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A photograph inside a plain concrete hall where a large group of children sits cross-legged on the floor in a wide circle. In the centre, a standing adult in a white top and light blue trousers addresses them. Along the back wall, several adults in white ashram-style clothing stand near the latticed windows. The children wear mixed everyday clothes in yellow, pink, blue, striped and floral patterns. Lattice windows and metal beams are visible on the walls.

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May 02 20062006-05-02May 02 20062006-05-02A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and steel trusses, where children sit in a wide circle on a bare concrete floor. Many girls in colourful salwar and sari-style dress sit in the foreground, including one in a red top and one in an orange-pink garment. Behind them more children sit in white and pastel clothes. Several adults in white clothing stand at the edges of the circle, and a small altar with lamps and offerings and framed portraits line the back wall. Lattice windows light the room.2006-05-02A photograph of a large bare concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof and high grey walls. Thirty or more children and young teens sit cross-legged or sprawled on a grey floor, many in white shirts, colourful printed shirts, yellow and orange tops, and a few girls in salwar kameez. Several wear white lanyard-style ID cards. A boy in a patterned shirt and dark trousers stands at left, while at right an adult in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange cloth stands bending near the group. The scene looks like a children's programme session.2007-05-04 +1 copiesSeptember 27 20152015-09-27A photograph of a large tiled hall where a group sits in a wide circle on a white floor with yellow and orange painted lines forming a mandala-like pattern. A man in the centre wears an orange-red turban and orange robes, seated cross-legged near a laptop and cables, apparently leading the session. Around the circle, children and adults wear white, orange, pink and blue clothing; some women wear saris and salwar kameez. A small girl in a dark top sits in the foreground beside a woman in an orange-red sari, and a gold deity murti stands at the right edge of the hall. Walls display framed pictures and a red curtain is visible.2015-09-27Photograph of a large seated group inside a bright tiled hall with a grid of white lines on the floor. Many children and young people sit cross-legged in a wide circle, mostly seen from behind. Some wear white shirts, others checked shirts, blue, yellow and teal tops. Further back, several people in saffron and orange robes sit among others in white and green. Golden deity statues stand near the corners and wooden doors line the walls.2015-09-26May 02 20062006-05-02May 02 20062006-05-02July 26 20152015-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph inside a large hall with a high tiled ceiling and bright light from tall windows at the far end. Thousands of... no, a crowd of children sits cross-legged on the floor in rows, many in white clothes and some in pink, red, yellow and orange, several wearing name badges. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers stands with his back to the camera at the front, facing the children, with his bare feet visible. Other men in white clothes walk in the background near a small shrine and wooden cabinets. The scene reflects a children's residential programme at an ashram.2006-05-02A large hall with a polished concrete floor holds thirty to forty boys and some girls seated cross-legged in rows, many with heads tilted back and eyes upturned, appearing to be in meditation or breathing practice. Most wear everyday clothes in colours such as white, yellow, green, red and plaid shirts, with a few in white kurta-style garments. A woman in a white top sits at right with light hair. A standing adult in white clothes stands near the back wall beside wooden storage cabinets and tall windows. A purple dove logo appears in the upper-left corner.2006-05-05