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A tented outdoor stage with a red carpet and draped white stage skirting decorated with bands of marigold and white flower garlands. Behind it hangs a large orange banner with a portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a Kannada headline reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ (Anandotsava) and 30 ನೇ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ (30 December). Above the banner, several small circular portrait photos of older men and women are printed in a row. On the stage, a bald man in saffron robes stands center among other saffron-clad men, and several ornate gold-and-red thrones are arranged in a row along the back. A brass elephant figure and brass pillars stand at the left foreground, and a bouquet sits on the garlanded table. Some men in saffron and white stand near a microphone stand at the left edge.

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