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Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with tall colourful decorative poles topped with ornate fabric banners. Two seated figures sit in carved wooden chairs on a raised platform: a figure in ochre-orange robes with a matching orange head covering and a beaded necklace, and a white-robed figure with white hair and beard. A standing man in pale pink robes holds an object and stands at the left edge near a microphone. Front of stage has white folding chairs, a framed picture with flower garland on a red-draped table, and banners advertising a Kumbh Mela event with a sunset-lit scene of people on a hillside. Lawn and parked cars visible behind. Appearance-based candidate in orange robes: a person seated centre-stage in the orange-robed figure's position, with the white-robed figure beside him.

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Outdoor stage under a white canopy with colourful fabric lanterns hanging from the truss. A man in pink robes stands at a microphone on the left, gesturing with his hand. Seated in carved wooden chairs at centre is a figure in orange robes with a saffron turban and a beaded necklace, a probable Swamiji by appearance, alongside a person in white clothing. Front of stage has banners reading Kumbh Mela Confluence for World Peace, Sep 9 2007, Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, with a table holding framed garlanded portraits and a red cloth. Plastic folding chairs sit before the banners and a crowd of people is not visible. The lawn and parked cars and houses are in the background.2007-09-09An outdoor stage under a white canopy at a Kumbh Mela confluence event at Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk. A man in pale pink robes stands at left, hands together, speaking near a microphone. Seated center is a figure in orange robes with an orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace, appearing to be a person based on the saffron clothing, turban and ornate necklace; he is seated on a carved wooden chair. Beside him sits a man in white clothing. Colourful embroidered cloth streamers hang above the stage. In front, banners advertise the Kumbh Mela and Confluence for World Peace, and framed photographs decorated with flower garlands rest on a red-draped table. Three white folding chairs sit at the front.2007-09-09Outdoor stage at dusk under a white canopy with colourful fabric banners hanging from the truss. A man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands at a microphone with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a seated man wears an orange robe and orange turban with a beaded mala, and a third man in white sits in a chair. Banners on the stage front read Kumbh Mela and Confluence for World Peace, and a framed portrait garlanded with pink flowers sits on a red-draped table. Folding chairs, speakers and parked cars are visible behind the stage.2007-09-09Outdoor stage under a white canopy with truss framing and colourful embroidered cloth pennants hanging at the sides. A standing man in a pale pink robe holds a microphone and a small book at a stand, in front of a banner reading Confluence for World Peace, Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, CT. Two people sit in chairs on the stage: one in an orange robe and orange turban with a beaded necklace, and one in white clothing. In the foreground are a Kumbh Mela 2007 banner showing a crowd by a river, and framed flower-decorated photographs on a table with white chairs.2007-09-09Outdoor stage at dusk under a white canopy with tall, colourful fabric banners embroidered with birds and flowers. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha-style necklace stands at a microphone with palms pressed together. Beside him, a person in an orange robe and orange turban sits in a chair, and a man in white clothes sits next to them. Banners on the stage front read Kumbh Mela and Confluence for World Peace, and a framed garlanded photograph sits on a red-draped table with white folding chairs. Several people are visible in the background, along with parked cars and houses.2007-09-09Outdoor stage at the Confluence for World Peace event at Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, CA, on a sunny afternoon. A man in white kurta with a pendant necklace stands at a microphone reading from paper at left. Three seated figures face the audience: on the left a man in pale peach robes, in the centre a figure in saffron-orange robes with a red turban and beaded orange mala, and on the right a man with white hair and beard in white clothing holding papers. Behind them hang tall decorated cloth banners in red, orange, and green. Front of stage has a framed image of a deity garlanded with pink flowers on a red-draped table, and white folding chairs. Banners read Kumbh Mela 2007 and Sep 9 2007 Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, CA. Five people are visible.2007-09-09Outdoor stage event under a canopy of stage lights, with colourful patterned fabric pillars at the sides. A standing person in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, hands in anjali near a microphone, stands at left. Two seated figures sit in carved wooden chairs at centre: one in pink robes, one in white. A person in a magenta top stands at right beside speaker equipment. Framed portraits of a deity murti decorated with pink flowers sit on a draped table, with a banner reading KUMBH MELA Confluence for World Peace. Audience members are visible at the bottom edge. Blue banners at the front also mention KUMBH MELA.2007-09-09Outdoor stage under a white canopy at dusk with colourful fabric banners hanging on poles. A man in pale pink robes stands at left holding a sheet of paper or small object. Seated in carved wooden chairs are a figure in orange-saffron robes with a saffron head wrap and beaded necklaces, and a man in white clothing with a white shawl. Behind them hangs a banner with a Kumbh Mela picture and dates. In the foreground are white chairs and a table with framed images decorated with pink flowers, and Kumbh Mela invitation banners. a person: the seated figure in orange with saffron head wrap and ornate beaded necklaces is a candidate for the a person, seated as a guest of honour on stage.2007-09-09Outdoor stage under a white canopy at a Kumbh Mela event, with colourful striped banners hanging from the frame. A man in a pale pink kurta stands at a microphone on the left, gesturing with one hand and holding a small booklet. Seated in the centre is a person in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head wrap and beads, beside another person in white clothing. A banner reads Kumbh Mela and Influence for World Peace with dates and a Norwalk location. Framed flower-decorated photographs and white folding chairs are at the front of the stage.2007-09-09A photograph of an outdoor stage event at Excelsior Grounds in Norwalk, CA, under stage lights. A large banner reads KUMBH MELA USA 2007 with the subtitle Confluence for World Peace, dated Sep 9 2007, Sunday, 1:00pm to 9:00pm. Two seated figures in the centre: a man in pale pink robes on the left, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering, rudraksha-style beaded mala and a gold necklace, seated on a carved wooden chair in the centre-right. A man in white robes stands at right gesturing toward them. On the left, a man in white dhoti-style clothing and a man in orange robes with a microphone stand near the stage, one appearing to chant or speak. Colourful patterned decorative pillars frame the stage. Framed portraits with flower garlands sit at the lower right, and banners for Vishwa Hindu Sangh and the Kumbh Mela event are along the stage front. Audience members' heads are visible at the bottom edge.2007-09-09Outdoor stage at dusk for the Kumbh Mela USA 2007 event, a Confluence for World Peace held at Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, CA. A man in white with a shawl stands at left with hands joined beside a microphone stand. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at a microphone speaking. Three seated figures sit in carved wooden chairs: one in pale pink robes, one in saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering and a mala, and one in white with a grey beard. Behind them hang a banner reading Kumbh Mela USA 2007 and Confluence for World Peace, and colourful decorative pennants. A seated man in a striped shirt sits at right edge. Lower banners read Virat Hindu Samaj Kumbh Mela USA 2007.2007-09-09Outdoor stage at the Kumbh Mela USA 2007 Confluence for World Peace event, Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, with a banner reading "Confluence for World Peace, Sep 9 2007, Excelsior Grounds, Norwalk, CA, Sunday 1:00pm to 9:00pm" above. Four people sit or stand on the stage: a man in a pale pink robe seated in a carved wooden chair, a person in a bright orange robe and orange turban with a beaded necklace seated in a second carved chair, and a bearded man in white standing at the right beside a microphone stand. Two men stand at the left, one in white dhoti and one in orange robe with a beaded necklace, the orange-robed man speaking into a microphone. Colourful striped pillars flank the stage, and framed portraits garlanded with flowers sit at the lower right. Banners below read "Kumbh Mela USA 2007" and "Virat Hindu Samaj invites you." Audience members are visible in the foreground at the bottom edge.2007-09-09