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A photograph of a large group of children seated on the floor of a temple hall with white pillars decorated with red, blue and yellow textile hangings. Many children, mostly girls with braided hair in bright dresses, sit facing a CRT television on a cabinet at left, which shows a small screen image. At center, a red and gold throne-like seat holds a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers. A boy in a blue cap and blue shirt sits in the foreground. A tiled floor and a desktop computer stand near the screen. No clearly identifiable person is seated on the throne; the figure there is a murti.

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July 17 20082008-07-17Indoor temple hall where thirty or more schoolchildren sit cross-legged on a red-brown granite floor watching a small CRT television set on a white cabinet. Many children wear blue school uniforms, others wear casual shirts and dresses. Behind them stand decorated pillars with red, blue and yellow patterned bands and green garland swags. Two large grey statues of standing deities flank the entrance, and a golden deity shrine is visible at the back left. At the right, a red-cushioned wooden seat is draped in orange cloth, garlanded with flowers and holds a framed portrait of a saint, with a small flower-decorated table in front. A girl in a red top and patterned skirt sits at the front left.A photograph of a Gurupurnima celebration inside Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Anandeshwar Temple, Hyderabad. Children in school uniforms, mostly in blue shirts and white or blue pinafores, sit on the floor in rows facing a raised seat draped in red and orange cloth with a framed portrait of a figure in orange. A woman in a yellow sari with a long braid, seen from behind, sits on a white plastic chair in the foreground with her hand raised. White pillars are decorated with striped woven hangings in red, blue and yellow, and framed photographs hang on the wall. A small deity murti stands near the left side of the hall. A monitor and a desktop computer sit on a table at left. +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesIndoor photo inside a white temple hall with carved columns, strings of coloured flags and a ceiling fan. A woman in a white and teal sari stands at centre facing a seated crowd of children on the floor. Another woman in a pink salwar stands behind them near a dark shrine niche. A framed photograph garlanded with flowers sits on a draped white table at right, showing a bearded man in white headwear; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Children in bright colours, including a purple and gold outfit and a red and yellow dress, sit in rows, some with hands raised. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. A dark silhouette statue of a deity stands beside the shrine.A group of children and young adults sit on a polished floor in a temple hall with white pillars and colourful striped pillar wraps. A man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl and beaded necklace stands at left with hands joined in namaskar. Seated near the centre, a woman in a yellow saree with a long braid faces the front, and a young woman in a red blouse and patterned saree sits at right. Ahead, a framed portrait of a smiling figure garlanded with orange flowers rests on a wooden stand beside a dark deity murti. Two computer monitors and a yellow table sit at the back, and some boys wear checked and white shirts.A photograph of a large hall where many children sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor, most holding or resting beside yellow cloth bags. Several boys wear white caps and collared shirts; a girl in the foreground wears a white top. A yellow line runs across the floor. Blue, green and purple balloons and streamers hang from metal scaffolding under a white tent roof. Along the back wall are large framed portraits of a figure with long dark hair in orange and saffron robes, and a framed notice. Two adults in dark clothing sit among the children at left.2007-05-04Indoor photo of a temple hall with white pillars and a ceiling fan, where thirty or more children sit on the floor facing a shrine. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands at the shrine doorway, flanked by two tall dvarapala guardian statues in gold and orange and striped red-and-white pillars. A framed portrait of a figure with a rudraksha mala and orange robe, garlanded, sits on a straw-covered stand at right, and a small monitor is visible at left. Children wear red, blue, green and striped clothes, and a few sit on green mats. Stacked white packages lie on the floor in the centre.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesInterior of a temple hall where a crowd of children and several adults sit on the floor facing a shrine. Two tall dark guardian figures in yellow and orange draped garments flank the central deity murti, which is dressed and placed under a green canopy. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl stands at the shrine, and another man in white stands to the left. Rows of white blocks or offering pieces lie on a cloth in front of the children. A framed photograph on the right shows a smiling man with long hair, wearing a red-orange garland, placed on a straw-covered platform. A small television sits at left and a ceiling fan is overhead.2007-11-14Photograph inside a temple hall where a group of women and girls sit on patterned mats facing a shrine. Central gilded shrine holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, flanked by striped and coloured cloth hangings. A priest in white is seated near the shrine. Framed portraits hang on the wall above, including one labelled with the name of Sri Ramakrishna Math president Swami Chidananda. In the foreground, several seated women wear sarees in orange, blue, red and black, with long braided hair. A small television sits on the right beside a statue. Several children are among the audience.Children sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a white temple hall, facing a small television screen on a stand at centre. Many children in school-style clothes, including yellow, orange, red, white and blue tops, watch quietly while a boy in a red shirt stands at right beside a framed photograph. Ornate carved pillars with striped red and white cloth and wooden deity figures flank the room, and framed pictures hang along the upper wall. A golden shrine with a deity murti is visible at left.2007-11-14