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Outdoor stage event with a garlanded dais and three seated figures in orange robes. Behind them hangs a long banner with the Kannada word ananda utsava 2008 and a row of framed portrait photos above. On the left, a standing man in orange with an orange turban and a shawl points toward the stage. At the center, a seated monk in orange holds a small object, flanked by two other seated figures in orange, one wearing an orange turban. Each seat is a gold-framed throne with red cushions, and the table is draped with orange, white and purple flower garlands and fresh flowers. Nameplates sit on the table in front of each seat. Several other people stand near the stage edges, including a man in white and a man in dark clothing. A signed caption shows the archive copyright.

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December 30 20082008-12-30Stage at an outdoor festival event with a bright yellow-orange banner behind, showing Kannada text and a row of framed portrait photographs along the top. Four seated and standing figures in saffron and orange robes sit or stand on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a white table draped with orange and white marigold garlands and pink flowers. The standing man at left wears an orange turban and a rudraksha mala and holds a small booklet. A man in orange with a shawl holds an open booklet. The seated central figure in orange holds a booklet, and a woman in an orange turban and orange robe beside him holds a booklet with a sun-like cover. At far right a man in white sits on a gold throne. A man in white at far left has hands folded, and two more men stand in the background near the stage.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage at a Hindu ceremony with five seated men on ornate gilded thrones with red cushions, behind a table draped with marigold and white flower garlands. Three men in saffron-orange robes sit in the centre, one with an orange turban, a rudraksha mala, and a crown-like head covering. The central man speaks into a microphone. At the far left a man in white robes and white head wrap sits, and at the far right a man in white shirt sits. A banner behind reads Kannada text with portrait photos of several men along the top. Water bottles and a floral arrangement sit on the table.2008-12-30A stage event at an Anandotsav festival, with a Kannada banner reading Anandotsava 2006 and Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana Peetharohana. Five people sit in large gilded thrones with red cushions behind a white table draped with marigold and white flower garlands. The two men at left wear white shirts and trousers. The central figure wears an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and the figure beside him wears an orange turban, orange robes and a beaded mala. The figure at far right has a full beard and wears an orange robe. Water bottles and name cards sit on the table, and portrait photos of several men appear at the top of the banner.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a dais at an event with a long orange banner behind it bearing Kannada text and a row of framed portraits along the top. Seven people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a white draped table decorated with white jasmine and orange and purple marigold garlands and name placards. From left, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala, a man in white with a white head cloth and rudraksha mala, a young man in saffron robes with an orange turban and rudraksha mala, an older bearded man in orange robes with a mala, a bald man in orange robes, a man in orange robes and turban, and a man in white with a light shirt. A framed deity image hangs at the right, and water bottles sit on the table. A probable Swamiji is the young man in the orange turban and saffron robes with long hair and rudraksha beads.2008-12-30A photograph of a seated panel on a stage at an outdoor event, with a banner behind reading in Kannada 'ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ 2008' (Anandotsava) and 'ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ ಮಹಾಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ ಪೀಠಾರೋಹಣ' (Dhyanapeetha mahasamsthana peetharohana). Four people sit on ornate gold chairs with red cushions. Second from left, a man in an orange headcloth and saffron robe with a folded hand near his mouth sits beside a younger person in saffron wearing a rudraksha mala. Fourth from left, a bearded man in saffron robes sits beside them. Two men in white shirts sit at the left end. Marigold and white flower garlands drape the table in front. Portrait photos of four men are printed on the banner above. Water bottles sit on the table.2008-12-31A stage event with saffron-robed monks seated on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a table draped with orange and white marigold garlands. From left, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, then a young monk in saffron with an orange turban, two more saffron-robed monks, a monk with a shaved head in orange, and a monk in orange with a turban. Men in white shirts sit at the far right. Behind them hangs a large orange banner with Kannada text and portraits of several men in dark jackets, and a deity mural appears at the right. A hand holding a pen is visible in the lower left foreground. Seated people are shown in a photograph, not in a visible crowd, and the scene includes several seated participants on the stage.2008-12-30A stage at an Anandotsava 2008 event at a person Dhyanapeeta, with five golden ornate chairs with red cushions set behind a draped table decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands. Seated are a man in white shirt and white dhoti at left, a man in white shirt at centre-left, a person in saffron/orange robes with a saffron turban in the centre-right, and a bearded person in ochre robes at right beside a microphone and a podium. A large banner behind shows portrait photos of several people and Kannada text reading Anandotsava 2008 and Dhyanapeetha. A framed deity image with a golden arch sits at the right edge. Flower pots and pink and yellow blooms decorate the foreground. A man in a grey shirt sits at far left.2008-12-31A 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.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30