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Indoor hall with a tin roof and bamboo trusses where thick groups of children sit cross-legged on blue mats facing a projection screen. A large portrait of a man in a white turban and white garment, labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda", hangs on the right wall. A banner reading "Dhyanapeetham" hangs above the screen. A man in dark clothing sits at a table with a laptop and a sound mixer near the front. Many girls wear white, pink, orange and pastel salwar kameez, some with long braids. Electric fans and coloured cloth drapes decorate the hall.

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Children sit cross-legged on a blue mat in a tin-roofed hall, facing a stage with a projected screen showing a blue-and-yellow bird on a branch. Many children wear white, others red, orange, and teal; several have long braids. A man in dark clothing sits at a table with a laptop near the stage, and white plastic chairs stand on the side. Behind the stage hang a 'Dhyanapeetham' banner with a painted deity and colourful cloth drapes. On the right wall, a framed portrait shows a smiling man in a white turban and white robe, but the photo is a portrait print, not a physical person. Several children and adults are visible in the crowd, and a fan stands near the stage.2006-05-04May 04 20062006-05-04A large indoor hall with a corrugated roof and exposed wooden beams holds a dense crowd of children seated cross-legged on blue mats, mostly in white and bright tops, with many girls wearing hair in braids and ponytails. At the front, a white projection screen displays a faint image, and an adult in a teal-green shirt sits behind a small table with papers and equipment. A banner reading Dhyanapeetam hangs on the wall, beside a framed photo of a smiling man in a white turban and white kurta. Colourful draped cloths in red, purple and green decorate the stage area, and fans sit among the seated children.2006-05-03May 04 20062006-05-04A photograph of a children's residential programme in a corrugated-roof hall with exposed orange steel trusses. Thirty or more children, many with long dark hair in plaits, sit cross-legged on the floor facing a stage area. On the right, an older woman in a teal-green top gestures toward the audience beside a table with papers and a small suitcase. Behind her hangs a large poster of a man in a light-coloured turban and loose white shirt, looking upward, with text below. A white cloth screen on the left shows a faded landscape picture. A purple banner reads Dhyanapeetham and bears a Little Anandas logo. Coloured fabric drapes and a green flag hang along the wall.2006-05-03A indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof supported by yellow metal trusses hosts a seated audience of children, mostly girls with dark hair, facing a speaker on a low stage at right. The speaker, wearing a green top with a microphone in hand, sits beside a table with papers and a small black device. Behind them a large printed portrait labelled "Dhyanapeetham" shows a man in a white turban and light robe, and a purple banner with a painted figure hangs on the wall. On the left, a white projection screen displays a slide of a landscape, with purple, red and green cloth banners draped nearby.2006-05-03A photograph of a large hall where thirty-odd children and young people sit cross-legged on a blue and red mat during a Little Ananda's program session. Many wear white, orange and green tops, and several have lanyard ID badges. At the back of the hall, adults in white sit on chairs, and a man in orange and white sits at a table near the front. A banner on the far wall shows a painted figure of a saffron-robed teacher beside a dove logo. Ceiling fans, a steel roof truss and a bright doorway complete the scene.2007-05-04Indoor hall with a blue mat where thirty-plus girls and young women sit cross-legged in rows, many in white, pink, yellow, orange and green salwar or sari-style clothes, some wearing lanyards with name badges. In the background a standing man in white clothes stands near a raised altar with a large framed deity murti under a golden arch, a dark backdrop and a small statue. Metal scaffolding and a red and blue banner hang overhead. A camp-style satsang or program setting for a youth residential session.2006-05-04A photograph taken from behind an audience inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed block walls. Many children and adults sit on the floor facing a low white-draped stage. Behind the stage hangs a large backdrop portrait of a smiling man in a cream-coloured turban and a dark garment, and a projection screen beside it shows a blue-toned image of a crowd. A person in white clothing sits at the front right, and a small floral arrangement sits on the stage near a microphone. A standing fan and a yellow curtain are visible at the left. The portrait is a printed backdrop depiction and does not count as a physical person. Probable Swamiji cues are a cream turban and dark garment on the backdrop portrait, and the speaker at the stage is not clearly visible.2007-05-04May 04 20072007-05-04 +2 copiesMay 04 20062006-05-04A photograph of a blue-walled hall where a large crowd of mostly young people sits cross-legged on the floor facing a projection screen. The screen shows a man in white robes with a white head wrap and a beaded necklace, beside a printed quotation. A banner on the right wall carries a portrait and printed text, and a small table with a lamp stands in front of the stage. Many seated figures wear white shirts, striped shirts, red, yellow and purple garments, and some girls have braided hair. A light blue chair sits in the right foreground.