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A stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad, with rows of brass kalashas and oil lamps arranged on tiered orange-and-blue steps and a floor mat. A banner behind reads Dasara with a large portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda wearing an orange turban. Gilded thrones hold garlanded deity murtis, and a white-robed group of about ten devotees sits in front in white and yellow clothing. A priest in white sits at the left edge and two more figures sit at the right, one in orange, at the puja.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Indoor 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 copiesIndoor stage set for a Dasara celebration at a hall with dark curtains and a white valance. A large orange backdrop shows a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban and the word Dasara in English and Kannada. On a raised platform sit a deity murti on an ornate gold throne and a second decorated gold seat with garlands, flanked by ceremonial standards. Rows of brass oil lamps and steel bowls fill orange-and-blue mats on the steps and floor, decorated with red flower petals. About a dozen people in white and yellow clothes sit in front of the stage, and two men in white dhotis sit on the right at microphones. A man in white sits at the far left.2010-10-17October 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.2010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage inside a hall with a red-orange backdrop bearing a large painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a banner reading Dasara. A gold-decorated throne with a central seated murti is flanked by two smaller decorated seats with flower garlands. A row of people in white and yellow-trimmed clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing the altar. Rows of clay oil lamps, lit with flames, line the orange-draped steps and the floor, arranged in a triangular pattern with marigold petals. Two musicians in white sit at microphones at the right edge, and a figure with a drum stands at the far left.2010-10-17Photograph of a Dasara celebration hall with a stage set against an orange backdrop bearing Kannada script and the word Dasara. A central golden throne holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two more ornate golden seats with floral garlands. A row of people in white garments with yellow borders sits cross-legged on the stage in front of rows of small oil lamps arranged on orange-and-blue mats, with a floral-decorated kalasha-style arrangement in the foreground. A man in white and a figure in orange robes sit at the right, with a microphone stand nearby. A standing attendant in orange and white is at the left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the backdrop portrait shows a man in an orange turban.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 20102010-10-17A 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.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17