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A photograph of a stage event with an orange-and-gold banner behind it. A standing man in a white shirt, wearing a red garland and a red-and-gold shawl, holds a woven basket of fruit and sweets. Facing him, a figure in an orange robe, orange turban and long black rudraksha mala smiles and gestures. Two gilded ornate thrones sit behind them, one occupied by a seated man in glasses at left and a man in an orange turban at right. Framed portraits in circles appear at the top of the banner.

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A stage ceremony under a canopy with a large orange banner bearing Kannada script and four portrait photographs above it. A long-haired, bearded sannyasi in orange robes on the right holds a golden-wrapped gift bowl toward a smiling man in a white shirt wearing a red and orange garland and a gold-bordered orange shawl. A second orange-robed figure with long hair and a beard stands at left holding a red tray. Marigold and white flower garlands line the stage front, with water bottles and gold-framed chairs behind. Several people are partly visible seated behind the stage. The banner portraits are printed photographs, not physical people.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a stage event with an orange banner behind it reading Kannada text including ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ and the year ೨೦೦೮-style numerals. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair in a bun wears an orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland, holding out a woven basket covered with a yellow cloth to a smiling younger man in an orange turban, orange top and dark beaded mala who reaches to receive it. Behind them, two ornate gold-and-red thrones stand empty; a seated man in orange on the left looks down, and a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti with a sandalwood mark stands at the far right. Water bottles and name placards sit on the stage table in front.2008-12-31Stage event photograph in front of a large banner with Kannada script and a painted deity figure with a tall crown. A figure in saffron-orange robes, with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, stands beside an orange armchair and receives a brass tray of offerings and a flower garland from a man in a white shirt and dark trousers. Other saffron-robed attendants and seated men in white shirts and light clothing sit or stand along the stage. The figure has a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though the identification is uncertain.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event. A man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and long orange shawl, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left extending his hands to a man in a white shirt and dark trousers who wears a red-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland. Between them a brass vessel is passed. Beside them a priest in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands. Behind the stage is a banner with Kannada script and a painted deity image. Seated audience members in white shirts sit to the right, and an orange cushioned chair stands at left.2010-09-20December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A man in white dhoti and a purple-and-gold shawl, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, receives a brass vessel from a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap. The robed figure wears a long rudraksha mala and has long dark hair, with a crown-like orange turban. Behind them an orange-clad attendant stands at the right beside a tall brass lamp stand draped with flower garlands. Seated audience members in white and cream clothing line the stage at left, and a large banner behind shows a lotus emblem and a printed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure.2010-09-20A stage event at a Kannada-language celebration, with a banner reading Shivapuri Mahaswamiji behind a row of standing figures. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron robe, an orange turban, a long swept-back hair and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace walks forward, smiling. Beside him, a bald elder in orange robes stands near a white-clad man wearing a shawl with a red-and-gold border. On the left, a bearded elder in orange holds a plastic-wrapped gift next to a man in white shirt and grey trousers, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs at the front. Red-upholstered chairs stand on the stage and an additional orange-robed devotee is seen at the rear.2007-01-30A photograph taken on a stage at an indoor event. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe, with a red-orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and long dark hair, stands at right and receives a brass bowl from a man in white dhoti and shirt with a purple-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland. Behind them is a banner with a lotus emblem, a portrait of a man in an orange turban labelled as printed Kannada text, and a large lamp with flower garlands at right. Seated audience members in white, grey and green wraps watch from the left, and other saffron-robed attendants stand near the lamp.2010-09-20A photograph of a stage event where a man in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Facing him, a man in a copper-gold brocade shawl with a white jasmine garland receives or offers a bundle wrapped in gold cloth. Seated men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the sides, and a man in a checked shirt stands behind. Behind them hang a red-and-cream backdrop with a lotus motif and a Malayalam-script banner. The orange-robed man has long hair and is the.2010-09-20A photograph from a stage event. On the left, a person in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a dark beaded rudraksha mala around the neck, stands facing right with an orange cloth draped over the arm. Beside him a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl watches. On the right, a man in a white shirt and red-gold shawl bends forward offering a garland and a brass tray. Behind them a large banner shows a deity murti with a crown and red face, and Kannada script. A red-cushioned seat appears at the lower left. Audience members sit at the right edge.2010-09-20