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Event photograph on a stage at a Karnataka swamis' gathering. Foreground blurred elder in white shirt and green shawl, with a microphone on a stand and an open red book on a lectern. Seated on the stage: a man in white dhoti with a yellow-marked forehead beside a microphone; a senior person in an orange robe with an orange turban-like headwear seated in an orange armchair; and a younger man in an orange-red cloth with a shawl seated at right beside a tall brass lamp garlanded with yellow flowers. Behind them, orange banners with Kannada script and large portraits of a figure in an orange turban with red tilak. A small potted plant sits in front of the stage. A man in white sits on the lower step.

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November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage event at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaaveshа, with an orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaaveshа in English and Kannada beside a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban. Seated on ornate chairs are a white-robed man with folded hands, an older saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, and a younger man in a red-orange robe with a garland of yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps and potted plants sit on the stage, and a deity murti with a red turban appears on a backdrop behind them. A blurred figure in white gestures in the foreground at a microphone.2014-11-01A stage event at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha. A large orange backdrop carries the event title in English and Kannada, with a portrait of a man in an orange turban and red bindi on the left and a painted deity figure with a tall crown and red turban on the right. Three people sit on the stage: a man in white dhoti and shirt on the left, a central figure in saffron robes seated in an orange armchair, and a figure in orange robes on the right beside a garland-draped kalasha-style stand. In the foreground a man in white with a grey head is speaking into a microphone at a lectern. Water bottles and potted plants sit on the stage.2014-11-01Photograph of a stage event at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with a banner in Kannada and English reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha and a partial banner reading Sakala Nithyananda. Seated on ornate red-and-gold chairs are a man in white dhoti and white shirt with arms folded, and a man in saffron/orange robes and a turban-like wrap with a red tilak, both on orange upholstered chairs. A third seated man in red-orange robes holds a brass lamp decorated with yellow flowers. On the left foreground an elderly man in white shirt is partially visible before a microphone. Behind the stage are a large portrait of a man in orange turban and a deity murti wearing a red crown. Potted plants and brass vessels sit on the platform.2014-11-01Photograph of a stage event at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha gathering, with a large orange banner behind bearing Kannada and English text. Three people sit on the stage: on the left a man in white dhoti and shirt with yellow tilak sits on a red-cushioned wooden chair; in the centre a seated man wears an orange-saffron robe and shawl with rudraksha beads and an orange turban, seated in front of a large orange-and-gold deity murti wearing a red crown; on the right a young man wears an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala, seated beside a brass lamp with a garland of yellow flowers. In the foreground a man in white clothes with a raised hand faces the stage in front of a microphone. A pot-plant and water bottles sit on the stage.2014-11-01A photograph of a seated speaker on an orange armchair on a stage, holding a microphone in his right hand and raising his left hand in an explanatory gesture. He wears an orange robe with a white tripundra on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a man in an orange-gold cloth sits in a chair, and on the far right a man in a maroon-red robe with a long beaded necklace sits with hands folded. A plastic-bottled water table sits in front, and an orange backdrop behind them shows a painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi, beside large Kannada script. A camera and phone are visible at the left edge.2014-11-01Five people sit on orange-upholstered thrones on a red-edged stage at a satsang. On the right, a man in orange robes with a microphone in front of him gestures with his hand while speaking. Beside him, a bald man in white clothes and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits, and next to him a man in orange robes with a red turban and a long braid smiles. The two left-hand figures wear orange garments, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a deity murti stands in a flower-garlanded alcove with a decorated crown, and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda in an orange turban with a garland hangs on the right.2015-01-13November 01 20142014-11-01A photograph of a stage event. A man in saffron robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a dark braided hairstyle sits in an orange armchair with a small orange footrest, in the centre of the stage. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a yellow-orange shawl sits on a stool; further right a seated man wears a white shirt and dark trousers. Left of centre, men in white shirts, a blue shirt and a green shawl sit on folding chairs. Behind them a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a red-orange lotus emblem with a hand symbol. A brass lamp with orange flowers stands at the right edge. Visible printed text on the banner reads Nithyananda and Kannada words meaning inaugural ceremony. The people count is the seated figures visible on stage.2010-09-20January 30 20102010-01-30A photograph of a seated stage gathering outdoors. On the left, a bald elderly man in an orange robe speaks into a microphone on a stand, a gold garland draped over his shoulders. Beside him, a man with white-and-red forehead markings and an orange shawl sits with hands folded, wearing a beaded necklace. On the right, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top wears long dark rudraksha beads and sits with hands clasped. Behind them, several men in orange and white stand or sit before a red curtain. A yellow banner with Kannada script hangs at upper left, and a white-draped table holds a flower-decorated item in the foreground.2010-01-30