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A stage at an outdoor event under a white tent, with a long row of ornate gold-and-red thrones. Seated on them, from left: a young man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a man in orange with a yellow shawl, a shaved-headed monk in orange, a man in orange with a shawl, then men in white and in dark jackets. Garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white decorate the table fronts and lower stage edge, with a flower arrangement on the red carpet. A banner behind shows a row of portrait photos and a Kannada caption reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ 1004 (Anandotsava). A printed portrait of a deity sits at the right, and a brass lamp stands near the yellow drape. The orange-clad figure seated third from left may be a person, seated among the other dignitaries on the stage; the appearance cues are not strong enough to confirm.

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