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December 31 20092009-12-31A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an orange-cushioned seat under a red and orange canopy hung with tassels and orange pennants. He wears a white turban with gold trim, a red bindi, an orange saffron-coloured robe with gold borders, a red and white flower garland and layered gold necklaces. He holds a wooden staff of the canopy with one hand and rests his other hands clasped in his lap. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white clothes watches, and a person in a dark jacket stands at the right edge. Garlands and petals lie on the red patterned carpet below, and a deity murti stands on the upper right. The scene appears to be a festival procession or public event.2008-12-29December 31 20092009-12-31A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a large ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat, decorated with garlands of yellow, purple and green flowers and a gold-fringed yellow and red parasol overhead. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and has a microphone clipped near him. Fresh flower petals lie on the golden platform beneath his bare feet. The backdrop is orange with large red lettering in Kannada and English, with a gold-coloured ornate chair armrest visible at the left edge. Appearance-based label: a person, seated on the throne as the speaker.2010-10-12A seated man in a multicoloured turban and saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. He wears a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead. A large yellow umbrella with red tassels hangs above him. Behind him is an orange backdrop with Kannada script and the English word Celebrate and Mother visible. The figure is the a person candidate by appearance, with a saffron robe, a turban and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, though the image is ambiguous. The scene is a Dasara-themed event stage with a throne setup.2010-10-12December 31 20092009-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29A stage event with a gilded throne canopy and an elaborate golden backdrop. Several seated men in saffron and orange robes sit in a row on a red carpet. A standing man in a red-orange turban and saffron robe holds up a large paper calendar-style chart decorated with a garland of multicoloured flowers. Another standing man in an orange turban and robe holds a paper at the right edge, and a man in white stands behind the stage. A large floral garland in purple, yellow and red sits on the throne at left, and a gilded temple-style structure with deity figures is visible above it. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse with orange-clad sannyasis on stage.2015-01-13December 31 20092009-12-31Photo of a ceremony under a white tent with a green mat floor. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy and a large garland of marigolds and red flowers arched behind him. He wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, and his hands rest on his lap. A man in orange robes with a garland stands at left holding a plate or tray, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain stands at left edge. At right, a man in orange robes with a mala stands near a fire pit with bright flames. Trays of red and orange offerings sit on the floor in front of the throne, with flower vases beside it. a person in the central seated figure given his orange turban, orange robes and rudraksha mala on the throne.2011-07-15A festival procession on a decorated palanquin (palaki) with a golden carved horse-head finial, jasmine garlands, hanging brass bells and multicoloured tassels, and a red umbrella overhead. A bare-chested man in saffron wrap clothing stands on the palanquin, another man in orange robes stands at the front, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a hand to his face beside it. A small child in red stands at right near a sign showing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. A red-orange banner with a blue emblem flies at right, with uniformed police officers in the foreground and trees and houses behind. The sign carries Kannada script. The palanquin is a ceremonial vehicle, and the figure in the saffron-and-ornament cues is not clearly the a person by appearance.2010-07-24A seated figure on a red-cushioned golden throne with lion-head armrests and a tiger-striped base, wearing a patterned orange turban, a beaded necklace and a gold-and-tan wrap, smiles while another figure kneels on the red stage platform and offers a plate of fruit. A standing priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tray of offerings. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red border stands by a table, and a multicoloured fringed canopy hangs above the throne. The scene resembles a padapuja ritual, with the seated figure receiving the devotee's worship on stage.2012-12-20