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Outdoor children's day gathering on a covered veranda with red-and-white painted pillars decorated with pink and purple tinsel and colourful balloons. A young man in an orange-saffron robe with a white floral garland sits cross-legged near a low table with flowers and offerings. Beside him a standing older man in a white shirt and white trousers wears a long beaded mala and holds his hands together. Many children sit on the ground in front, several with palms pressed in namaste, and a girl in a pink dress also joins her hands. Potted plants and small shrubs stand in the foreground.

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Photograph of a children's celebration in an open-air courtyard with a covered veranda decorated with pink and purple tinsel streamers and colourful balloons. A man with grey hair and a moustache, wearing a white shirt, white trousers and a rudraksha-style bead mala, stands at the front on steps with his hands folded. Seated on the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits near a microphone. Many children sit on the ground and on a coloured mat, some with palms pressed together in greeting. Girls in pink and green dresses and boys in orange and red shirts stand at the right, some holding a microphone. A small potted plant and scattered bricks lie in the foreground. Several adults in orange and white clothing sit behind them. The scene shows a school-age group gathered for a programme.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor veranda event with children seated on mats and blue plastic chairs under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with colourful balloons, tinsel and streamers. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a beaded necklace stands at centre, facing the seated children. A woman in an orange-red sari with a flower garland sits near an orange-clothed figure at left, behind a small table. Several young girls in pink and green dresses and boys in orange kurtas stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at right, and a green plant sits in a pot in the foreground.2008-11-14Outdoor photograph of a children's celebration on the covered veranda of a whitewashed building with a corrugated roof and red-painted lower wall. Colourful balloons, paper streamers and garlands decorate the pillars and entrance. Young men in white dhotis sit on a striped mat and steps at the left, some wearing orange shawls and one with a yellow shawl. Many children sit on the veranda and along the mat, and others stand in a line on the sandy ground at right, pressing their palms together. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands near the centre of the veranda. Blue plastic chairs are set out, and marigold plants grow in a raised bed in the foreground. A large banner with a framed portrait hangs on the building at upper right.2008-11-14Outdoor courtyard with a corrugated metal awning over a raised veranda, where many boys and young men sit on striped woven mats in colourful clothes, watching an event. A row of blue plastic chairs stands empty at left. Two standing men at the centre wear white clothes, one with an orange scarf. A large orange sofa sits at right beneath paper balloons and tinsel streamers, with flower arrangements and a framed portrait on the wall. Marigolds grow in the foreground beside a low concrete border.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14Outdoor children's day event at the Nithyananda Gurukul building, with a large banner reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" and a portrait of a smiling man in a light turban and dark clothing above the entrance. Balloons and streamers decorate the pillars and roof. A seated figure in orange robes sits in an orange armchair on a raised white platform with a rug and a flower vase, with a standing man in white shirt and trousers holding a microphone beside him. Children sit on mats and the steps, and women and girls in orange, white, pink and green saris and salwar kameez sit in rows on the right. Potted plants line the sandy ground in front.2008-11-14Outdoor children's day event at the Nithyananda Gurukul, with a white banner reading "Nithyananda Gurukul" and a Nithyananda Foundation logo hanging over a covered veranda. A man in white shirt and trousers stands at left holding a microphone and speaking. Dozens of children and some adults sit in rows along a raised platform and steps, many in orange and saffron clothing, white kurtas and colourful dresses. Streamers, paper pinwheels and garlands decorate the veranda pillars, and flower pots line the brick edging of a dirt courtyard. A small altar with an orange cloth and a flower arrangement is visible at left.2008-11-14Outdoor gathering at a school courtyard decorated for a children's celebration. A banner reads "Nithyananda Gurukul" with the "Nithyananda Foundation" logo, showing a portrait of a figure in a white turban and ornate garments. Beneath it, a man in saffron robes with a white flower garland sits on an orange-draped seat before a small offering arrangement. A standing man in white shirt and trousers watches. Children in orange, blue and white clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on the dusty ground, while more children and adults sit under the awning, which is hung with colourful tinsel and balloons.2008-11-14A photograph of a children's day event at a school courtyard with a corrugated roof. Many people sit on a raised platform and on the ground in rows, mostly women and girls wearing saffron-orange shawls and dupattas, white, pink, green and yellow saris and salwar kameez. A woman in a white sari and orange shawl sits centrally on the platform. A young man in an orange shirt stands beside a speaker box at right. Colourful streamers hang from a pole at left and balloons are tied to posts. Orange marigold flowers grow in pots along a brick border in the foreground.2008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14November 14 20082008-11-14