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A photograph of a Little Anandas children's programme in a hall with a blue wall and a purple floor. Thirty or more girls in colourful salwar kameez, many with long braided hair, sit cross-legged on the floor facing the front, several writing in notebooks. A man in a light grey shirt stands at the front gesturing toward a blackboard. At the right, a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron-tinted turban and robe with a long mala hangs above a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate throne with a small umbrella. A white-clad person stands near the throne, and a standing fan is at the right.

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May 04 20062006-05-04May 04 20062006-05-04May 02 20062006-05-02Indoor hall photographed from the back of a seated crowd of children and adults on a blue mat. On a raised orange-edged stage, a large backdrop shows a glowing, enlarged portrait of a figure with a shaved head and saffron-toned robes, and beneath it sits a golden ornate throne with a golden umbrella, holding a small figure. Several people in white clothing stand on the stage and to the left near a smaller portrait of a figure in a white turban and purple background. Audience members wear pink, yellow, green and purple outfits, with many girls having long braids. A blue wall and a wooden-framed roof complete the hall.2006-05-01A large hall with a blue floor where many children sit in rows facing a raised stage. Several girls in the foreground wear white and cream clothing with braided hair, seated with their backs to the camera. On the stage a standing woman in a light blue dress speaks near a microphone stand, and another figure stands at the right edge. Behind them a large framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala, with a hand-held rod, and below it a small ornate deity murti sits within a decorated frame. Smaller portraits of turbaned figures hang on the side walls, and red, yellow and cream drapes frame the stage. The page indicates a children's residential program, though no event text is legible in the image.2006-05-05Large indoor hall under a white tent ceiling with hanging decorative pennants, filled with a seated audience of many young people, mostly women and girls with long braided hair, dressed in white and pastel salwar or sari garments. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron garment stands at the left edge with a microphone. At the front, a banner shows a saffron-clothed figure in red and a grid of small photographs, with the text 'Bhakti leads to Mukti'. Two people in white sit on a raised stage beneath the banner, with a red carpet and a small floral arrangement.2007-12-25Indoor evening gathering at an ashram hall with a blue floor and rows of children seated cross-legged, viewed from behind. Most wear white or pastel salwar kameez and have long braids, including a girl in red and a girl in light green. On a raised stage at left stands a small deity murti under a golden canopy, and a framed portrait hangs on the back wall. A few adults in white stand at the stage edge, and a kalasha-style lamp is visible near the stage.2006-05-04A wide photograph of a large hall with a curved corrugated roof and yellow steel trusses, where many children sit cross-legged on purple mats and white sheets in rows. Most wear white, orange, pink, or patterned salwar and kurta clothing. In the centre front, a standing woman in a white sari with a pink shawl addresses the seated children. On the left wall, a large framed painted portrait of a saint in golden-orange robes is shown beside a small golden deity murti and an oil lamp on a raised dais. A smaller framed portrait of a bearded figure in white and a turban hangs nearby. Several people in white stand near the right side. The scene shows a children's residential programme.2006-05-012006-Little-Anandas-Program-BidadiOctober 07 20062006-10-07A group of girls and young women sits on the floor in a hall with blue walls, facing a flat-screen television showing a close-up of a smiling woman with a red bindi. A boy in white clothes stands beside the screen. To the left, a poster labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a cream turban and light kurta. Girls wear green, lavender, purple and white salwar kameez, with long braids and hair ornaments.2006-05-02March 03 20112011-03-03