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A photograph at an indoor Karnataka religious assembly. A large orange backdrop carries a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta with a white shawl bends forward, while a man in a deep orange-red robe with a gold-bordered orange shawl and a gold chain laughs and gestures. Seated in the centre, an elderly man in an orange-red robe with a bare shaved head and rudraksha mala rests his hands together. Other men in orange robes sit behind, and a water bottle stands on a table.

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November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage at a religious gathering with an orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha above a Sri Nithyanandeshwara Devasthana Trust logo. A man with long hair, wearing a rudraksha-style garland and a plain red-orange shawl, stands smiling at right. A man in a gold-bordered orange silk shawl bends toward him in front of him. Behind them, seated figures wear orange robes, and portrait banners show a smiling man in an orange turban and a deity-like figure. A small bottle and printed materials sit on a low table.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A photograph at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha event. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-red wrap with a golden border and a garland of flowers, stands in front of an orange banner with a large portrait labelled as Paramahamsa Nithyananda in an orange turban. A devotee in a gold-bordered orange shawl bows and offers a small white gift box. Seated saffron-robed sannyasis and a man in white sit on orange chairs behind them, with a deity murti and a gold-trimmed throne visible on the right. Water bottles and a pink bag sit on the floor.2014-11-01A photograph at a stage event beneath a saffron banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha. A man in a thin orange shawl stands at left facing a central figure in red-orange robes with a long gold-beaded garland, who holds out a red and gold brocade cloth. Behind them an elderly bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead and an orange robe sits in an orange-upholstered chair, hands together, and other seated saffron-robed monks are visible. At right a bald man in a rudraksha mala and red-brown robe holds a tray. Backdrop portraits and a deity murti are visible.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage event with an orange banner reading Sri Nithyanandeshwara Devasthanam Trust and Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Sadhu Samaavesha, with Kannada text above the English. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a gold-threaded red-and-gold cloth in his hands smiles as he receives it from a robed sadhu in orange who holds a long staff. A seated orange-robed monk with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala laughs nearby. A man in white with a yellow-and-red tilak stands at left, and a red velvet drape and an orange-upholstered chair sit behind them, with a deity portrait on the backdrop at right.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01