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A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof hosts a seated group of children, mostly boys, sitting on purple mats. Many wear white shirts, light checked shirts and yellow tops, and one boy in the foreground holds up two fingers with a red tilak mark on his forehead. Colourful paper streamers in pink, blue, green and yellow hang from the ceiling. Behind them, a yellow and a red cloth draped on the walls frame a stage area where several people in white dhotis and shirts stand near a table with items on it. The scene is dimly lit with a camera flash visible on the right.

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A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and colourful paper streamers hanging overhead shows a crowd of boys seated cross-legged on blue mats, listening to a session. Most are children in white shirts, striped polo shirts, and a bright orange kurta, with one boy in the front row raising his hand high. Two standing adults in white dress stand near a decorated stage with a yellow and red cloth backdrop and a small table of items, while a glass-fronted cabinet sits at the left wall. Name badges are visible on several children's shirts. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-05-05Indoor hall with a corrugated roof draped in colourful paper cut-outs and streamers. Over one hundred children and teenagers sit cross-legged on blue mats across the floor, mostly girls in salwar kameez and sarees in yellow, lavender, orange, pink and red, with white-clad adults standing near the front wall. 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Colourful paper streamers and tassels in pink, orange, blue and green hang from the ceiling beneath a row of square windows. Two adults in white stand near the back, and a few seated adults are at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, where a large group of children and young boys sit cross-legged on a purple mat with a yellow border, facing a stage area. Many wear white kurtas, others wear coloured shirts in blue, green, yellow and pink, and several have name badges. Behind them a yellow and red cloth hangs from the ceiling, and a small table with flowers and lamps stands at the front. A few adults in white stand near the back of the stage.2006-05-04Photograph of a large hall with a corrugated roof, hung with a canopy of paper flowers and streamers in pink, purple, orange, yellow and green. Thirty to forty boys, mostly seated on blue mats, raise their hands to answer. Several have name badges. At the front, two people in white clothing stand near a low dais with a yellow and a red cloth draped behind them, with a small altar table holding objects. Wooden lattice windows and a display cabinet line the walls. The scene suggests a children's residential programme session.2006-05-05A large tented hall with white canopy and hanging decorative banners on the poles. Dozens of children sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven rugs in rows, facing forward toward a stage area. A standing figure in white clothing with an orange shawl stands near the front, and another standing man in white wears a yellow shawl at right. Rows of white plastic chairs line the back wall beneath a painted backdrop of a deity murti. Many children wear white shirts, blue and yellow t-shirts and orange caps.2008-05-15May 04 20062006-05-04Children sit cross-legged on a concrete floor in a large hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses, arranged in a loose circle around an open central area with striped mats. Many boys wear white kurta-style or light shirts and some wear checked or striped shirts. Strings of colourful paper streamers in orange, pink, yellow and green hang from the ceiling. On the stage at the far right, a large framed portrait shows an elderly saffron-robed figure with a bald head, and a smaller framed picture hangs on the left wall. Several adults in white clothing stand near the stage and centre. A television screen is set up near the stage and a coloured cloth draped on the left wall.2006-05-05A large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses holds a crowd of children seated cross-legged on blue floor mats. 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