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Outdoor protest gathering on a lawn in front of a blue building. A large banner on the wall reads about banning the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, with a figure in orange and a peacock-feather motif, and a 'Come and join us' call. Around fifteen seated participants sit on mats and cloth, several in white and orange-brown clothing; a standing man in a grey jacket holds papers at the right. Placards on the grass read 'Gita is for all the mankind' and 'Russia stop the ban on Bhagavad Gita'. Yellow flowers lie on the ground. Screens are mounted in a recessed wall unit. a person's presence is not clearly visible in the image.

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A protest gathering on grass in front of a blue building. Above a window display hangs a large pink banner reading "PROTEST AGAINST BAN ON THE BHAGAVAD GITA IN RUSSIA" with a Krishna illustration and peacock-feather border, and a smaller line "Organized by Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam". Seated participants in front of it wear kurtas, saris and casual shirts, and hold printed placards reading "RUSSIA! STOP THE BAN ON THE GITA" and "SAVE the Bhagavad Gita". A man in green stands at left beside a small floral-decorated display. Several people sit on mats and grass facing the banner.2011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20112011-12-26Outdoor protest on a grassy lawn in front of a road and parked buses, with a group of people seated on mats and newspapers. Several placards are raised reading Bhagavad Gita is for you, Russia stop the ban on the Gita, and Bangalore-related slogans. A woman in white with a pink shawl sits at left, and a woman in a red top sits in the centre, both holding small items. At right, a woman in a dark sari and a child in a pink top sit at a low table with fruit, flower garlands, brass lamps and plates of offerings, which suggests a small ritual setup. A standing man in white is at right edge, and others are seated behind the placards. No figure matching a person description is visible.2011-12-26A seated outdoor protest on a grassy lawn. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats, several holding red-and-orange flags on sticks and handheld signs. Signs read 'THE GITA - TRUTH THEN TRUTH NOW TRUTH FOREVER', 'BHAGAVAD GITA STOP THE BAN', 'RUSSIA! STOP THE BAN ON THE GITA' and 'DIVINE WISDOM SHOULD NOT BE BANNED BY POLITICAL BORDERS'. People wear a mix of western and Indian clothing, including a bald man in a brown jacket and a man in a grey sweater at right. Behind them stand a few onlookers, a green fence, a large information board and parked scooters.2011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26 +1 copiesDecember 26 20112011-12-26December 26 20112011-12-26