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Outdoor ritual event under a striped tent with a red carpet. Three seated figures sit on ornate gold thrones and chairs in front of a large banner showing a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a white garland, with Kannada text reading Atirudra. On the left, a man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads holds a long pole fringed with colourful tassels above a white-bearded man seated in an orange armchair, wearing a white garland and orange robes. In the centre, a figure in saffron robes with a white-and-yellow shawl sits barefoot on a gold throne with a tall fringed umbrella overhead; a red-brown cap and a red-and-white garland mark the seated man to the right of him. A standing attendant in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the far right. The gold footstools and newspaper on the floor complete the scene.

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January 12 20152015-01-12Photograph of a stage at an Atirudra Mahayaga event with a large banner behind reading ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA and dates in Kannada and English. Two figures sit on ornate gold-carved thrones with red cushions, under a multicoloured fringed canopy. The central figure wears an orange robe, an orange turban, and a yellow and white flower garland. The figure on the right wears a red-orange turban, a brown-red robe, and a red and white flower garland. A third seated man in orange robes and a white head covering sits to the left, and a standing attendant in orange is partly visible at the edge. Banner portraits show a figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and a smiling man in orange with a garland. Red carpet covers the floor.2015-01-12A stage event with two seated figures on ornate gold-and-red thrones beneath a large banner with Kannada script and two portraits. The central seated figure wears an orange robe, a red-and-gold turban, and garlands of orange and yellow flowers, and holds a small object. Beside him on the right sits another figure in a dark red robe with a red turban and a red flower garland. Two colourful fringed parasols stand above the thrones. A seated man in an orange robe with white flower garland sits at the left edge, and a standing attendant in orange and red dress stands at the right. Red carpeted stage in the foreground, with a metal railing. The banner shows portraits of a man with a vertical white mark on his forehead in orange robes and a smiling woman in orange with rudraksha beads, with Kannada text reading Sri Nithyananda and dates in January 2015.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph of a ceremonial stage with red carpeting and a golden ornate throne. Seated on a gold throne at left is a man in saffron-orange robes and a turban-style wrap, holding papers. Centre, a seated figure in red and gold clothing wears a garland of flowers and is receiving a gesture from a standing priest in an orange-brown dhoti with a bare upper body. Behind them is a large banner with a portrait of a smiling woman in a red garment and a flower garland, with Kannada script. A striped multicolour canopy with fringe hangs above the thrones. To the right, a priest in white robes works at a table, and a shrine with a deity murti sits at far right. Two men in white dhotis stand near a railing.2015-01-12Two ornate gold thrones with red cushions stand on a red-carpeted stage under a large saffron, fringed parasol. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban sits with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. On the right, a seated man wears a red turban, a long red-and-white flower garland and a dark red garment. A gold footstool sits between the thrones, and a man in orange dhoti kneels at the right foreground beside a small shrine-like altar, with more orange-clad attendants behind. A banner with Kannada text and dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015 is behind the stage, and a decorated deity figure stands at the upper right.2015-01-12January 13 20152015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12Three men sit on a red-carpeted stage in front of a large pink banner reading ATIRUDRA MAHAYAGA in English and Kannada, with dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015 printed beside it. On the left, a bald man in orange robes sits barefoot on a silver-framed red-cushioned bench. Beside him, a man with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and sits cross-legged on the bench. On the right, a man wearing a maroon head turban, a red-and-orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala sits barefoot in maroon-brown robes. Behind them, banner portraits show a man in orange with rudraksha beads and a smiling woman in red with a red and white garland. An orange umbrella stands at left.2015-01-13January 12 20152015-01-12A stage event with a large banner behind it showing two saffron-robed figures with raised hands and a Kannada heading, with the dates 11, 12 and 13 January 2015 printed below. Two gold ornate thrones with red cushions and orange-and-yellow flower garlands sit on the red-carpeted stage, each topped by a multicoloured fringed canopy. The seated figure in the centre wears saffron robes, a red turban and a yellow and green flower garland. The seated figure at right wears a red-brown robe, a red turban and a red-and-white garland. On the left, an older man in saffron robes and white garlands sits on a low platform, and another person in yellow and orange clothing stands behind at the edge of the stage.2015-01-12A photograph of a stage event at an Atirudra Mahayagya, with a large pink backdrop bearing the event title in English and Kannada and a multicoloured fringed canopy overhead. Three seated figures sit on ornate gold thrones with red cushions. The central figure wears an orange robe and orange turban, with a yellow and white flower garland, and is seated barefoot. On the right, a figure in a dark red robe and red turban wears a red and white garland. On the left, an older bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland sits in an armchair beside a newspaper, while attendants in orange and white stand behind. Three people are visible in the scene.2015-01-12