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A stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A large orange backdrop shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban, with the word Dasara printed across it. Centre stage, a seated figure in orange garments sits on a golden throne with a canopy, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. Beside him on the left and right, ornate gold thrones hold deity murtis, one dressed with a red and gold garland. Rows of brass kalasha-style lamps and vessels line the steps and front platform, with red flower petals arranged in heart and triangular patterns. Several people in white and yellow garments kneel or sit on the stage, and musicians with microphones sit at the right edge.

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A photograph of an indoor hall set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. A seated figure in orange clothing and a saffron turban sits on a gold throne at the centre of a stage, flanked by two gold-decorated palanquins or thrones with garlands and deity murti. A small group of people in white and yellow garments kneel and sit before the stage, including children, while two musicians with microphones sit at the right. In front of the stage, a large triangular arrangement of brass lamps and bowls is decorated with red flower petals and marigolds, and rows of brass lamps line the steps on both sides. A banner behind the stage reads 'Dasara' with a portrait of a man in a saffron turban. The seated central figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with saffron clothing and a turban serving as cues, while the banner portrait is a depiction.2010-10-17Indoor Dasara celebration stage at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A central golden throne holds a seated figure in orange robes and a tall orange turban; the figure's appearance is not clearly established here, so the role is given as seated presider. Flanking thrones display deity murtis draped in flower garlands, and a larger carved murti stands at the right. A red backdrop bears a large painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and the word Dasara in Kannada script. Rows of brass and steel kalasha pots and oil lamps line the front and steps, with a central floor pattern of flower petals and a red and white arrangement. Several people in white clothes sit in front of the stage, a few in white with orange shawls, while a man in white and a woman at a microphone sit at the right edge.2010-10-17A photograph of an indoor stage set for Dasara celebrations at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall. A large orange backdrop shows a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a Kannada-script banner reading Dasara. A golden throne-like seat sits centrally, flanked by two smaller golden thrones with floral garlands. Dozens of brass lamps are arranged in rows across tiered orange-draped steps and in a triangular pattern on the floor, decorated with red petals. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the stage, and a small fire or oil lamp burns at the left. At right, two people in white sit with a musical instrument and microphones. The scene shows a lamp-lit puja arrangement.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A stage set for a Dasara celebration at a temple-style hall, with a large orange banner showing a portrait of a saffron-turbaned man beside the word Dasara in Kannada and English. A golden ornate throne sits centre stage, decorated with a garland, with a deity murti to its right and a garlanded seated figure on a golden throne to the right. Several people in white and yellow-bordered clothes sit cross-legged in front of the throne facing it. Rows of brass kalashas and oil lamps fill the steps and the central platform, with marigold and red petal decorations on orange and blue cloth. Two musicians in white sit at microphones on the right, one in saffron. Approximately a dozen seated people are visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a stage set for a Dasara celebration in a hall at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. A large orange banner behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and a painted Dasara title, with a golden throne in the centre and seated figures on either side. Rows of small brass oil lamps are arranged in tiers along the stage steps and in a heart-shaped pattern on an orange cloth in front, decorated with red flower petals. Several people in white and yellow clothes sit on the stage at the centre near the throne, with a few others seated on low chairs and at microphones at the right, and a figure in white sits at far left. The people are small in the frame and partly obscured by the lamp arrangements.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration on a stage at a Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall, with an orange backdrop. A large portrait on the left shows a man in an orange turban, and a large golden-crowned goddess deity murti stands at right. At centre, a figure in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, garlanded with flowers. A group of people in white dhotis sit in rows before him on the stage, some women in yellow-bordered saris, and a man in white holds a microphone at the right edge. Rows of small oil lamps line the steps and floor, with a triangular arrangement of lamps and red flower petals in front. Gold palanquin-style seats with garlands flank the stage.2010-10-17A stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sri Purnananda Dhyanapeetam's Hyderabad centre, with rows of brass lamps arranged on steps and a large white platform in the foreground. A large orange backdrop shows a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban and a Kannada-script Dasara banner. Two ornate golden thrones hold decorated deity murtis with garlands, flanked by a golden palanquin-style seat and a kalasha. Several people in white and orange sit on the stage in front of the platform, and two musicians play at the right edge. Lamps and flower-strewn orange floor mats complete the ritual setting.2010-10-17Indoor stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. Rows of small brass lamps with red flowers fill the steps and a triangular pattern on the floor. Behind them stands an ornate golden throne with a central figure in a red-and-gold seated pose, flanked by a deity murti on the left and a golden-crowned deity on the right. A large banner shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and the word Dasara in Kannada and English. Around ten people in white and yellow clothes sit on the floor facing the stage, and two people in white sit at a microphone at the right edge. A small seated figure in orange is partly visible at far left.2010-10-17 +1 copies