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A stage in a hall decorated with blue and purple balloons, yellow fabric hangings and woven panels. A large backdrop portrait shows a smiling man with long hair above a golden throne-like seat, where a figure in white robes sits on the stage; the figure is shown as a seated person in white with a white head covering. Two young boys stand at the front of the stage holding a microphone, facing an audience of children sitting on the floor in the foreground. At right, a woman in white and a boy in white sit behind a table stacked with folded yellow and white cloth. A small brass lamp sits on the stage edge. Audience children in white and yellow clothing sit in rows at left and front.

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A photograph of a children's programme in a decorated hall. On a raised stage, a large portrait of a man with dark hair and a red-toned background hangs behind an ornate gold throne holding a figure in white. Two performers in light clothing sit on the stage floor near a small table. Balloons in blue, white, green, orange and pink, and yellow and red garlands, decorate the backdrop. Rows of children in white outfits sit on a striped woven mat facing the stage, with a few adults on chairs in the foreground. Scattered paper confetti lies on the floor.2006-Little-Anandas-Program-BidadiA 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. 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