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A photograph inside a pavilion showing a golden ornamental pedestal topped with a tiered golden structure draped in red, white and yellow flower garlands. Beside it stands a low wooden bed draped in dark blue velvet and white cloth, with a gold-framed portrait on an easel showing a long-haired figure in orange robes, also garlanded. Around the altar, a dozen or so children sit on the marble floor holding pink paper sheets, while a woman in a bright green salwar kameez and a boy in a pink shirt stand nearby. A boy in a checked shirt stands at right. The floor is polished dark red marble with reflections. A printed banner at upper left shows a Telugu-script text and a website address.

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2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad2007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, HyderabadA group of children sit and kneel on a polished marble floor in a temple pavilion, many holding pink and red paper sheets and drawing or crafting with pencils. Behind them a large golden stepped pyramid-shaped stand, decorated with red, white and yellow flower garlands, sits beside a framed picture on a draped table. A white-pillared hall with an orange marigold garland overhead forms the background. A hanging banner shows a portrait of a bearded man in a white turban beside a deity image, with a printed title. Several children wear blue school-style shirts, others wear striped shirts, pinafores and frocks.A photograph of children seated on pink mats on a marble floor in a pillared open hall. Near the back, a figure in an orange-saffron garment and an adjacent figure in white stand beside a golden tiered pedestal decorated with orange-red flower garlands and a white cloth. A large pink-and-white banner hangs above with a portrait labelled in Telugu and a line reading Little Anandas Sankranti. Several children in school uniforms, striped shirts and white dresses look down at pink paper sheets, some holding them up, while a girl in a yellow-green dress and shawl stands at left and a girl in a cream dress and braid stands at right. The figures in the background appear to be adult devotees around a deity pedestal.Children gather inside a pillared hall at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre, many sitting or crouching on the floor to draw and colour on pink sheets of paper. Behind them stands a golden tiered stepped structure draped with red and white flower garlands. A large banner above shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" next to a deity image and Telugu text announcing a Vaisya Sankranti event for Vitel Anandas. A girl in a floral print dress stands in the foreground, with a woman in a bright green sari and children in white shirts, checked shirts and school-style clothes around her.A photograph inside a bright, polished-floor hall of children painting on pink mats spread on the floor. Behind them stands a golden shrine with a framed image of a seated figure in saffron, decorated with a garland of flowers and a golden kalasha-style spire, with a blue cushion before it. A banner hangs above the shrine. Girls in white, green, pink, yellow and purple dresses stand and sit around the mats, while a few boys in white shirts paint nearby. Some children hold paper cups of paint. The atmosphere suggests a children's art activity held in front of the shrine. +1 copiesA photograph of a white temple pavilion with carved pillars and a polished reddish floor, decorated with orange marigold garlands over the doorway. A portrait photo of a woman in a saffron garment, garlanded with white flowers, rests on a wooden stand draped in a purple cloth beside a golden kalasha-like tower wrapped in red, white and yellow flower garlands. Several people stand near the entrance: a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl, a man in a white dhoti, a man in an orange garment, and a man in a white shirt at right, with a group of young boys gathered by the doorway. A deity murti is visible inside the shrine at left.Children sit on a polished red-brown marble floor inside a white temple hall, working on pink and white paper sheets while a standing man in a blue-and-white checked shirt and blue jeans watches. A black stone deity murti in a purple sari stands in a niche behind them, and a framed portrait draped with a flower garland sits on a white-covered table in the background. A girl in an olive-green dress and a girl in a bright green dress sit nearby, and a woman in an orange and gold sari with a purple border kneels in the foreground.A group of children and teenagers sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor inside a white pillared hall, facing a decorated altar with a deity murti garlanded in flowers and an oil lamp. A standing adult in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, gesturing toward the seated children, while a boy in a tan uniform stands near him. A banner above the altar displays a printed portrait and Telugu text, and colourful festoons hang from the ceiling. The children wear orange, yellow, green and blue shirts and school-style clothes. Trees and open land are visible through the arches.A photo of a large group of children seated cross-legged on a polished reddish marble floor inside an open pillared hall. Many children raise their arms, some with fists clenched. In the background stands a golden shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, and a black stone bull statue sits to the right. A white-clad figure stands at the far left edge. A banner hangs above the shrine with printed text and portrait images. The children wear mixed everyday clothes including yellow, orange, blue and checked shirts.A photo inside a white pillared hall with a polished reflective floor. Several young girls in colourful salwar kameez sit in a row on the floor facing a golden kalasha-topped shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a framed portrait on its front. Behind the shrine hangs a banner with Telugu text and two portrait images. A man standing at the right wears a white dhoti-style garment, an orange shawl and glasses, with a bead necklace; his face is partly turned. The scene reads as a children's gathering at a temple-style shrine.Photograph of children seated on a polished stone floor in a pillared pavilion, listening to a standing man in white with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Many children in colourful salwar and school clothes sit in rows, some in purple, green, yellow and red. A white banner hanging from the roof reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Little Anandas, with portraits printed on it. A gold-coloured deity or pedestal with pink and green flower garlands sits at right, and a small stone block with an offering stands in the centre. About twenty to thirty children are visible.