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A hall with a yellow metal truss on the left, decorated with paper flags and streamers in pink, orange, yellow and purple. A large framed portrait of a bearded, long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and golden crown or turban is displayed on the back wall, with a smaller framed portrait on the right and a larger printed portrait at the lower left showing a smiling person with a white head covering and a red tilak. Children sit on mats on the floor in front, many in colourful salwar and kurta clothes, while adults in white and cream clothing stand or walk around, including a woman in a white sari with a red border. The portrait figure's visible cues are a crown or turban and saffron clothing, but the printed portraits are not physical people and the identity is uncertain, so a person is unsure.

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A photograph inside a large hall with a blue-painted back wall and exposed yellow steel roof trusses. Many children and adults sit on the floor on blue mats, several children in orange, yellow and white clothes, a girl in a red-and-blue dress in the front row. Strings of colourful paper flowers hang across the room. A large portrait of a bearded man with long hair stands behind a stage where a robed figure in orange stands, and a small framed photo of a smiling man with long hair and a white head covering sits in the lower left corner. A woman in white sari and a man in white clothes stand near the stage.2006-05-05May 05 20062006-05-05A photograph of children seated on the floor of a large covered hall decorated with colourful paper streamers. In the foreground, a framed portrait labelled Nithyananda Paramashivam shows a smiling person with a white head covering and a red mark on the forehead. Two dozen or more children in white, yellow, orange and red clothes sit in rows facing a stage, where a woman in a white sari stands near a central printed portrait of a robed figure and a seated deity murti on a decorated platform. Several other adults in white stand at the back of the hall.2006-05-05May 05 20062006-05-05A photo inside a large hall with a blue back wall and yellow metal roof trusses, decorated with strings of coloured paper flags in orange, yellow, pink and purple. A large backdrop portrait shows a robed figure in saffron and white. Beneath it, a small raised dais holds a seated figure in orange robes, with an oil lamp nearby. A woman in white sari stands on the blue carpet, and many children sit on the concrete floor in colourful clothes, some in orange, white and yellow. In the left foreground, a framed portrait shows a smiling figure in white head wrap with long hair. 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On the right, a large framed portrait is labelled with a name on the stage area, showing a bald figure in orange-brown draped robes against a dark curtain, with a small seated figure in saffron and a small oil lamp placed before it.2006-05-05May 05 20062006-05-05A group of children sits on a concrete floor in a circle inside a hall decorated with draped yellow, red, green and purple fabric. Several girls wear salwar kameez and saris in pastel and bright colours, including a yellow dress, a lavender top and an orange outfit. A woman in a white sari stands at the centre of the circle, and a child in a yellow outfit stands at the right edge. On the left, a table holds small brass and silver figurines and a framed photo. Behind the group, a framed portrait shows a man in a white turban with long hair, labelled with a printed caption that is not clearly legible. Paper decorations hang from the upper right corner.2006-05-05