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A seated group of shaven-headed men in white ashram clothes, many wearing yellow or orange scarves, sit on mats in an orange-walled hall holding cardboard placards. The signs read STOP THE ATROCITIES and STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, and a handwritten sign reads STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS ON NITHYANANDA DHYANAPEETAM. A laptop sits on a counter at the back, and a glass cabinet stands near a blue chair. Several men in the foreground wear orange scarves and sacred threads; one in a maroon kurta has a tilak and rudraksha mala. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this image.

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February 26 20112011-02-26A 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 seated group of saffron-scarfed and white-robed devotees holds cardboard protest signs in a narrow hall with a red carpet runner and metal railing. The front signs read STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION and STOP FALSE ALLEGATIONS, with a further sign reading STOP THE SOCIETIES. Several men have shaved heads and tilaka marks; one wears a rudraksha mala and orange scarf, another a yellow scarf and glasses. A deity murti stands in a glass case behind them, with a blue plastic chair and an orange wall at right.2011-02-26 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated protest gathering indoors on red carpeting behind metal railings. Shaven-headed men in white kurtas wear yellow shawls and orange saffron wraps, holding cardboard signs. In the foreground a bald man in white with orange wrap and glasses holds a sign reading STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION; beside him others hold signs reading STOP THE ATROCITIES and a partly visible sign with DHYANAPEETH text. Behind them women in white and yellow shawls sit in meditation posture, and a man in a maroon kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre.2011-02-26 +1 copiesA 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.2011-02-26A 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 +2 copiesA seated group of women, mostly in white, orange and yellow garments, sit on a mat in a hall holding cardboard placards. Foreground: a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a beaded necklace sits with eyes closed. Next to her, a woman in a white and orange outfit holds a 'STOP THE ATROCITIES' sign. Several women wear yellow shawls, and one in glasses holds a white placard reading 'WHY ARE NITHYANANDA'S ATTACKERS GOING FREE?'. Behind them, a pink placard and a 'STOP RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION' sign are visible. The room has an orange cabinet and metal railings at the back.2011-02-26 +1 copiesA seated group of women sits on a floor inside a room with orange walls and a wooden counter, with a brass lamp visible on a shelf at upper right. Many wear white saris with gold or orange borders; some wear orange shawls, and others wear yellow shawls. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a rudraksha mala. Several hold cardboard placards reading STOP THE ATROCITIES, and a pink placard above reads STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. A woman at the back wears a red-and-white patterned sari. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-02-26 +1 copiesFebruary 26 20112011-02-26 +2 copiesFebruary 26 20112011-02-26 +1 copiesA seated audience in a hall, mostly men in white shirts and white trousers, watching forward. In the foreground a man in white with a white collared shirt sits beside a water bottle, with hands clasped. A younger man in a white t-shirt and glasses holds up a pink hand-lettered placard reading 'STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION' in blue marker. Behind them, another pink sign partly visible reads 'STOP' and 'CI TIES'. Rows of chairs and more seated people fill the background, with some wearing red, grey and green clothing.2011-02-25 +1 copies