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A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage at Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad. A seated figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-and-white robes sits on a gold throne with a gold canopy, garlanded with multicoloured flowers, while a row of people in white and yellow clothes sit cross-legged on the orange floor before him. Rows of small oil lamps fill the steps in front. Behind the throne is a large red backdrop with a portrait labelled Dasara, a painted goddess image with gold crown and jewellery, and a gilded deity murti on a decorated seat at left. A portrait of a man in an orange turban appears on the backdrop at upper left.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage at the Sripuram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall, with an orange backdrop reading "Dasara" in English and Kannada. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with an orange umbrella and garlands in orange and yellow marigolds appears to be a seated person wearing an orange turban and orange garments; the appearance is uncertain. A gold palanquin-style seat on the left holds a small deity murti decorated with garlands, and a second decorated seat with a fringed parasol stands on the right. Several people sit on the floor in white and yellow clothes, some with white dhoti-style garments, facing the throne in devotion. Brass lamps and offering plates are set on the floor in front.2010-10-17October 11 20102010-10-11October 11 20102010-10-11October 11 20102010-10-11October 11 20102010-10-11October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage with an orange backdrop reading Dasara and a Kannada word. A seated figure in orange and red garlands sits on a flower-decorated throne under a yellow fringed parasol. Beside him stands a golden deity murti of a goddess with a flower garland and a peetha, and at right a large painted goddess image with a crown and jewelry. Around the orange mat, a group of about a dozen people in white and yellow clothes sit on the floor facing the stage; two men in white dhotis at left sit behind microphones with brass items, and a shaved-headed man in white with a sacred thread sits near the centre. Brass plates and offerings lie on the mat in front.2010-10-12October 10 20102010-10-10