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A stage event at an indoor hall with a large orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" with Kannada text above and the venue word "Nithyananda". Portrait photos on the banner show a figure in an orange turban and a deity form. Many saffron-robed monastics sit on stage in chairs, and a standing figure in saffron with a microphone addresses the crowd. A cameraman films from the stage, and a large audience of mostly white-clad attendees sits in rows below. Stage lights hang from the ceiling.

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Wide view of a large indoor stage event with a banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha, with Kannada and English text. Saffron-robed monks and seated dignitaries fill the stage, some in orange turbans and shawls. A standing speaker in orange robes and a turban addresses the audience at a microphone stand. Portrait banners of a saffron-turbaned figure and a deity display flank the stage. A large seated audience fills the foreground in front of camera tripods and stage lights.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01A stage event at an Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha gathering, with a large orange banner in Kannada and English reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha and a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" at left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and priests sit in rows of chairs on the stage, some in white and orange clothing, and a man in a white dhoti sits at left. Behind them a red draped backdrop shows large deity murtis with crowns. At right a standing man in orange robes and a saffron turban gestures with one arm while speaking into a microphone. In the foreground a cameraman stands beside a video camera on a tripod and a photography sign is posted at the stage edge, with a dense audience seen from behind in the bottom of the frame.2014-11-01Wide view of a hall during the Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha, with a stage at the front lined with seated saffron-robed sannyasis and a standing figure in orange speaking at a lectern. A large banner behind the stage reads Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha beside portraits of a figure in an orange turban. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle between metal barriers toward the stage, flanked by rows of seated audience members, many in white and some in saffron. Video cameras on tripods film the stage, and a screen on the floor shows a red-and-gold image.2014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01November 01 20142014-11-01Stage event at a large hall with an orange banner reading "Akhila Karnataka Dhaarmika Santara Samaavesha" in Kannada and English, with a portrait of a turbaned man labelled with Nithyananda text on the left. On the stage, seated figures in orange and saffron robes sit in armchairs; a man in white dhoti and shawl sits at left. Behind them is a red backdrop with large deity murtis with crowns. At right, a standing man in orange robes and a saffron head wrap speaks into a microphone. A cameraman in white shirt films from a tripod, a "Photography" sign is at lower left, and a dense audience sits in the foreground.2014-11-01Photograph of an indoor assembly hall where a large audience sits in rows of white chairs facing a raised stage with a red carpet aisle leading toward it. On stage, a row of seated saffron-robed monastics and religious leaders sit on chairs and a central throne-like seat, many wearing saffron or orange robes. A standing man in orange robes at the right holds a microphone and speaks. A banner behind the stage reads Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha with portraits of saffron-turbaned figures on either side. Camera tripods and a video monitor showing the stage stand in the centre foreground, and a man in white stands near the camera. Ceiling fans and stage lights are visible overhead.2014-11-01A large indoor stage event at an auditorium with a bright orange banner reading Akhila Karnataka Dharmika Santara Samaavesha in English and Kannada. Seated on the stage are many saffron-robed monastics, some in orange turbans, plus a central figure in a deep red-brown robe seated in an orange chair. A standing speaker in orange robes with a hand raised holds a microphone at right. On the banner, a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and red tilak is shown beside a pink-backed deity murti. Two camera tripods and video equipment stand at the stage front. A large audience of mostly women in white saris and white clothing sits in plastic chairs in the foreground, with a yellow photography notice sign at left.2014-11-01