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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.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A stage at an outdoor Kannada-language event. Five people sit on ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions, lined up behind a garlanded table with marigold and white flower swags and water bottles. Two men on the left wear white shirts. The three on the right are saints: the centre two wear saffron/orange robes and one wears an orange turban with a rudraksha mala, while the far-right figure wears orange robes with a long beard and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a large banner shows circular portraits and a Kannada header reading Anandotsava 2008. A probable Swamiji is seated among the saints, identified by appearance cues of long hair, saffron robes, and rudraksha mala. Persons on the banner portraits are printed images, not physical people.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a seated panel on a stage at an outdoor event, with a banner behind reading in Kannada 'ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ 2008' (Anandotsava) and 'ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ ಮಹಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ ಪೀಠಾರೋಹಣ' (Dhyanapeetha mahasamsthana peetharohana). Four people sit on ornate gold chairs with red cushions. Second from left, a man in an orange headcloth and saffron robe with a folded hand near his mouth sits beside a younger person in saffron wearing a rudraksha mala. Fourth from left, a bearded man in saffron robes sits beside them. Two men in white shirts sit at the left end. Marigold and white flower garlands drape the table in front. Portrait photos of four men are printed on the banner above. Water bottles sit on the table.2008-12-31A stage at an outdoor event under a white tent, with a banner reading in Kannada 'Anandotsava 2008' and 'Dhanapeetha Mahasamsthana Jeerarohana'. Four framed portrait photos sit above the banner. Five people sit on ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions behind a white-draped table decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and water bottles. Two men in white shirts sit at left. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban speaks into a microphone, holding an open book. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes and an orange turban sits with a rudraksha mala. At right, a bearded man in orange robes with a tilak sits with hands folded. A standing man in glasses and white clothing stands behind the thrones. Visible physical people number five seated plus one standing.2008-12-31A stage event at an outdoor pandal with a white and orange banner behind it. Four portrait photos are printed at the top of the banner, and a Kannada headline reads Anandotsava 2008 along with Dhanapeetha Mahasansthan Peetharohana. Five seated people sit on ornate gold-and-red throne chairs above a table draped in white cloth and edged with white jasmine and orange-yellow marigold garlands. A man in a white shirt sits at the far left and another in a white shirt sits beside him. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a saffron head covering speaks into a microphone while holding an open book. To his right, a man in an orange robe and orange headwrap with a rudraksha mala smiles. At the far right, a bearded man in orange robes sits with his hands together. A young boy in a red shirt stands behind the left chairs.2008-12-31Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a banner reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೯ (Anandotsava 2009) and a banner portrait row above. Five seated men sit in ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a table draped with white cloth and marigold and jasmine garlands, with water bottles in front. Second from right, a man in saffron robes and a saffron turban holds an open book; beside him a bearded man with long hair wears saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. At the far right a bearded man in saffron holds a book. Left two men wear white shirts and hold books. Five of them sit on the dais; one standing figure in light clothing stands behind. Orange-clad figures and seated men hold books. Behind the dais a red carpet covers the floor.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 31 20082008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30