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Indoor photo inside a white marble temple pavilion with arched pillars and a bell hanging from the ceiling. A young woman in a rust-red and orange skirt with a blue shawl smiles while walking among white plastic chairs. A man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at right with his back to the camera. Thirty or more children sit on the polished floor and watch. At the back, a decorated deity murti with a golden crown and flower garlands sits in front of a white banner with coloured lettering, and a framed portrait hangs on a stand at left.

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A photograph of children and women in a white-pillared hall with a polished red floor. In the centre, girls in purple, orange and pink dresses dance among white plastic chairs. On the right, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands watching. Seated women and children line the back along the wall, and a decorated pillar with colourful bands and a small shrine with an oil lamp are visible behind. No figure in the scene is identified as a person.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 white marble hall with pillars and open sides. Many children sit cross-legged on a polished reddish floor, most in blue, white, orange and yellow shirts and school-style uniforms. In the foreground a seated man in a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl sits on a white plastic chair, facing the children. Behind him a standing man in white clothes stands near a decorated shrine with a golden deity murti garlanded with marigolds and red flower garlands, flanked by lion sculptures. A Telugu-language banner hangs above the shrine and shows a portrait of a man with a shaved head and a tilak-marked face. Hanging decorations and a brass bell appear at the top of the scene.A photograph inside a white temple hall with pillars and ornate carvings, where a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands on hips, facing a group of children. Many children sit on the polished floor or stand, several in green, orange, blue and striped clothes, some with braids and hair ribbons. In front of them is a white stone square fire pit or homa kund with a dark central bowl. A deity murti in a dark gold-framed shrine is behind him, a standing figure in blue-purple is at right, and a framed portrait with a flower garland sits on a white-draped table at right. Colourful festoon garlands hang across the shrine entrance.A photograph inside a white marble pavilion with carved pillars, where a standing teacher in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl, with a mala around his neck, addresses a large group of schoolchildren seated on the polished floor. Children in blue, yellow, green, red and orange clothes sit in rows while a few older students stand at left holding papers. In the centre, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and flowers, with a kalasha-like tower above. A white banner hangs behind with a portrait and Telugu text, and a small white stone platform sits in front of the children.A photograph inside an open-sided temple hall with a polished reddish floor and white pillars. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a white plastic chair at left, facing a seated crowd of children in school uniforms of blue, white and orange shirts. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and flowers before a banner in Telugu script with a portrait of a sage and a deity. Hanging ceiling decorations, a brass bell and fans are visible. Children sit cross-legged across the floor.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.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 inside an open pavilion with white pillars and a granite floor, where a seated man in white dhoti and an orange shawl sits on a white plastic chair, with hands folded, facing a crowd of children seated on the floor. Behind him stands a small deity murti decorated with garlands, with a kalasha-style decoration nearby and a standing man in white dhoti beside it. A hanging banner reads a Telugu-language title beside a photo of a saint, and a bell hangs from the ceiling. Many schoolchildren in blue, white, orange and red clothes sit in rows. A man in a pale shirt sits at the left edge.A photograph taken inside an open-sided pavilion with a polished reflective floor. A man stands centre-left in a white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, wearing glasses and a bead necklace, and holds the hands of several children who are standing in a circle around him. Behind him a shrine area holds a gold-coloured kalasha-style structure with garlands and a framed picture of a deity. A white banner hangs on the left. Several other people in colourful salwar and dresses stand in the background, and a red-and-white garment hangs near a mirror on the right.A photograph of a covered hall with a polished marble floor where many boys sit cross-legged in rows, most in orange, yellow, light green, blue and checked shirts. In the left foreground a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands facing them. Behind the children stands a shrine area with a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers beneath a banner reading in Telugu, and a brass bell hangs from the ceiling. Colourful striped cloth and decorative hangings adorn the pillars, and a dark statue sits near the wall. A third man in white stands further back among the pillars.A photograph of children seated on a polished reddish marble floor in a white-pillared hall at a temple-like ashram. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands near a decorated shrine with a garland and a deity murti, facing the children. Several boys stand and sit; one boy in a blue shirt stands in the foreground and another in a yellow shirt sits cross-legged. A banner on the left reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a portrait, and a mirror on the right reflects another figure in orange. Stone lamps and a small sculpted lion sit by the wall.