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A photograph taken from behind a crowd of men in white kurtas at an open-air tent stage. On the stage, a man in white robes stands at a red podium, while several people in orange and saffron robes sit on a decorated dais draped with flower garlands. Banners behind the stage show a yellow backdrop with framed portraits and a large painted image. Men in white shirts, one with a red beaded mala and another with an orange shawl, stand in the foreground, and a photographer with a camera is visible among them. Hanging lights and white fabric canopy the scene.

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Outdoor ceremony under a large decorated canopy with gold and maroon patterned fabric and triangular pennants. On a raised stage draped in gold curtains, a man in an orange robe and orange headwear stands centre-left beside another man in white with an orange shawl, who holds a red-cloth-covered tray. A second person in orange sits or stands near a table with marigold garlands, a kalasha-like vessel and flowers. Yellow marigold garlands hang along the stage edge. A framed picture labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" hangs at right. Men in white shirts assist on the stage, and a cameraman in white stands at left. A dense crowd of devotees fills the foreground, with women in saris and braided hair, several with flowers in their hair. A speaker sits at lower left.2006-12-13 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor event under a red, white and orange striped canopy with yellow and red decorative trim. Rows of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees fill chairs facing a raised stage on the right. On the stage, a woman in an orange sari with long dark hair stands at a wooden podium, and a man in white shirt stands beside her. Behind the stage hangs a large banner with a temple illustration and a portrait of a bearded man with long hair. A photographer in a light shirt and a cameraman in white stand in the aisle. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts. Crowds of attendees fill the background under trees.2007-08-09December 30 20072007-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor ceremony under a red-and-white striped canopy with decorative floral panels, crowded with seated and standing attendees. In the foreground, several monastics wear saffron/orange robes, some with shaved heads; one seated monastic wears an orange turban. A man in a white shirt stands at the center, and a person in a red-orange robe stands at a wooden podium with a microphone at right, flanked by a man in white. Behind them a red and yellow backdrop displays a large banner portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a shaved head, beside a temple-like illustration. A man with a camera stands at left among the crowd. Many people sit on white plastic chairs under the canopy.2007-08-09Outdoor event photo under a white tented pavilion with rows of red plastic chairs in the foreground. A crowd of devotees in white and mixed clothing gathers around a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron/orange robes stands near a floral arrangement and a central seat. A large banner behind shows a row of framed portrait photos above the text Anandotsava 2008 and a painted deity scene on the right. A man in white holds a camera on a tripod at the left edge.2008-12-30Outdoor festival stage under a white tented canopy with string lights and marigold garlands on the posts. On a raised dais behind a golden-yellow and red draped table, several figures sit on ornate gold-backed chairs: some in white, others in saffron/orange robes. A large banner shows portrait photos and Kannada-script text. Seated audience members in white clothes and red plastic chairs face the stage, with a brass pot and floral arrangements at the foot of the stage.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A large outdoor crowd sits on red plastic chairs under a white tented pavilion during a religious gathering. Many attendees wear white clothing, and one woman in a green sari is visible in the foreground. At the front, a row of saffron-robed figures sits on a raised stage draped with yellow and red decorations, with a portrait and a banner behind them. Floor speakers and a tent-pole structure frame the scene. The crowd is far too large to count individually.2007-12-30January 01 20082008-01-01December 30 20072007-12-30