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A stage at an outdoor Anandotsava event with a dais of gold-framed red-cushioned thrones garlanded with marigold and rose strings. Several men sit in a row behind a white-skirted table with water bottles and name cards. The central figures wear saffron and orange robes; one wears an orange turban and another has long hair with an orange garment. Seated men in white shirts and dhotis flank them. Above, a banner shows a grid of framed portrait photos of men and a Kannada slogan. A decorated deity backdrop with a yellow curtain stands at the right. Roughly a dozen people are visible on the dais.

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A stage at an event with a long banner behind it in Kannada script reading an Ananda Utsava programme, with portraits of several men across the top. Gold-and-red thrones line the dais, draped with marigold and white flower garlands. Seated on the stage are several men: on the left a man in white shirt and trousers, next to a man in a white head cloth and white shirt with a beaded necklace. Centre stage, a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap leans toward a man in orange robes with a yellow shawl, both seated; further along, a man in orange robes and an orange turban sits near a man in white. Water bottles and microphones stand on the white-draped table, with a framed deity image at the upper right of the banner.2008-12-30A stage dais at an outdoor Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha event, with a long table draped in marigold and rose garlands. Seated in front of a large banner of portrait photos and a Kannada-titled celebration sign, several men sit in a row. On the left, a person wears a white turban and white clothes. Next are two men in saffron and orange robes; the central figure wears an orange robe and an orange turban. Beside them sit men in white and a man in a brown jacket. Gold ornate thrones with red cushions stand behind them, and a brass lamp and a deity murti on a side panel are visible at right. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed seated figure, identified only by appearance cues of saffron robes and turban, seated in the central position of honour.2008-12-30A stage at a Kannada-language ceremony with a long row of ornate golden thrones draped in white and orange-decorated tables with garlands of marigold and white flowers. Seated on the thrones are several men: a man in white shirt at left, a man in white cap and white kurta beside him, a central figure in an orange turban, orange robes and rudraksha mala, a man in orange robes with a yellow shawl, an older bald man in orange robes, and another figure in orange at far right. Banner behind shows portrait photos of several men and a Kannada heading reading Anandotsava. Water bottles and flower arrangements sit on the stage. A tall microphone stands at left. The central figure wears a turban and orange robes, with long hair swept back and a rudraksha mala over orange garments, seated on a gold throne within a row of similar thrones.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage event with a row of ornate gold-and-red thrones seated with figures in orange and white. Five seated figures in saffron robes and a man in white with a white head cloth and rudraksha mala sit behind a long white table draped with orange, pink and white flower garlands and name cards. A man in white with a white head cloth at left holds papers, and at right several men in white shirts and dark clothes hold papers. A central figure in orange with a tall orange turban and rudraksha mala sits between others; another in orange sits beside a bald monk. Behind them hangs a large orange banner with Kannada text, a row of framed portraits along the top, and a painted deity panel at right. A microphone stands at left and a red carpet covers the floor. Several people are seated on the stage.2008-12-30A photograph of a stage at a person Dhyanapeetha event, with a long banner behind it bearing portraits of several men and Kannada text. Seated on golden ornate thrones with red cushions are four saffron-robed sannyasis, several wearing orange turbans, and two men in white and beige shirts at the right. A row of marigold and flower garlands decorates the stage edge and table. Behind them a backdrop shows a deity murti in an arched frame. Microphones are in front of the speakers. Four prominent men are seated; the leftmost man wears white with a white head covering.2008-12-31 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30A stage at an outdoor pandal event with a row of golden thrones draped in marigold and flower garlands, a red carpet and white-draped table. Several seated men wear saffron and orange robes, and others wear white shirts and dhotis. A large banner behind shows a smiling woman in a red bindi, a row of portrait photos of men and a deity painting. A tall brass oil lamp with a yellow garland stands at the right edge of the stage. Approximately eight people are visible on the stage.2008-12-30A stage event with a row of ornate gold-and-red chairs behind a long table draped in white cloth and garlanded with marigolds. Seated are several men: two in saffron-orange robes near the centre, one in white with a white cap at left, and others in white and in a green jacket at right. A tall brass lamp stands at the right edge, and a brass elephant sits in the foreground. Above them a large banner shows a row of framed portraits of older men and Kannada text announcing Ananda Utsava. A painted deity panel hangs at the upper right. Canopy and drapes frame the stage. Several people are visible seated on stage, more than one but fewer than six.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20082008-12-31