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A photograph of a stage event under a white tent with blue backdrop, strung with yellow and orange marigold garlands and hanging lanterns. A large banner reads a Kannada birthday celebration headline and a printed portrait of a smiling bald man in saffron is mounted above. On the stage, a row of men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind rows of brass oil lamps being lit along the edge. In the centre, a figure in saffron robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands near a marigold-garlanded pedestal, appearing to perform a lamp-lighting ritual. Next to him a figure in white with long hair and a beard stands with hands together. Several men wear dark jackets or waistcoats over white. A cameraman and a still photographer in the foreground film the stage, and yellow and pink flowers line the stage edge.

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January 18 20072007-01-18A stage event under a white canopy with blue banner and yellow-and-red garland drapes, decorated with flower arrangements along the front. A large banner reads a Kannada birthday celebration heading with an oval portrait of a bald elderly man in orange robes. A saffron-robed man stands center stage with a long green garland being passed between officials in white dhotis and kurtas. Seated dignitaries in white and dark jackets line the stage; at the right, another saffron-clad figure with a staff sits among them. A brass oil lamp with flower garland stands at left.2007-01-01January 18 20072007-01-18January 18 20072007-01-18January 18 20072007-01-18January 18 20072007-01-18A photograph of an outdoor stage under a white tent during a celebration honouring a Swami. A large banner behind the stage shows a portrait of an elderly bald man with a red tilak and text reading Sri Sri Sri Balagangadharanath Mahaswamigalavara and Janmotsava. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand on the stage, one in an orange turban and rudraksha mala, others in orange robes. Men in white kurtas and dhotis and some in dark suits stand behind them, several wearing red and white felt garlands. A row of brass oil lamps burns along the front of the stage above a long border of pink and yellow flowers and green potted plants. A seated young man in a dark shirt sits at the lower left near the lamps.2008-01-25January 18 20072007-01-18December 30 20082008-12-30A stage ceremony at a Kannada-language event. A man in an orange turban and orange robe stands at centre-left beside a brass oil lamp (kuthu vilakku) decorated with a large garland of yellow marigolds and white flowers. A man in orange robes and a long-haired figure in white garments stand near him, and a seated man in a white shirt shakes hands with someone while others in white and a man in a dark jacket and white cap sit in red-cushioned chairs behind a low table of brass lamps. A band of yellow marigolds and white flowers lines the blue stage edge with large white letters reading EDUC. The backdrop bears Kannada script. Several people are visible, some partially cropped.2007-01-18January 01 20072007-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31