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A seated group of religious figures under a decorated tent at an outdoor religious gathering. A younger man in saffron-orange robes wears a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a long swept-back hairstyle, seated in a blue chair beside a bearded elder in orange, and a clean-shaven man in an orange turban on a raised dais. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with dark-rimmed glasses sits at right. A yellow banner reads 'Dharmika Sabha' with Kannada text. Gold and red tent drapery, flower arrangements and a brass pot sit in front of the dais. a person: the younger man in orange with long swept-back hair and bead mala, seated among the dignitaries.

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Outdoor stage event under a decorated tent with striped and colourful cloth canopy and a yellow banner reading a Kannada heading. Seated on the stage behind a red draped table with flower garlands and floral arrangements, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in chairs. The man in the centre left wears an orange robe and orange headcloth; beside him sits a bearded figure in orange, and at the right a bearded sadhu with long hair wears orange. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits in the centre, and another in white stands behind. Several people stand at the sides, with flower pots and red and green foliage in the foreground.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of an outdoor religious assembly under a decorated tent with purple drapes, yellow and green streamers, and lights. Seated on a raised stage draped in maroon cloth with white garland and marigold trim, several men in saffron and orange robes sit in a row. A bald man in saffron, holding a microphone on a stand, speaks at centre, while an older bearded man in orange sits beside him. A man on the right wears an orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and a saffron robe. Men in white dress sit at either end. A brass pot of flowers stands on the stage. A yellow banner reads a Kannada heading meaning religious assembly, with dates and Tirumakudalu Narasipura. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and white fill the tent.2007-02-02A photograph of a covered outdoor stage under a colourful canopy with yellow, green, red and pink fringed drapes and a dotted silver ceiling. Behind the seated group hangs a yellow banner with blue Kannada lettering reading a Kumbha Mela meeting, and the front of the stage has a red skirt decorated with orange and white flower garlands. Several seated sannyasis in orange robes sit in chairs, including one with a shaved head and one with long grey hair and a beard. A man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaste. At the far right, a man in orange robes with an orange turban, long hair and a beaded necklace sits beside a man in white. Standing behind them are additional men in white and orange.2007-02-02A photograph of a seated religious gathering under a decorated tent with blue drapes, fairy lights and red-yellow fringe. A yellow banner in Kannada reads as a dharmic assembly (dhARmika sabhe) of a Mahakumbha Mela. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in blue chairs behind a maroon-draped table with marigold garlands and flower arrangements. A man in a beige vest and white kurta leans forward to speak with a seated monk. On the right, a bearded sadhu in orange and a long-haired sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robe with a beaded necklace sit together; the latter gestures with one hand near his face. A man in white with a silver chain and glasses sits at the far right. Several other people in white and orange stand or sit in the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and a few white-clad men under a decorated pandal at an outdoor stage. A yellow banner with Kannada text on a blue draped backdrop reads as a religious discourse programme. The central white-clad man sits with hands joined, flanked by orange-clad monks; one monk on the right wears a saffron turban and a long mala. Red-and-yellow striped poles, marigold garlands and a brass pot with flowers sit on a red-draped table in front. Several standing attendants in white and saffron stand behind the row.2007-02-02A photograph of a seated religious assembly under a canopy of colourful pennants and fairy lights at an outdoor stage. Front row, a woman in an orange-and-red checked sari sits beside men in white dhotis and kurtas; one wears a dark vest and another a green-bordered shawl. Behind them, several monks in saffron and orange robes sit on the stage, and a man in an orange turban is among them. A banner with Kannada text hangs at left, and a brass oil lamp stands at right amid potted plants and flower garlands on a maroon-draped dais. Several dozen people are visible in the crowd and on stage.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor dais under a decorated pandal with multicoloured festoons and a large yellow banner reading a Kannada heading for a Kumbha Mela discourse session. Seated on the stage are a woman in an orange-and-maroon checked sari, men in white dhotis and black or white shirts, and several monastics in saffron and orange robes. A tall sannyasi with grey hair sits at the centre; a figure on the right wears saffron and a shawl; the scene may show a person in saffron robes seated among other saffron-clad monastics on the dais. Potted plants, marigold garlands and a brass lamp stand in front of the stage, and a crowd sits behind the dais.2007-02-02Outdoor stage under a decorated tent with blue drapes, yellow and red bunting and fairy lights. A yellow banner with Kannada script hangs behind the dais. In the foreground a red-draped table holds flower garlands and a vase of yellow and red flowers. Seated on chairs, several saffron-robed sadhus and religious figures sit in a row; one bearded man in saffron with a long beard holds papers, and a man in an orange turban and saffron robe wears a beaded necklace. A man in white standing bends to hand over a paper. On the right, a man in white with glasses and a pendant necklace sits. Several other people in white and saffron sit nearby, with a row of audience members behind.2007-02-02