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2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulDecember 23 20082008-12-23March 06 20072007-03-06October 08 20072007-10-08Outdoor scene on a red dirt road lined with green shrubs, palm trees and a concrete block wall. In the foreground two smiling boys in white kurta and pants walk toward the camera; the taller one is mid-stride with one sandal off. Behind them a group of about a dozen people in white clothes gathers on the road, some with arms raised, near utility poles under a cloudy sky.February 23 20152015-02-23Outdoor scene under a large spreading tree with twisted grey-brown branches and green foliage behind. A group of young women and teenage girls in white garments stand on mats on dry leaf-strewn ground, many wearing rudraksha malas and white shawls over white tops. One girl in the foreground has a white vibhuti mark on her forehead and smiles at the camera; a girl at centre wears a red bindi and a gold pendant. Several young men in white shirts stand at the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among those present.A large procession of devotees walks along a dirt road at dusk, with many people in white ritual clothing and rudraksha malas. In the foreground, a young boy in a white kurta and a mala leads, while a boy in a dark green shirt and khaki trousers stands at the right. On the far right, a figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured garland and long dark hair walks barefoot among the devotees. Behind them, a large portrait of a man in a white head covering is mounted on a decorated float, and more processional decorations are visible in the background among trees. Many people are visible in the crowd, several with white identification badges pinned to their clothing.2005-12-31Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a dirt ground near a white shrine structure with a black Shiva linga draped in a garland of red and yellow flowers. Many people wear white ritual clothing; several boys wear white dhotis and white shirts, and girls wear white salwar-style outfits. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands among them, and a woman in a saffron shawl stands to the left. Palm trees and greenery form the background. The people face the linga, apparently queueing for darshan or worship.2007-10-08December 07 20072007-12-07October 29 20112011-10-29Outdoor photograph of a dirt path beside a whitewashed building with a tin awning on red posts, lined by coconut palms. A large group of young boys and girls, mostly dressed in white kurta-style and white salwar clothing, walk, gesture and wave along the path. A boy in a blue checked shirt waves near the doorway, and an older woman in a green cardigan and pink sari stands at the right edge with hands pressed together. A van is parked in the background. Several boys wear white shirts with thin cords or beads around the neck.2008-12-23