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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.

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A photograph inside an open white pillared pavilion with a polished reflective floor. In the centre stands a golden kalasha-topped shrine adorned with garlands, beside a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure seated with a garland. A hanging banner behind it shows two portraits and Telugu text. On the left, several girls in green, red, orange and blue dresses stand and kneel around the shrine. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands facing the shrine, close to the front. Outside the pavilion, dry flat land and trees are visible.A photograph on a temple veranda where children in colourful dresses gather around a woman in a teal blouse and white sari with a red bindi. A dark deity murti is visible in the doorway behind, with a red flower on the table. Girls wear blue, purple, yellow and brown dresses and one wears a black top with pink skirt; one child raises a hand near the portrait.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 photo of children's activity inside a white-pillared temple hall with a glossy reddish floor. Several girls in colourful salwar kameez and skirts, including a purple outfit and an orange top, walk between rows of white plastic chairs. A man on the right wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl and stands watching. Many seated children sit along the left side. A banner with Telugu text hangs behind, and a deity murti and a kalasha stand near the back. A small framed portrait sits at the left edge.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 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.A photograph inside an open white pillared hall with a glossy reflective floor. Eight children, mostly girls in red, blue, orange and patterned salwar outfits, kneel and sit in a row before a golden shrine structure decorated with a tiered gold kalasha-like top, garlands of marigolds and a flower-draped golden platform holding a framed portrait of a smiling figure in saffron. On the right, a standing adult man in a white kurta and dhoti with a saffron/orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace looks toward the group. A white banner hangs behind the shrine reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Telugu script, with two small portrait images on it.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.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.A photograph inside an open white pillared hall with a polished reflective floor. A golden tiered peetha or throne shrine stands at centre, draped with red and yellow garlands, with a framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure placed before it. Above it hangs a white banner with Telugu text and two small portrait images. Seven girls in colourful salwar and frock outfits kneel in a row on the floor facing the shrine. On the right a standing man in a white dhoti and orange shawl gestures toward them with one hand. Ceiling fan and pillar carvings are visible.2009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad +1 copiesPhotograph 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.