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Photograph of an outdoor stage event with a large banner behind it showing a smiling woman's portrait, circular portrait insets, and Kannada script reading in part "ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ" and "ಧ್ಯಾನಪೀಠ ಮಹಾಸಂ" with "30ನೇ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್". Center, a standing person in an orange turban and orange robe bends forward and offers a wrapped gift basket to a seated man in an orange robe with a garland and white hair. Front row seated figures include a man in white shirt, an elderly woman in a white head covering, and a bald man in orange robes with folded hands on a gilded throne-like chair. Flower garlands decorate the table, and water bottles and nameplates sit in front.

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Stage event under a white tent with a large banner behind it showing a smiling portrait of a young man with a red bindi and several small circular portraits of religious figures. A devotee in orange clothing and an orange head cloth bows low, hands raised toward a seated figure wearing orange robes and a garland. Ornate gold-and-red thrones sit on a stage draped in marigold and white flower garlands. Two men in white shirts sit at the left, and a man in orange robes sits at the far right beside name placards. Glass water bottles and flower arrangements are on the table. Kannada text on the banner reads Ananda Utsava and 30 December.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor stage event with a large orange banner behind, showing a portrait of a smiling person with a red bindi and a row of circular portrait photos above. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at left, leaning forward to touch the head of a seated man in an orange robe with a floral garland. Two other seated men in orange robes sit on ornate gilded and red velvet thrones; one bald man with a white necklace hands clasped, and another in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala. A man in white stands at far left. Marigold and jasmine garlands drape the white-covered table in front, with water bottles and name placards. The banner carries Kannada text with the date 30 December.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage event with a standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair and rudraksha malas, smiling as he receives a golden-wrapped basket from an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a red and white flower garland. Behind them, ornate gold-and-red thrones line the stage, with saffron-robed seated figures at left. A large orange banner in Kannada script and a framed portrait of a smiling woman hang behind, with water bottles and floral garlands on the table in front.2008-12-30A stage event with a large orange banner behind it showing a photograph of a smiling woman with a red bindi and several circular portrait photos of men and women. The banner's text in Kannada reads Anandotsava and 30 December, with a Dhyanapeetha Mahasamsthana label. On a red-carpeted stage, three figures sit on ornate gold-and-red thrones with flower-garlanded tables in front. A man in an orange robe and orange turban bends forward to touch the feet of a seated man in an orange robe, while a seated man in a white garment and a dhoti-clad figure in orange and maroon sit nearby. A tall brass lamp wrapped with yellow flower garlands stands at right, and a floral arrangement sits on the stage. Several people in white shirts sit at the sides, and a few others stand in the background.2008-12-30A stage at a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration with a row of four seated figures behind a white draped table decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. Three figures in orange robes sit on ornate red-and-gold thrones; the figure on the far left wears a white shirt and joins his palms in greeting. The central orange-clad figure has a saffron turban and rudraksha mala, and the figure at right wears an orange turban and mala. A tall brass kalasha-style lamp wrapped in yellow flowers stands at right, and a large banner behind shows a smiling portrait of a young man, with Kannada text reading 30 December. Floral garlands drape the stage front.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A stage event under a white tent, with a large banner behind showing a smiling figure with long dark hair and a red bindi, plus a row of circular portrait photos and Kannada-script text reading 30 December. On the left, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha malas and a long-haired figure in orange with a saffron turban stand near a table draped in orange and white flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and dhoti presents a golden object to a figure in an orange robe with beads. A bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands between ornate gold-and-pink thrones. On the far right an older man in orange sits quietly. Several people in white and orange clothing are on stage. Two individuals wear saffron turbans; one, with long swept-back hair, a saffron turban and an orange robe with rudraksha malas, is a person and stands at centre-right.2008-12-30