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Two young boys stand with arms raised overhead during a group meditation session under a white tented hall. The boy on the left, in a yellow-and-white striped polo shirt with a rudraksha mala, keeps his eyes closed. The boy on the right, in an orange t-shirt printed with a portrait and a rudraksha necklace, looks upward with arm extended. Behind them other participants in white clothing also raise their arms, and colourful hanging decorations are visible at the top of the frame.

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Two young boys stand side by side with arms raised and eyes closed during a guided meditation session under a white fabric canopy. The boy on the left wears a yellow, pink, and black striped polo shirt with a dark bead necklace. The boy on the right wears a bright orange t-shirt with a brown rudraksha-style bead mala and a multicolored bead necklace. Blurred figures of other participants appear in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2011-02-20Two boys stand side by side with eyes closed and arms raised overhead during a guided meditation. The boy on the left wears a striped shirt with a yellow collar and a dark beaded mala. The boy on the right wears an orange t-shirt printed with a portrait and a beaded necklace with a pendant. Behind them, white tent fabric, hanging colourful decorations, and other seated participants are visible.2011-02-20Two boys stand with eyes closed and arms raised during a guided meditation hall session. The boy on the left wears a yellow, pink, and black striped polo shirt. The boy on the right wears an orange t-shirt printed with a portrait of a long-haired man in white and gold, and a rudraksha mala with a pendant at his neck. Behind them, other participants in white clothing have their arms raised, and a row of colourful hanging decorations with orange tassels runs along the ceiling beneath white draping.2011-02-20Two young boys stand with arms raised during a guided meditation session in a large tent-like hall with white fabric ceiling and colourful hanging decorations. The boy on the left wears a striped yellow, pink and black polo shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and keeps his eyes closed. The boy on the right wears an orange t-shirt printed with a portrait of a man with long hair, along with a brown bead mala and pendant, his arm extended outward. Behind them, adults with raised arms and seated devotees in white and colourful clothes fill the room. A printed copyright and source notice appears over the right side of the image.2011-02-20A photograph of a guided meditation session in a hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and ceiling fans. In the foreground two boys raise their arms overhead and gaze upward; the boy on the left wears a yellow and white striped polo, and the boy on the right wears an orange t-shirt with a white circle and a beaded rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, adults stand or sit with arms raised, including a woman in a purple top at left and a man in white clothing with a mala at right. Colourful hanging decorations line the ceiling edges. The scene suggests participants performing an arm-raised meditation practice.2011-02-20A photograph of a shaved-headed young boy in an orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloth, with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti band with a red dot on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised with fingers spread, as if in chanting or prayer. Behind him, several other young boys in maroon cloths and white forehead bands sit and chant or gesture similarly, one with hands folded at the right. The setting appears to be a group ritual or satsang with boys in ashram-style attire.2013-04-06 +1 copiesSeveral young boys sit in a row with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a devotional posture during satsang or prayer. The boy in front wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead; a boy to the left wears orange and red-framed glasses; others wear plain black t-shirts, and a boy at right wears a red garment. Some shaved-headed children and a sanskrit-style vibhuti mark appear in the background. No adults are clearly visible in the foreground, and the room has white walls and a curtain behind them.2013-09-26November 02 20112011-11-02Five young people stand in a row in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. Most wear shaved heads and saffron-orange kurta-style tunics; the central boy wears a rudraksha mala with large beads. Some have white forehead markings and small earrings. Golden deity figures and a red-and-white garland appear blurred in the background. Their eyes are closed or lowered in devotion.2013-10-06Photograph of young boys seated in a row at a satsang, with a few adults and older students behind them. In the foreground, a boy in a white t-shirt wears an orange lanyard and a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a boy in a black shirt wears a red-and-black patterned shawl. Behind them, a boy in an orange robe and orange shawl sits in the background, with other seated people in white and red-orange wraps. The setting is a dim hall with warm lighting and a blurred flower arrangement at right. Visible people: several seated boys and men.2015-05-16March 22 20132013-03-22Photograph of boys seated cross-legged in a meditation or satsang gathering with eyes closed. In the foreground, a boy in a brown t-shirt with a blue-collared neckline and a small graphic on the chest sits upright with a red tilak mark on his forehead, eyes closed and lips slightly parted. Beside him, a boy in a light blue striped t-shirt sits with hands resting in his lap and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, eyes lowered. Behind them, an older man in a white dhoti with orange border and bare chest sits with a sacred ash mark, hands resting near white cloth and a blue container. Blurred background of a crowd and red and orange fabrics.2011-10-22