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A stage at an outdoor pandal event with a row of seated dignitaries behind a garlanded table. Central figures wear saffron-orange robes; the seated man in the middle front has a shaved head and sits on a gilded ornate throne with red cushions. Flanking him are saffron-clad sannyasis, one with an orange turban and one with a rudraksha mala, and men in white clothes and a dark vest seated on the right. Left, a standing figure in orange with a rudraksha mala. Floral garlands in orange, white, yellow and purple drape the table front, and a tall brass lamp with yellow flower garlands stands at right. Behind, a banner shows a portrait of a smiling woman in red and a row of framed portraits of men above Kannada text. Count: about 15 visible people.

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