandal with white and silver ceiling drapes, red and yellow trim, and a blue carpeted stage hosts a seated row of Hindu monastics and guests. Several figures in saffron and orange robes sit on white-covered tables and chairs; one bare-headed seated man wears a saffron shawl, another wears a white shirt, and a man in dark formal clothes sits at the far right. A garlanded brass kalasha with flowers and a potted plant stands in front. Behind them a yellow banner with a red and white Kannada-language heading is displayed. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-01-30Outdoor tented event with a white and silver canopy trimmed in yellow, orange and purple bunting. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands at left and bows low before an elderly white-clad priest in a white dhoti with a green border. Seated in a row of chairs behind a white-draped table are saffron-robed sannyasis and monks, several with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, one with a long beard, one in a bright orange head covering pressing palms together. A banner behind reads in Kannada and mentions Kumbhamela. Blue carpet covers the floor and orange flowers appear at lower right.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30A stage event under a white tent with a red and white drape behind it. Several seated people in orange saffron robes sit on cushioned chairs in front of a yellow banner with Kannada text and a Karnataka government emblem. On the left an orange-robed sadhu with a rudraksha mala sits beside a man in a white dhoti with a green-and-red border who holds his hand to his mouth. In the centre a bald man in orange with a gold necklace gestures while talking. Two saffron-clad figures sit to the right, one wearing a turban and a rudraksha mala, another in orange and pink with a rudraksha mala. A standing man in white shirt and dark trousers and other standing attendees are behind them. A bouquet of red flowers with a yellow garland rests on a white-covered table in the foreground, and blue carpet is scattered with petals.2010-01-30A photograph of a seated dais at an outdoor tent event with a blue carpet and yellow rope-line patterning. Several figures in saffron-orange robes sit on white-skirted tables and chairs. A man in white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl sits centre-left, flanked by saffron-clad sadhus; one bearded saffron-robed man sits near left, and a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Behind them a yellow banner with red and blue Kannada lettering and a row of small photos hangs under a white draped canopy with red and yellow trim. Potted plants frame the foreground. Several other people stand or sit in the background.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30A standing orange-robed speaker addresses an outdoor stage under a white and red canopy with purple and yellow bunting. He stands at a microphone behind a white-draped table holding flowers. Seated on chairs in rows are saffron-robed sannyasis and a figure in white on the left, with a green-leafed potted plant and a brass pot with a garland at the right. A banner behind them reads in Kannada, with a mela-style poster, and a blue carpet covers the floor. The scene is a religious gathering and Kumbha Mela event. Whether the standing speaker is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-01-30A seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis on a blue-carpeted stage beneath a white and red tent canopy with purple and red star decoration. Several men in orange robes sit in red-cushioned chairs, one with a long beard and one in a small orange turban, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. A white-draped table and a brass lamp with orange flower garlands and banana leaves stand in front. Behind them a yellow banner with Kannada text and small photo panels reads Kumbhamela 2010, Dharmika Sabhe and Samskritika Karyakramagalu. Several more people in orange robes and a man in a dark suit sit at right.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30A seated stage programme under a decorated white tent at a Kumbhamela event in Karnataka. Several robed monks in saffron and orange sit in a row on white-covered tables and chairs. A man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl sits centre stage, with a microphone on a stand before him and a red flower garland on the table. A bearded saffron-robed sadhu sits to the left, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the back. Blue carpet, potted plants and yellow-and-red bunting frame the stage. A yellow banner behind the stage carries Kannada text. The depicted person with long hair and saffron clothing at centre-right is a probable Swamiji candidate, seated among the saffron-robed monks on the stage.2010-01-30