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Indoor stage event with a large orange banner behind the seated group. On the banner, a smiling man in an orange turban is printed beside Kannada script and the word Dasara. A woman in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne under a gold umbrella, with yellow-and-orange flower garlands on the throne. In front, a man in orange robes sits on the floor, and to the right two women in white and yellow shawls sit on orange mats. A man in white and yellow sits on the left near a second gold chair draped with garlands. Gold ceremonial staffs stand beside the throne, and a deity image with garlands appears at the right edge.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a Dasara celebration stage with a gilded throne at centre. A seated woman in orange garments and a long necklace sits on the golden throne, adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Beside the throne, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl lies prostrate on the floor, while a young woman in white with a yellow shawl sits to the right. A large orange banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban, and a second gilded seat with garlands stands at left. Red and patterned rugs cover the white floor, with ceremonial golden staffs and umbrellas around the stage.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A festival stage scene with a large orange backdrop bearing a printed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and red tilak, with large Kannada-script lettering and an English word beginning with D. A long-haired person in orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with yellow and orange flower garlands, smiling, barefoot, with a microphone stand in front. Beside the throne, a helper in orange kneels and adjusts the throne. A devotee in white lies prostrate on a patterned red carpet in the foreground, and other people in white and yellow sit at the edges. A second decorated golden seat with a garlanded deity murti stands on the left. Presence of the throne alone is not sufficient to identify him.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a ceremonial stage at a Dasara celebration with a large orange backdrop. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sitting on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands. A man in a white dhoti with a red shawl and a yellow-bordered wrap kneels and bows his head toward the throne's footstool, while a standing man in orange clothes claps his hands nearby. Two more seated people in white and yellow sit at the sides, and a deity murti adorned with garlands sits on a smaller gold throne to the left. A large portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban appears on the backdrop, with Kannada text reading Dasara and Aradhane visible above the stage. Oriental rugs cover the floor.2010-10-17A ceremonial stage scene at a Dasara celebration. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, sits smiling on an ornate gilded throne decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, beside a microphone. Behind him stands a large orange banner with a smiling portrait of a bearded-free man in an orange turban and a Hindu text in Kannada script. To the left, an empty gilded throne holds a deity murti garlanded with flowers. Two seated men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on a red patterned rug, one prostrate and one in orange robes with hands in anjali. Golden trident staffs and ornate poles frame the stage. a person is seated on the central throne in orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, positioned as the honoured guest.2010-10-17