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A photograph of a Dasara celebration event with a large orange banner reading Dasara in English and Kannada script and the phrase jagath aaradhane. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with a garland of yellow, purple and white flowers, wearing an orange robe, a saffron shawl and a beaded necklace, smiling with hands folded. Beside the throne, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the floor with hands joined. In front of the throne, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulders bends forward in prostration, touching his forehead to a gold footstool. A large painted image of a deity with a crown and tusks appears on the right, and a golden staff stands on each side of the throne.

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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate golden throne draped with yellow, purple and red flower garlands. The seated person wears an orange saffron robe, a long orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with long swept-back hair, and has hands folded in lap. a person is seated in the centre of the throne. A devotee in a white shirt and yellow shawl kneels at the foot of the throne, bowing with head touching the footstool, while a man in saffron robes sits cross-legged to the left with palms joined. Behind them stands a large orange banner with a golden deity image and red-orange backdrop, a golden staff and ceremonial fan-like ornaments flank the throne, and a microphone stand is visible. The setting appears to be a Dasara celebration event with a padapuja-style bowing.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial event on an ornate gold throne. A long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits smiling on the throne, which is draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A devotee in white clothes with a yellow shawl bows with forehead touching a gold footstool at the throne's base. Two seated attendants in orange and yellow sit at left, one with hands pressed together, and a woman in white and yellow sits at right. Behind the throne stands a large painted deity murti with a crown, red face and many necklaces, flanked by gold ceremonial staffs and a red banner with Kannada text reading Dasara. Red and patterned carpets cover the floor.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, orange shawl and a long beaded mala necklace, sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with a garland of yellow and purple flowers and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him at left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. In front, a man in a white dhoti kneels and holds a folded paper toward the throne. A microphone stand stands at right, and a red banner with Kannada script and a portrait photo behind the throne reads Dasara celebrations. Golden ceremonial staffs frame the stage.2010-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial event on an orange-backed stage. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a beaded necklace, sitting on an ornate gilded throne decorated with a garland of yellow, orange and purple flowers. A standing attendant in orange robes stands at the left beside the throne, and a woman in a white sari with a pink border kneels at the right before a microphone stand, with a jeweled goddess image on the backdrop at right. Gold ritual staffs and offerings flank the throne. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a beaded necklace seated on a throne, matching the page's note of his presence.2010-10-17A photograph from a Dasara celebration stage: a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a floral garland, wearing saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklace, with long swept-back hair and a smile. Before him a man in white clothes and an orange head cloth kneels and bows his head to the foot of the throne. Behind, a second man in orange sits with hands folded in namaste. A smaller gold throne with a garlanded deity murti stands at left, and trishul-topped staffs and a kalasha-style staff decorate the stage. A large red banner with a portrait and Kannada script backs the stage.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A seated figure on an ornate gold throne with garlands of yellow and red flowers, wearing an orange saffron garment, a long rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, with long swept-back hair, smiling and speaking into a microphone on stand. A devotee in white dhoti prostrates face-down on the carpet before the throne, while an orange-robed attendant holds a gold ceremonial staff with hands folded. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left with hands clasped. Behind them a large orange banner shows a smiling man in a turban and Kannada text, and a second gold throne with a deity murti garlanded in flowers stands at left. Gold tridents decorate the right side. The scene suggests a ceremonial darshan, with the seated figure.2010-10-17