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Indoor photo of a seated group of children and a woman in the foreground watching a television screen showing a Sony DVD Player logo. The children wear white t-shirts printed with the words "MEDITATE... WHO YOU?" and a purple-and-yellow graphic of a face. Several have long braids and sit on a mat with a red-and-yellow border. Plastic chairs are visible at the back of the hall, along with a Little Anandas sign on the wall.

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A photograph of children seated cross-legged on a bare concrete floor in an indoor hall, facing a screen at the right edge showing a DVD player. Several girls wear white T-shirts printed with purple and yellow lettering reading MEDITATE... DO YOU? and a yellow stick-figure graphic. One girl at left has her hands pressed together, and another wears a dark maroon top with a red skirt. Ceiling lights and a purple banner on the back wall are visible. The scene suggests a meditation session at a children's residential programme.2006-05-07Indoor evening gathering in a hall with a dim, dark ceiling and wooden scaffolding, filled with dozens of children seated and standing close together. Many wear white t-shirts printed with "MEDITATE... WHO ARE YOU?" and purple caps with yellow trim. Several adults in white clothes stand near a stage at the front, one at a microphone stand. A banner with a yellow and purple design hangs behind them, and a large portrait of a bearded elder in a white turban is mounted on the right wall beside a small lit screen showing a flame-like image. The scene looks like a children's residential meditation camp session.2006-05-07A photograph taken indoors at night of a large crowd of children, mostly girls with braided hair, seated on the floor facing a stage. Many wear white t-shirts printed with "I MEDITATE... DO YOU?" in purple lettering, and some wear purple caps. Behind them a large banner with a yellow background and a portrait of a saffron-clad figure hangs on the stage wall. Several adults in white clothing stand near the front, and a microphone stand is visible. Overhead are metal scaffolding poles and a corrugated roof. A portrait on a side panel shows an older man in a turban, and a small lit lamp sits on a ledge to the right.2006-05-07Indoor hall with many children seated on the floor, facing a stage. Most visible children have long braided hair and wear colourful kurtas and dresses in yellow, pink, green, blue and white. A wall poster on the left shows a man in a white turban and white clothing, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". On the stage, a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a dark draped backdrop, with a small shrine-like lamp nearby. A standing attendant in white stands at the stage edge, and a television screen showing a blue "Sony DVD Player" display is set up in front of the audience. The image is a photograph.2006-05-03A large hall filled with many seated children in white T-shirts printed with 'MEDITATE... DO YOU?' in purple, many with long braided hair, sitting cross-legged on blue mats facing a raised stage. On the stage a seated figure in white clothing sits before a small table with lamps. Behind the stage hangs a large painted backdrop with a seated deity murti on an ornate golden throne with a canopy above. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on a side panel, and a banner with 'Little Anandas' is visible at left. A standing fan and a black speaker are at the right side of the stage.2006-05-07Children sit cross-legged on a blue floor mat in a hall while watching a video screen showing a woman with dark hair and a red top. Many children wear white t-shirts printed with the words 'I MEDITATE DO YOU?' and have long braided hair; some wear purple caps. At the front, a golden throne holds a deity murti draped in green, flanked by a large banner portrait of a man in a white turban. Behind the throne hangs a large portrait of a figure in a turban and saffron-toned robe. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" hangs on the left wall, showing a man in a white turban and white garment. A seated adult in orange clothing sits at the right edge near the stage.2006-05-07A dim indoor hall filled with many children in white t-shirts printed with "MEDITATE... DO YOU?" and purple caps, seated and standing close together, most seen from behind. Several adults in white stand near a low stage at the front. A large portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on a dark wall at right, and a yellow banner with a portrait and printed text is on the back wall. A small lit oil lamp sits on a ledge at right. Scaffolding frames the ceiling.2006-05-07Photograph of a large indoor hall during a Little Anandas children's programme, with many children seated on the floor facing a raised stage. Most visible children wear white T-shirts printed with the words "MEDITATE... DO YOU?" and have long hair in braids. A man in white ritual clothing sits cross-legged on the stage near a small oil lamp and brass offering vessels. Behind him hangs a large painted image of a seated deity on an ornate golden throne, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in white hangs on the back wall. A banner on the left reads "Little Anandas". A standing fan and a red-and-yellow drape complete the scene.2006-05-07A group of children and a young woman sit cross-legged on a bare floor in a metal-roofed hall with yellow steel beams. Several children wear white T-shirts printed with purple text reading "MEDITATE... DO YOU?" and a yellow Little Anandas logo with a line of stick figures. A woman on the left wears glasses, a white top and navy trousers, and a girl in a maroon top sits beside her. Viewed from behind, the children appear to be listening to someone out of frame during a Little Anandas meditation session.2006-05-07A photograph of a dimly lit hall where many children in white T-shirts printed with "I MEDITATE... DO YOU?" sit seated on a mat, several wearing purple caps, most facing away toward the front. A standing woman in a white sari with a grey printed border stands at left, long dark hair down her back, facing the stage. On the back wall hangs a framed portrait of a man with a white cap and ornate garment, and a small figure stands at the stage side. Chairs and a fan are visible at right.2006-05-07Children sit cross-legged on blue mats in a hall facing a raised stage, most wearing white t-shirts printed with 'MEDITATE... DO YOU?'. Many have long braided hair. On the stage, a person in white sits at a low desk near brass lamps, and a golden throne with a seated deity murti stands at right beneath a tall portrait of a figure wearing a saffron-and-white turban and rudraksha-style beads, the portrait's caption not legible. A banner on the left wall reads 'Lit... Anandas' with a fan standing on the stage edge. Multiple children in the foreground and background are visible.2006-05-07Photograph of a large group of children seated on mats in a hall, many wearing white t-shirts printed with "I MEDITATE... DO YOU?" and purple caps. A man in a white shirt stands at the front holding a camera, facing the children, beside a television screen. On the stage at right, a man in a dark suit and top hat stands near a seated deity murti with a gold throne. Banners on the back wall show a portrait of a turbaned man and a purple banner reading Nithyananda with a crowned figure.2006-05-07