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A stage event with flower-decorated tables and a red carpet. A bent-over monk in orange robes hands a document to a monk in orange with a bare head and orange robes, seated near a gilded throne-like chair. Behind them stands a tall saffron-robed figure with an orange turban and rudraksha mala beside a man in a white shirt. A large banner shows a portrait of a man labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a row of framed portraits above Kannada text. A brass lamp stand with a garland stands at right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. Flowers and marigold garlands decorate the stage.

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A photograph of a stage event with saffron-robed monastics. A monk in orange bends forward to accept a small gold-coloured box or package from another saffron-robed monk standing at centre. Behind them, a banner shows a row of framed portraits and a Kannada heading reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೮ (Anandotsava 2008). A large brass lamp with a spiral garland stands at right, and a white-clothed man stands at far right. Garlands of marigolds and roses decorate the long table covered with white cloth, and bottled water sits on it. Several saffron-robed figures wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white with an orange turban stands at left.2008-12-30A stage at an outdoor tented event with a banner reading in Kannada and digits 2008 (ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೮, Anandotsava 2008) above a row of portrait photos. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit or stand behind a long table draped with white cloth and marigold and rose garlands. A tall brass oil lamp with yellow flower garlands stands at the right edge. A man in a saffron robe with a long-haired figure and another in an orange turban and sash stand central, one handing papers to a man in white shirt and trousers. A bald sannyasi in orange robes stands with hands together. A figure in white on the left wears a rudraksha mala. Behind the stage hangs a painted panel of deities. Some seated officials in white and a man in a green vest sit on the right.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Stage event with a long white-and-marigold draped table in front of a banner. Several saffron-robed monastics stand on the red-carpeted stage: one in an orange cloth with a bare upper body holding a tray, a turbaned monk in orange, and a shaven-headed monk in orange with a rudraksha mala who holds a small object. A brass oil lamp with a yellow flower garland stands at right. Behind them, a banner shows rows of small portrait photos and a Kannada headline reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೨೦೦೮ (Anandotsava 2008). Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand and sit at the table, and gilded chairs line the back. Pink and white flowers sit on the stage edge. The a person candidate is the shaven-headed monk in orange with a mala, appearance uncertain, so no identity is asserted.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30