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A photograph of a stage set for a formal event, with a row of ornate gold-and-red chairs behind a long draped table decorated with orange, yellow and red marigold garlands. Seven or eight seated people sit at the table: several men wear white and red-turbaned headwear, and three central figures wear saffron/orange robes, one with a microphone in front of him. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge. Behind them a large banner shows a row of framed portrait photos and the printed Kannada text 'Anandotsava 2008' with '30 November' and 'a person Dhyanapeetha' lettering; a large painted deity image appears at the right. A printed portrait at the left edge shows a woman in green. The central saffron-robed figure, seated at the microphone, has a shaved head and a rudraksha mala; appearance is insufficient for a confident identification, so presence is marked unsure.

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