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A 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.

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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 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. +1 copies2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad +1 copiesChildren sit on pink paper sheets on a polished reddish-brown granite floor under an open pavilion, drawing and colouring at a Little Anandas session. Boys in blue, orange and white shirts and girls in bright kurtas and salwar dress work seated in rows, while several standing children and a woman in a pale yellow dupatta watch from the left. A banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam LITTLE ANANDAS Nitya Sankranti hangs on the back wall beside a framed image of a deity, with potted plants and a table behind the children.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.2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad +1 copiesChildren sit on a polished marble floor under a pillared pavilion, many bent over pink sheets of paper with pencils and cups of coloured materials, during a Little Anandas activity. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam LITTLE ANANDAS Nice Sankranti Jan 7th to 15th, showing a portrait of a figure in white with a head covering and a framed deity image beside it. Standing near a table at the back, a boy in a white shirt watches; older teenagers in t-shirts and a woman in a sari stand on the right. The group includes girls in yellow, green and blue clothes and a boy in orange.A group of young girls in colourful dresses and half-sarees gather around a large golden-orange pedestal with tiered steps, decorated with red, white and multicoloured flower garlands. A woman in a teal top and white dhoti stands behind them, smiling, beside an orange marigold garland hung over a doorway. A white banner with Telugu and English text and a portrait of a bearded man in a white headdress is mounted on the pillared hall. The polished red floor is scattered with petals.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.Children sit and stand on a polished granite floor in an open white pillared pavilion, many working on pink paper sheets with markers and small items. A standing boy in an orange polo shirt and a girl in a white dress with red bangles are prominent. Behind them a man in a light blue shirt stands at a folding table beside a large banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, LITTLE ANANDAS, Nice Sankranti, Jan 7th to 15th, with a deity image framed at right. Green shrubs and trees show beyond the columns.A photo inside a white, pillared hall where many children sit cross-legged on a polished floor in front of a golden shrine. At the centre stands a man in a white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder and a mala around his neck, facing the shrine with hands folded. The shrine holds a golden seat or throne with a framed portrait and bright garlands in red and white, with a small white brick arrangement in front. A pink-and-orange banner hangs behind it with Telugu text and two portraits. Children in blue school uniforms, orange and yellow dresses and red shirts sit closely together; a few stand along the left side. Electric fans hang from the ceiling.