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A standing orange-robed speaker addresses an outdoor stage under a white and red canopy with purple and yellow bunting. He stands at a microphone behind a white-draped table holding flowers. Seated on chairs in rows are saffron-robed sannyasis and a figure in white on the left, with a green-leafed potted plant and a brass pot with a garland at the right. A banner behind them reads in Kannada, with a mela-style poster, and a blue carpet covers the floor. The scene is a religious gathering and Kumbha Mela event. Whether the standing speaker is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.

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January 30 20102010-01-30A standing monk in orange robes speaks at a microphone on a stage under a white tented canopy with decorative red and purple fabric. Seated beside and behind him are about a dozen men in saffron and orange robes and white garments, several with shaved heads and some with long beards, arranged on chairs before white-draped tables. On the right, a tall brass lamp with orange flower garlands stands near potted plants. A large yellow banner behind the stage carries Kannada text and a Kumbhamela 2010 heading. Blue carpet and green foliage cover the foreground. One standing speaker wears a plain saffron garment; a seated figure beside him wears a saffron robe and orange turban, and a long-haired figure with a saffron wrap sits nearby. The speaker's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2010-01-30A large outdoor pandal with white and silver ceiling drapes, red and yellow trim, and a blue carpeted stage hosts a seated row of Hindu monastics and guests. Several figures in saffron and orange robes sit on white-covered tables and chairs; one bare-headed seated man wears a saffron shawl, another wears a white shirt, and a man in dark formal clothes sits at the far right. A garlanded brass kalasha with flowers and a potted plant stands in front. Behind them a yellow banner with a red and white Kannada-language heading is displayed. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-01-30Outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with orange OM pennants and blue-and-yellow fringe. A man in an orange saffron robe and orange head wrap stands at a wooden podium with a microphone, speaking. Behind him, a yellow banner carries Kannada text. Seated on a blue-carpeted stage in orange robes and white cloth-covered tables are several saffron-clad sannyasis, including a bearded figure in the centre, along with a man in a dark suit at the right. Potted palms are in the foreground. A visible banner text reads Kumbhamela 2010 in Kannada-style lettering, consistent with a Kumbh Mela-style gathering. Eight to ten people are visible.2010-01-30A photograph of a seated dais under a decorated tent at an outdoor event. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit in white chairs on a blue mat, including a bearded man on the left with long hair and a seated monk with a shaved head in orange. A woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange with an orange head covering sit to the right. Behind them a standing man in pink robes and a man in white shirt stand near the backdrop. A brass oil lamp with orange and white flower garland stands in the foreground beside a white-draped table. A yellow backdrop behind the dais carries Kannada script and a logo, and a purple and red decorative banner hangs from the tent ceiling.2010-01-30A photograph of an outdoor stage event under a white and yellow canopy strung with saffron pennants bearing the Om symbol. A man in saffron robes and an orange turban stands at a wooden podium with a microphone, speaking. Behind him, seated saffron-robed sadhus and a few people in white and pink sit on chairs before a yellow banner with Kannada and English text and small photo panels. Green plants and blue floor covering are in the foreground.2010-01-30A seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis on a blue-carpeted stage beneath a white and red tent canopy with purple and red star decoration. Several men in orange robes sit in red-cushioned chairs, one with a long beard and one in a small orange turban, and a woman in a pink sari sits at right. A white-draped table and a brass lamp with orange flower garlands and banana leaves stand in front. Behind them a yellow banner with Kannada text and small photo panels reads Kumbhamela 2010, Dharmika Sabhe and Samskritika Karyakramagalu. Several more people in orange robes and a man in a dark suit sit at right.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor tented event with a white and silver canopy trimmed in yellow, orange and purple bunting. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow sash stands at left and bows low before an elderly white-clad priest in a white dhoti with a green border. Seated in a row of chairs behind a white-draped table are saffron-robed sannyasis and monks, several with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, one with a long beard, one in a bright orange head covering pressing palms together. A banner behind reads in Kannada and mentions Kumbhamela. Blue carpet covers the floor and orange flowers appear at lower right.2010-01-30A young man in an orange sleeveless robe and matching orange head wrap stands at a wooden podium with microphones, speaking under a large white tent decorated with yellow, orange and purple bunting. Behind him a yellow banner with red text is displayed. Seated on the right are rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks on red-cushioned chairs and a white-draped dais, with a few people in white or pink attire among them. Green plants and a blue carpet cover the stage floor. The setting appears to be an outdoor religious assembly or dharma event.2010-01-30Outdoor stage event under a colourful striped tent with a red and white patterned backdrop and a blue carpeted platform. A man in saffron robes stands at a podium with a microphone, speaking. Seated in gold-trimmed chairs in rows are many monastics in saffron and orange robes, several with orange turbans or headwear and rudraksha malas, along with a bearded figure in white. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and staff in white and grey shirts stand along the back, one holding a garland. Marigold garlands hang on the poles and a pink garland rests near the podium. A white-draped table sits on the front of the stage.2007-08-09A standing speaker in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban stands at a wooden podium with microphones, addressing a seated audience under a decorated tent with red, yellow and blue draping and orange bunting. Rows of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees sit on blue carpet and white-covered tables. A yellow banner behind the stage shows a sanskrit-style title and small deity images. Potted plants with orange ribbons line the right side.2010-01-30 +1 copies