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Stage event with a large banner behind it showing three framed portrait photos at top and Kannada script reading ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ (Anandotsav) in orange lettering. Three men sit or stand on ornate gold-carved chairs on the dais. Center, a man in orange robes and an orange turban raises his hand while wearing a rudraksha mala. Right, a long-haired man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a small booklet. Marigold garlands line the stage front, with water bottles and a nameplate in Kannada script below.

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Outdoor stage event with a large orange banner reading Kannada text "ಆನಂದೋತ್ಸವ" (Anandotsav) and "2008" above portrait photos of three men: a bearded man in orange, an older smiling man in white, and a man with a moustache in a white shirt. Three people stand on a gold-trimmed stage. On the left, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a small booklet. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, raises a small golden-framed object in his right hand. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Water bottles sit on the stage floor.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a banner behind showing four portrait photos and Kannada script reading an ananda-utsava style festival title. On the stage, a bearded man in orange robes stands at left offering a gift-wrapped package to a man in a white shirt. At right, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands beside an ornate gold-and-red throne where a seated man in an orange turban and orange robe claps. Marigold and white flower garlands decorate the dais edge, with water bottles on the table. Some seated figures are visible behind the throne.2008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31Photograph of an indoor stage event with a large banner behind the stage showing a lotus emblem, Kannada script and a smiling portrait of a man in an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with the name Nithyananda in the banner text. In the centre, a tall figure with long curly dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands and receives a white envelope from an older man in a beige kurta who joins his hands in greeting. Behind them, a bald man in orange robes with glasses stands holding a white paper, and to the right a man in an orange robe with a mala and a wristwatch stands with his hands together. Seated figures in white and a man in a striped shirt fill the edges, with orange chairs in the foreground.2010-09-20A stage event with saffron-clad figures in front of an orange banner with Kannada script and portrait photos of two men at top. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, an orange turban, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala holds a sheet of paper and looks down. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and robe holds papers, while a younger man at left in orange clothing with a gold necklace extends a hand with a yellow cloth. Gilded ornate chairs and water bottles stand on the stage. The right figure matches a person by long swept hair, orange turban and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain.2008-12-31A stage at an outdoor event with a large banner behind it showing a large portrait of a smiling woman with a red bindi, plus circular portraits along the top and Kannada script text. On the stage, a man in a white shirt and a man in white with a white head cloth stand at a table holding up printed booklets. Beside them, a person in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala holds a booklet. Seated on a gold-and-red throne at right, a person in orange robes sits with hands folded. Tables are decorated with marigold and flower garlands, and water bottles sit on the table.2008-12-30A photograph of a stage event with a large banner behind it showing a lotus emblem, Kannada-script text and a framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban with a red bindi. In the centre, a tall man in an orange robe and orange turban with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala stands smiling and reading from a sheet of paper. Before him, an older man in a cream shirt bows with palms pressed together. Beside them, a bald monk in orange robes stands with his hands folded, and a younger monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right, clapping. Seated figures in white shirts and a man in a yellow vest sit in the background, with empty orange chairs on the stage. The scene is an orange-and-white stage setting with a satsang-style gathering.2010-09-20December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph at a stage event under a large banner reading NITHYANANDA in orange and red script, with a Kannada word beside it. On the left, a framed portrait labelled with a printed caption shows a smiling man in an orange turban with a red tilak. In the centre, a man in a sleeveless orange robe, long dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds up a white printed document and smiles. He wears an orange turban and red tilak. Beside him, a bespectacled man in orange robes with a mala stands, and at right a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a mala stands near an orange armchair. Older men in cream and beige clothing stand and sit around them, with a seated man in white at lower left and an audience in the background.2010-09-20Photo of a stage event with a pale green backdrop bearing a row of circular portrait photos and red Kannada lettering reading ಆನಂದ... and partly visible 2008-style digits. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala smiles and claps; he is Swamiji (probable) by his long swept-back hair, saffron turban and rudraksha mala, with role of host on the dais. Beside him, an older man in saffron clothes and a pearl necklace raises a book with both hands toward the crowd. Seated in gilded chairs behind them are other saffron-robed sannyasis, one shaved-headed priest visible at lower left. The tent ceiling is white with a small logo at upper left.2007-12-30