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Outdoor stage event under a white tent canopy. Several people sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a table draped with orange and white marigold garlands. Four central figures wear saffron-orange robes: the second from left has an orange turban and holds a water bottle, the two centre figures hold small books, and the rightmost has an orange turban with a rudraksha mala. A man at far left wears white with a mala, and a man at far right wears white. Behind them a large banner shows circular portrait photos of various men in a row, with Kannada text reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ ೧೦೦೬ (Anandotsava 2008) and 30 ನೇ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ (30 December). Several standing attendants in shirts stand at the back of the stage.

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