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Photograph from behind of a large group of children seated outdoors on the ground, facing away toward a raised area out of frame. Many children wear white shirts, plaid and striped shirts, orange, yellow, pink and red tops; several girls have long braids tied with ribbons. A large red and white decorated structure, possibly a dais or ornamental base, is visible at the upper left, with a bare dirt and paved ground setting and a tree at the upper right.

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September 17 20062006-09-17A photograph of many children seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, facing toward the front. Most wear white shirts and white dhoti-style or white uniform clothing, while others wear yellow, orange, green and light blue garments. A girl in an orange saffron-coloured dress sits in the centre foreground beside a girl in white. Patterned cloth mats lie on the floor at the right, and a small table with a cloth stands against the far wall beside a stage area with orange and white decoration. Several adults stand or sit at the back of the room.September 17 20062006-09-17A photograph of a large group of children and young teenagers seated cross-legged on white mats outdoors, beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most have their eyes closed in meditation or quiet sitting. Girls in white salwar kameez with white dupattas sit in the foreground, and a girl in a yellow dress with a long side braid sits at right. Boys wear shirts and shorts in blue, green, striped and white.2006-05-04May 04 20062006-05-04A photograph of a Little Anandas youth gathering outdoors under trees at an ashram site. Thirty or more seated children and teens, mostly in white shirts, pink and orange salwar kameez and saris, face a raised red-draped seat. On that seat sits a deity murti in orange cloth with a white flower garland and gold ornaments, flanked by a golden kalasha-style lamp stand. A standing man in an orange robe holds a long pole with an orange cloth at the top, while a seated man in white clothing sits near the front. Brass vessels and offerings lie on a purple mat before the seat. A pictured teacher-student session, not a crowd event.2006-05-01Outdoor photo of a large group of schoolchildren seated on the bare earth and yellow mats under shady trees, all facing forward toward a stone arch shrine. Inside the arch stands a dark statue of a deity in a white cloth, with a small figure in white seated before it and a round golden disc or plate in front. Boys wear striped shirts, checked shirts, a lilac shirt and an orange-and-blue striped top; a girl with a long braid is visible on the right. Some visible people are partially cropped at the edges.2006-05-04A photograph of a seated audience of children and teenagers at an indoor programme. In the foreground a girl in a pale yellow top with a braid sits beside a girl in a blue outfit and an orange and white dupatta. A boy in a white shirt with an orange name badge sits at left, and a teenager in a red polo shirt with a badge and a girl in a red top stand out at right. Others in striped, patterned and white clothes watch attentively toward the front of the room, with no speaker or deity visible in the frame.2007-05-04A large group of children sits cross-legged on sand beneath a wide, spreading tree with thick twisting branches. Many children wear white, orange, pink, green and blue salwar or dress clothing, and several wear small name badges. In the foreground on the left, an adult in white clothing stands at the edge of the frame. Other adults in white and a figure in green move among the trees behind the seated children, one climbing on a branch. The scene appears to be an outdoor children's gathering.2006-05-04A photograph of a seated audience of children and teenagers at an indoor programme, facing forward toward something out of frame. In the foreground, a girl in a green top and a girl in an orange-and-white outfit sit close to the camera. Behind them, a boy in a red shirt and a boy in a teal t-shirt with a lanyard sit on a striped mat, and a boy in a white shirt and others in mixed casual clothes fill the rows. No person is clearly identified as a person in this image.2007-05-04Outdoor photograph under large shady trees at an ashram in India. Dozens of children and some adults sit cross-legged on bare earth in a semicircle facing a black stone deity murti decorated with an orange cloth and garlands, set on a red-painted pedestal. Many children wear white shirts and white salwar-style clothes, others wear checked shirts and colourful tops. A small figure in orange robes sits near the murti at the left, and a few adults in white and brown stand or sit at the right edge. Sunlight filters through the leaves, and a blue-and-white emblem hangs on a pole at the upper left.2006-05-01Photograph from behind of a seated group of boys, many of them children, sitting cross-legged on a bare concrete floor at night, watching an unseen speaker or programme ahead. Clothing is varied: checked and striped shirts in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, a cream kurta with gold-toned fabric, and a white shirt. No swami or other adult leader is visible in the frame.2006-05-05