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Indoor Dasara celebration in a hall with a large orange backdrop reading "Dasara" in Kannada and English, flanked by tall striped banners with yellow tassels. On a raised stage, a deity murti and an ornate golden throne sit under a canopy, with seated priests in white dhotis and shawls performing puja. Many shaved-headed devotees in white and orange clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing the stage. On the left, a figure in orange robes sits on a gold chair, a possible candidate for the a person but his face and features are too uncertain to confirm. Cameras and a projection screen are visible at the sides.

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A photograph of a Dasara event in a hall with a large orange backdrop. A seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne with floral garlands at the centre of the stage, flanked by a golden throne-like seat and a large banner with a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban and a goddess image. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground and middle, with some in colourful dresses and others in saffron. A man in white stands near a camera on a tripod at the side. Above the stage, a banner reads Dasara, and a screen hangs at the left.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a satsang hall during Dasara celebrations, with a large audience of devotees seated on striped mats facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothing and sit cross-legged, while some wear coloured shirts. On the orange stage backdrop, a painted banner reads Dasara, with a large deity murti of a goddess on the right and a decorated throne with a jewelled seat in the centre. A figure in saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned seat in the centre of the stage, near a garlanded kalasha-style pot and a decorated throne. A camera on a tripod and a projection screen are visible at the side of the hall.2010-10-11A photograph of a large satsang hall with a seated audience of many devotees, mostly in white ritual clothes, with some wearing colourful saris and salwar. In the foreground, rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) with a floral garland, beside a second gilded chair and a large backdrop showing a painted portrait and a goddess image in red, orange and gold, with decorative cloth hangings and a camera on a tripod recording the talk. The backdrop displays Kannada text reading Dasara. A white projection screen hangs at the left edge.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor ashram hall with a white fabric ceiling and colourful patterned pillars. At the front, a large orange banner with a Dasara logo and a deity print hangs behind a throne-like seat. A robed figure in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala stands centrally, facing the front. Several men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies stand with hands folded in anjali, and several women in white and cream saris with gold borders also stand with hands folded, some near the front right. Mats in bright patterned colours cover the floor, with brass lamps and offering vessels placed on them. Camera tripods and two projection screens frame the hall.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A large tented hall with a white canvas ceiling and colourful striped pillar covers hung from the top. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, face a stage at the far end. A banner reads Dashara and shows a deity figure in the centre, flanked by ornate red and gold drapes. On the stage a figure in orange sits before a decorated altar, and a devotee on the right wears a traditional sari. In the foreground, rows of white plastic chairs hold the audience, with a few women in saris and flowers in their hair seated at the right.2008-10-03A wide photograph of a hall during a Dasara celebration, with a large orange backdrop reading "Dasara" and "Celebrating the Divine Mother" above a golden throne. A figure in blue robes sits on the central golden throne, flanked by a deity murti of a goddess adorned with a crown, garlands and gold necklaces on the right, and a smaller golden peetha with a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes and some in orange sit on striped mats on the floor, with a few in blue or teal. Two screens at the top corners show deity images. a person is seated on the central throne in blue robes with cues limited to the setting, so the identity is uncertain.2010-10-09