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A large hall with a barrel-vaulted metal roof and blue walls is filled with children seated on mats on the floor, facing a raised dais at the far end. On the dais, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne beneath a tall dark draped backdrop with a large portrait. Two framed portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and white robes hang on the side walls. A standing attendant in white clothes stands near the dais, and a second attendant in white is at the left side near a screen showing a close-up image of a long-haired person in red. Several children wear white shirts, orange and yellow outfits, and floral dresses. Lights are arranged in a row across the top of the back wall.

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May 02 20062006-05-02May 01 20062006-05-01Wide view inside a large arched hall with exposed yellow steel trusses and a white-and-blue back wall. Dozens of children sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing a central stage. On the stage, a large framed portrait draped with grey curtains shows a robed figure, with a golden deity murti or statue seated in front of it. Smaller framed portraits of robed figures hang on the side walls. In the foreground, several children in light-coloured clothes sit with their backs to the camera, while white-clad attendants stand near the stage and aisles. Overhead lights and ceiling fans are visible.2006-05-01 +1 copiesA hall with a metal-framed roof and blue walls holds a seated audience of many children and young adults on blue mats, mostly in white, blue, pink and yellow clothes. On a raised stage, a figure in white robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a small gold canopy, and several white-clad helpers stand nearby. A large backdrop shows a golden-toned portrait of a figure in white robes, and a smaller framed portrait of a man in a white turban and white garments stands beside the stage. A dark monitor sits at the right edge of the stage. The scene suggests a Little Anandas youth program session.2006-05-01May 01 20062006-05-01Indoor hall with many seated children in white and colourful shirts facing a stage. A large framed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron-orange wrap, with a white turban and a beaded mala, hangs on the back wall above a golden ornate chair (simhasana) bearing a small figure. A television screen on the stage shows a figure in orange clothing. A smaller portrait in a white turban hangs on the right wall. Ceiling fans and tube lights overhead. A canopy-style umbrella hangs over the chair. Text on a smaller poster on the right reads partially legible.2006-05-01May 02 20062006-05-02May 04 20062006-05-04May 04 20062006-05-04A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and blue walls hosts a seated audience of many children and youths on the floor, wearing mostly bright shirts and salwar-style clothes. At the front, on a raised red-edged stage, a seated figure in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair beneath a large framed portrait of a bald figure in gold-toned robes draped with a dark curtain. A standing man in a light shirt and grey trousers addresses the audience beside the stage, and a white-clad attendant stands at the right edge. A smaller framed portrait of a figure in a white turban is mounted on the left, and a green banner is visible at the far left. A fan stands at the right side of the stage.2006-05-03Photograph of a large hall where thirty-odd children sit cross-legged on blue and red mats facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-chair in front of a large black-and-white portrait of a saint hanging on draped cloth. A man in a white shirt stands at the stage edge gesturing, and a person in white sits to the right of the stage. Portraits on the side walls show a bearded figure in a white turban and a figure in a white turban with long hair. A small screen shows a face on the stage area. Overhead stage lights are visible. The orange-robed figure on the throne is not confidently identified; the setting suggests a children's residential programme with a discourse.2006-05-03May 02 20062006-05-02