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A photograph of a seated protest by many women on a mat-covered floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a beaded necklace looks ahead. Behind her, rows of women wear white dhotis or sarees with yellow or orange shawls, and several hold cardboard placards. One placard reads STOP THE ATROCITIES, another WHY ARE NITHYANANDA ATTACKERS GOING FREE?, and others read STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. Metal railings and a pillared hall are visible behind them. No individual is identifiable as a person.

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February 26 20112011-02-26February 26 20112011-02-26A photograph of a seated group of women at a protest, many wearing white or cream clothing with yellow and orange shawls or sashes. In the foreground, two women in yellow sashes hold cardboard placards: one reads STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION and the other displays a handwritten sign reading WHY ARE NITHYANANDA'S ATTACKERS GOING FREE? Behind them, others hold placards reading STOP THE ATROCITIES and STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, and a pink banner reads THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. A red carpet and metal railing are visible at right. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this scene.2011-02-26 +2 copiesFebruary 26 20112011-02-26 +1 copiesA seated group of women, mostly young, holds cardboard protest signs reading STOP THE ATROCITIES and STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION in a red-carpeted hall with a stainless steel railing. Several wear white saris or kurtas with orange or yellow shawls, and one woman in a yellow shawl holds a pink placard reading STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION overhead. Others sit with clasped hands or look toward the front, and one woman wears a red bindi and white sari. The setting is an indoor hall with orange walls and a wooden platform visible behind the group.2011-02-26 +2 copiesFebruary 26 20112011-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20112011-02-26 +1 copiesA seated group of women in white and cream garments sits on the floor of a hall during a protest. Several wear orange or saffron shawls, and others wear yellow-bordered white saris and wooden rudraksha malas. Some hold cardboard placards reading "STOP THE ATROCITIES", and a woman at the top holds a pink sign reading "STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION". Behind them is an orange-painted wall, a counter, and a shrine area with a brass kalasha-like object. A woman in a red and grey sari sits at the back left, and women in floral and cream clothing sit behind the front rows.2011-02-26A seated protest in an ashram hall, with a group of shaven-headed men in white robes holding handmade cardboard signs. Signs read STOP THE ATROCITIES, STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, and STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS ON NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM. Several men wear saffron or yellow shawls, and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them are an orange wall, a laptop, a blue plastic chair and a glass display cabinet. Several people in the foreground wear saffron shawls and rudraksha malas and look toward the signs. A man in a red shirt with a tilak and a mala sits at left. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a prominent leader.2011-02-26A photograph of a seated protest gathering indoors, with many men and some women in white clothing sitting on a red carpet behind a metal railing. Several shaved-headed men in white kurtas hold brown cardboard signs: one reads STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION in bold black letters, another STOP THE ATROCITIES, and a third is partially visible with Nithyananda-related lettering. Some wear saffron or orange shawls, others yellow shawls and lanyards. A man in a maroon kurta with rudraksha-style beads sits in the centre.2011-02-26February 26 20112011-02-26 +1 copiesMay 15 20122012-05-15