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Stage event under a white tent with a large banner behind it showing a smiling portrait of a young man with a red bindi and several small circular portraits of religious figures. A devotee in orange clothing and an orange head cloth bows low, hands raised toward a seated figure wearing orange robes and a garland. Ornate gold-and-red thrones sit on a stage draped in marigold and white flower garlands. Two men in white shirts sit at the left, and a man in orange robes sits at the far right beside name placards. Glass water bottles and flower arrangements are on the table. Kannada text on the banner reads Ananda Utsava and 30 December.

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Photograph of an outdoor stage event with a large banner behind it showing a smiling woman's portrait, circular portrait insets, and Kannada script reading in part "ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ" and "ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ ಮಹಾಸಂ" with "30ನೇ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್". Center, a standing person in an orange turban and orange robe bends forward and offers a wrapped gift basket to a seated man in an orange robe with a garland and white hair. Front row seated figures include a man in white shirt, an elderly woman in a white head covering, and a bald man in orange robes with folded hands on a gilded throne-like chair. Flower garlands decorate the table, and water bottles and nameplates sit in front.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor stage event with a large orange banner behind, showing a portrait of a smiling person with a red bindi and a row of circular portrait photos above. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at left, leaning forward to touch the head of a seated man in an orange robe with a floral garland. Two other seated men in orange robes sit on ornate gilded and red velvet thrones; one bald man with a white necklace hands clasped, and another in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala. A man in white stands at far left. Marigold and jasmine garlands drape the white-covered table in front, with water bottles and name placards. The banner carries Kannada text with the date 30 December.2008-12-30A stage event with a large orange banner behind it showing a photograph of a smiling woman with a red bindi and several circular portrait photos of men and women. The banner's text in Kannada reads Anandotsava and 30 December, with a Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana label. On a red-carpeted stage, three figures sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones with flower-garlanded tables in front. A man in an orange robe and orange turban bends forward to touch the feet of a seated man in an orange robe, while a seated man in a white garment and a dhoti-clad figure in orange and maroon sit nearby. A tall brass lamp wrapped with yellow flower garlands stands at right, and a floral arrangement sits on the stage. Several people in white shirts sit at the sides, and a few others stand in the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage at an outdoor tented event with a long head table draped in white cloth and garlanded with orange, pink and purple flower chains. Seated at the table are several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas, and one man in a white dhoti and shirt with a white cap. A man in white stands at left, holding up a folded orange-and-red cloth. Behind the stage hangs a banner with a large photograph of a man and a row of circular portraits of other men, with Kannada text reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೮ and 30ನೇ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್. Ornate gold-and-red chairs sit on the stage. A white tent canopy covers the scene.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind showing a smiling woman's face and Kannada text including the date 30 December. A man with long hair and a flowing orange turban and orange robe leans forward to place his hand on the head of a seated man in an orange robe with a gold-and-red shawl. Beside them a bald man in orange robes with a white necklace sits with clasped hands on an ornate gold-and-red throne. A man in white with a white cap and mala beads sits at left. Floral garlands in orange, white and magenta drape the table in front, with water bottles and name placards.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage event with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha malas, smiling as he receives a golden-wrapped basket from an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a red and white flower garland. Behind them, ornate gold-and-red thrones line the stage, with saffron-robed seated figures at left. A large orange banner in Kannada script and a framed portrait of a smiling woman hang behind, with water bottles and floral garlands on the table in front.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30