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Outdoor stage event under a white tent with marigold and flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at left beside saffron-robed sannyasis, one wearing an orange turban and another with a shaved head and walking stick. At centre, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes holds a gold kalasha-topped vessel with a bird finial and a small bell, with a flower arrangement in front. A second bearded sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a plate. Yellow and orange drapery and a banner with Kannada script and a portrait frame the stage. Five clearly visible people, with two more partly visible at the edges, the prominent figures being the clergy and the man in white. Ritual aarti or abhishekam setting.

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December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor tented stage with a red carpet and yellow draped backdrop decorated with marigold garlands. Center, a man in saffron robes and an orange turban holds a lit oil lamp aloft in front of a tall brass lamp stand topped with a bird finial; a younger attendant in saffron with an orange head covering stands beside him, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands at left. A bearded man in saffron with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right. Behind them hangs a framed painting of a deity murti with multiple figures, and a printed portrait appears at left edge. Flower arrangements sit in brass vessels at the front, and the scene suggests an aarti being performed.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor stage under a white tent with a yellow draped backdrop and marigold garlands. A large golden standing lamp topped with a rooster finial, decorated with white and orange flower garlands, is lit by a sannyasi in orange robes with a long beard. To the left, a man in white shirt and dark trousers stands beside a figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap. In the center, a figure in orange robes and an orange turban stands with hands folded. At right, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes holds a brass tray with a lamp and a flower garland. Behind them a framed image shows deity murtis. Flowers in pink and yellow sit at the lower edge.2008-12-31Outdoor ceremonial tent with a white fabric canopy. A central figure in orange robes and an orange head cloth raises his hands toward a tall brass aarti lamp wrapped with white and red flower garlands, a ritual oil lamp, on a red carpet. Two men in white shirts stand at left with hands joined in namaste. Behind the lamp, another robed figure in orange holds a long staff. At right, a bearded man in orange robes and a beaded necklace stands before a yellow draped backdrop trimmed with orange marigold garlands. Flower arrangements with yellow and pink blooms sit at the base. This appears to be an aarti during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration. The central figure in orange with a shaved head and orange head cloth is a sannyasi or priest; appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to identify him further.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31