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A stage at a Karnataka religious gathering with a large orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha in English and Kannada. Three seated men sit on ornate orange-upholstered armchairs before a brass lamp with a garland of yellow flowers. On the left, a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with a shaved head sits beside a lamp. In the centre, a bald elder in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. On the right, a smiling man in a red-brown robe with a long mala sits with bare feet. Behind them are a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban, and a deity murti or figure with a red crown and a silver headdress against a pink backdrop.

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Stage event with a banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha in English and Kannada script, with a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban printed on the left. On the stage, a seated elder in orange robes with a shaved head and a red bindi sits in an orange armchair beside a brass oil lamp garlanded with yellow flowers. To the right, a man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl over a dark red dhoti, sits smiling in another orange armchair. A man in white ritual clothes sits at the far left, and deity murtis in ornate headdresses appear in the backdrop. Ornate gold-framed chairs line the stage.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01Photo of a stage event under an orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" with Kannada script above and below. A large framed portrait on the left shows a man in an orange turban, labelled with the name Nithyananda in Kannada script. On the stage, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left, a saffron-robed monk sits in an orange armchair in the centre with a rudraksha mala, and a man in maroon robes with a smile sits in an orange chair at right. A tall brass lamp with yellow flowers and a kalasha-style vessel stands in front. Behind them, a red backdrop shows a deity murti with a red and orange headdress and a second decorated deity figure.2014-11-01A photograph of an event stage backed by an orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with Kannada script above it. A man in a white dhoti and shawl sits at left on the red-carpeted stage. Two saffron-robed seated figures sit on an orange throne-like chair in front of a red backdrop with a decorated deity murti. The figure at centre has a grey-streaked head and orange-saffron robes; the figure at right wears a saffron robe and has long hair, with a kalasha-topped lamp stand and a brass oil lamp beside them. In the foreground, a grey-haired man in white raises his hand while speaking into a microphone. A banner at left shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi. a person is the saffron-robed figure at right, with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style saffron robe; he sits on the orange chair and is a candidate only by appearance.2014-11-01A stage event at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha. A large orange backdrop carries the event title in English and Kannada, with a portrait of a man in an orange turban and red bindi on the left and a painted deity figure with a tall crown and red turban on the right. Three people sit on the stage: a man in white dhoti and shirt on the left, a central figure in saffron robes seated in an orange armchair, and a figure in orange robes on the right beside a garland-draped kalasha-style stand. In the foreground a man in white with a grey head is speaking into a microphone at a lectern. Water bottles and potted plants sit on the stage.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage event at the Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaaveshа, with an orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaaveshа in English and Kannada beside a large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban. Seated on ornate chairs are a white-robed man with folded hands, an older saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head and rudraksha mala, and a younger man in a red-orange robe with a garland of yellow flowers. Brass oil lamps and potted plants sit on the stage, and a deity murti with a red turban appears on a backdrop behind them. A blurred figure in white gestures in the foreground at a microphone.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 20142014-11-01A stage event at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha gathering, with a large orange banner in Kannada and English reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and priests sit in rows of chairs on the stage, some in white and orange clothing, and a man in a white dhoti sits at left. Behind them a red draped backdrop shows large deity murtis with crowns. At right a standing man in orange robes and a saffron turban gestures with one arm while speaking into a microphone. In the foreground a cameraman stands beside a video camera on a tripod and a photography sign is posted at the stage edge, with a dense audience seen from behind in the bottom of the frame.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01