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A stage event under a red and yellow canopy with a red-draped table in front holding a silver bowl, a framed image and a small shrine piece. Seated on red ornate thrones, a bald man in orange robes speaks into a microphone on a stand, his hands gesturing. Beside him sits a man in white with a saffron-and-gold shawl and a rose in hand. Behind them, several shaved-headed monks in orange and saffron robes wear rudraksha malas, and a seated man in red dhoti-style clothing wears a red and white bead garland. A seated elder in white with a red and orange garland sits to the left. Standing men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the left. A large banner behind shows a smiling portrait of a saffron-robed figure with Kannada text.

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