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A stage set for a Dasara celebration at a hall with white draped valance and screens, backed by a large orange banner with a smiling saffron-turbaned man's portrait and Kannada/English text reading Dasara. Central raised golden throne holds a seated figure in orange with a garland, flanked by two gold-decorated deity and pedestal arrangements with flower garlands and kalasha-like forms. Rows of oil lamps line the steps and platform, and smoke rises at left. Several seated people in white and orange clothes sit on the floor and steps, some in saris, with others at the stage edge performing puja; a seated audience in the foreground faces the stage.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A stage set for a Dasara celebration at Sri Purnananda Dhyanapeetam's Hyderabad centre, with rows of brass lamps arranged on steps and a large white platform in the foreground. A large orange backdrop shows a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban and a Kannada-script Dasara banner. Two ornate golden thrones hold decorated deity murtis with garlands, flanked by a golden palanquin-style seat and a kalasha. Several people in white and orange sit on the stage in front of the platform, and two musicians play at the right edge. Lamps and flower-strewn orange floor mats complete the ritual setting.2010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage inside a hall with a red-orange backdrop bearing a large painted portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and a banner reading Dasara. A gold-decorated throne with a central seated murti is flanked by two smaller decorated seats with flower garlands. A row of people in white and yellow-trimmed clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing the altar. Rows of clay oil lamps, lit with flames, line the orange-draped steps and the floor, arranged in a triangular pattern with marigold petals. Two musicians in white sit at microphones at the right edge, and a figure with a drum stands at the far left.2010-10-17Photograph of a Dasara celebration hall with a stage set against an orange backdrop bearing Kannada script and the word Dasara. A central golden throne holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, flanked by two more ornate golden seats with floral garlands. A row of people in white garments with yellow borders sits cross-legged on the stage in front of rows of small oil lamps arranged on orange-and-blue mats, with a floral-decorated kalasha-style arrangement in the foreground. A man in white and a figure in orange robes sit at the right, with a microphone stand nearby. A standing attendant in orange and white is at the left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the backdrop portrait shows a man in an orange turban.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration stage with a red and orange backdrop. A seated figure on a golden throne wears an orange turban and an orange garment with a red flower garland. A row of devotees in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls sits or kneels before the throne, with several children among them. Rows of small oil lamps line the front of the stage. To the left is a smaller golden seat with a deity murti garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flowers, and to the right a painted image of a goddess with a crown and a garlanded deity figure. A large backdrop painting shows a figure in an orange turban beside the Kannada word for Dasara.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17 +2 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17A photograph of a Dasara celebration on a stage at a Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam hall, with an orange backdrop. A large portrait on the left shows a man in an orange turban, and a large golden-crowned goddess deity murti stands at right. At centre, a figure in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a canopy, garlanded with flowers. A group of people in white dhotis sit in rows before him on the stage, some women in yellow-bordered saris, and a man in white holds a microphone at the right edge. Rows of small oil lamps line the steps and floor, with a triangular arrangement of lamps and red flower petals in front. Gold palanquin-style seats with garlands flank the stage.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17