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Wide view of a stage event in an indoor hall with a large orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, flanked by portraits of a saffron-turbaned figure and a deity murti. Rows of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendees sit on the stage. A standing speaker in saffron robes with a microphone addresses the assembly, while a seated figure in a saffron robe sits in a chair near a camera on a tripod. Cameramen film the stage; a monitor shows the stage. Audience members with bags and sunglasses sit in the foreground behind metal barriers.

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A wide view of a large hall during the Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaaveesha, an assembly of religious seers. A stage with an orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" shows portraits of saffron-turbaned figures on either side. Seated on the stage are many monks in saffron and orange robes, several in white and a few in green turbans, with a woman in orange sari at right. Camera tripods and a red carpet lead toward rows of seated audience members in white and light clothing, and a large screen shows a robed speaker in orange holding a microphone. Silver barriers line the aisle and ceiling spotlights hang overhead.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A wide stage event at a hall where a row of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and swamis sit on chairs before a large orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha. Two framed portraits flank the banner, one showing a man in an orange turban, the other a figure in a red and orange turban. On the right, a standing swami in orange robes and an orange turban speaks at a microphone. Cameramen with tripods film the stage, and a large screen shows the stage. Seated audience members in white and orange clothing fill the foreground, separated by metal barriers. A photography prohibition sign is visible at lower left.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage event at an indoor hall with a large orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" with Kannada text above and the venue word "Nithyananda". Portrait photos on the banner show a figure in an orange turban and a deity form. Many saffron-robed monastics sit on stage in chairs, and a standing figure in saffron with a microphone addresses the crowd. A cameraman films from the stage, and a large audience of mostly white-clad attendees sits in rows below. Stage lights hang from the ceiling.2014-11-01A stage event at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha gathering, with a large orange banner in Kannada and English reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and priests sit in rows of chairs on the stage, some in white and orange clothing, and a man in a white dhoti sits at left. Behind them a red draped backdrop shows large deity murtis with crowns. At right a standing man in orange robes and a saffron turban gestures with one arm while speaking into a microphone. In the foreground a cameraman stands beside a video camera on a tripod and a photography sign is posted at the stage edge, with a dense audience seen from behind in the bottom of the frame.2014-11-01Stage event at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with a large orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha in English and Kannada above a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure and a deity image. Seated on the dais are several saffron-robed swamis and a white-clad man with a shawl. On the right, a standing speaker in an orange robe and turban speaks into a microphone. A cameraman on a tripod films the stage, and a seated audience fills the foreground.2014-11-01Wide view of a hall during the Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha, with a stage at the front lined with seated saffron-robed sannyasis and a standing figure in orange speaking at a lectern. A large banner behind the stage reads Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha beside portraits of a figure in an orange turban. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle between metal barriers toward the stage, flanked by rows of seated audience members, many in white and some in saffron. Video cameras on tripods film the stage, and a screen on the floor shows a red-and-gold image.2014-11-01Stage event at a large hall with an orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" in Kannada and English, with a portrait of a turbaned man labelled with Nithyananda text on the left. On the stage, seated figures in orange and saffron robes sit in armchairs; a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left. Behind them is a red backdrop with large deity murtis with crowns. At right, a standing man in orange robes and a saffron head wrap speaks into a microphone. A cameraman in white shirt films from a tripod, a "Photography" sign is at lower left, and a dense audience sits in the foreground.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01Wide view of a large indoor stage event with a banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with Kannada and English text. Saffron-robed monks and seated dignitaries fill the stage, some in orange turbans and shawls. A standing speaker in orange robes and a turban addresses the audience at a microphone stand. Portrait banners of a saffron-turbaned figure and a deity display flank the stage. A large seated audience fills the foreground in front of camera tripods and stage lights.2014-11-01