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A 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.

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May 02 20062006-05-02A large indoor hall filled with many children seated on the floor, mostly facing a projection screen at the front. A tall portrait banner on the left wall shows a man with a white turban and white robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyana..." (truncated). A small figure in white stands at the left edge near the banner. On the right, a golden throne holds a figure in orange robes, flanked by a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small shrine, under a dark silver curtain. Several children wear white, pink, yellow and blue clothing with braided or long hair.2006-05-03A large crowd of mostly children sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall with a blue wall and a red pillar, facing a raised stage. A framed portrait on the wall shows a man in a white turban and white robe, labelled as a portrait, and a television screen on the stage shows a close-up of a face. A banner at left reads Little Anandas. A large dark backdrop and a brass lamp stand on the right. Many children wear white shirts and yellow or orange tops. Fans and a wooden ladder frame sit at the left edge.2006-05-02A hall with a blue back wall and arched metal roof holds many seated children in white and pastel clothes, filling the foreground. On a raised red stage, a golden throne with a canopy holds a small white statue of a turbaned figure, with an oil lamp lit before it. Three standing people in white kurtas stand on the stage; one at left raises an arm. A large backdrop portrait of a turbaned, long-haired figure in saffron-toned robes with rudraksha-like beads dominates the wall, and a small framed portrait of a turbaned figure hangs at left. A television on the right shows a figure on screen.2006-05-01May 04 20062006-05-04May 01 20062006-05-01A hall filled with many seated children on the floor, facing a raised stage at the front. On the stage, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in front of a large backdrop portrait showing a figure in a turban. A woman in a white and blue sari stands at the right edge of the stage holding a sheet of paper. Above the children, a wall screen displays a portrait with the words "Nithyananda welcomes little Anandas." To the left, a banner portrait shows a figure in a white turban and white robe, labelled "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda." Colourful paper tissue decorations in pink, green, yellow and orange hang from the ceiling. Most children wear white, pink, yellow and green clothing, and some have braided hair.2006-05-05May 02 20062006-05-02A hall of seated girls in colourful salwar kameez and school-style dresses faces a stage. A young man in white kurta stands at a laptop beside a large screen showing a close-up of a smiling woman with a red bindi and long hair. On the left wall a poster shows a man in a cream turban and white kurta, captioned "Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda" with the line "A Mentor is not a dream to fulfil your dreams; He is the dream to awaken you." On the right, a gilded throne holds a figure in orange robes and a red-orange head covering, with a dark draped curtain behind. Several girls hold yellow and green balloons.2006-05-02Children sit on the floor of an indoor hall during a Little Anandas residential program. A large flat-screen TV displays a photo of a smiling woman with long dark hair and a pink top, captioned "Nithyananda welcomes little Anandas". A young man in white stands beside the screen. A saffron-clad figure sits on an ornate gold throne at right, and a poster on the left wall shows a man in a white turban and cream clothing with the printed caption "Paramahamsa a person". Several girls in yellow and white outfits hold orange balloons. The scene is a children's gathering with a screen presentation.2006-05-02A group of young girls sit cross-legged on the floor of a hall facing a stage, many with braided hair and wearing colourful salwar-style outfits in pink, purple, yellow and white. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right holding a camera, and another person in white stands beside a large video screen showing a smiling face framed by long dark hair. On the left wall hangs a poster of a man in a cream turban and light kurta with long dark hair, captioned 'Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda' and a quote beginning 'A Quest is not a dream...'. A gold-framed chair or throne is visible at the right edge near a dark curtain, and a red-and-blue striped wall frames the back of the stage.2006-05-02May 03 20062006-05-03