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A young girl in a bright blue silk outfit with gold-embroidered trim and a small red bindi kneels on a blue plastic sheet, shaping wet brown clay with both hands. Beside her on a wooden board sit several small clay figures and a few tiny clay objects, including a rounded form and a curved shape. Splatters of wet clay mark the sheet. A patterned cloth lies at the top edge. No adult in the frame is identifiable, and no a person candidate is visible in this scene.

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A smiling young girl with dark hair pulled back and a red bindi on her forehead, wearing a gold earring, a black beaded necklace and a white top with gold trim, leans in beside a wooden board. Her hand is pressed to damp brown clay sculptures of figures attached to the board, and a blue cloth hangs behind. No one else is clearly visible.2006-05-05A photograph of two young girls seated on a blue mat indoors, each holding small handmade clay figurines of a seated deity form. The girl on the right wears an orange top with red floral trim and an orange-and-white patterned skirt, with a gold necklace and a small bindi on her forehead, smiling at the camera. The girl on the left wears a turquoise top over a white shirt and a name badge on a lanyard, holding a clay figure in her cupped hands. Behind them, other seated participants and a man in a white shirt are visible, and a lattice window is at the upper left.2006-05-05A photograph of children at a hands-on clay modelling activity seated on a blue tarpaulin. In the foreground a girl in an orange top and white dhoti-style skirt with an orange and gold border leans forward, holding a small clay figure, her hair in a long braid with a red bindi. Beside her an older girl in a grey and white striped shawl and checked skirt shapes a clay figure with her hands. On a white board before them lie many unfinished clay pieces, including an elephant-like figure, small dishes, a lamp-like shape and rounded forms. Other children sit in the background.2006-05-05October 01 20102010-10-01A photograph of a young girl sitting cross-legged on a concrete floor in an indoor hall with orange doors and wooden cabinets behind her. She wears a yellow top and a blue salwar with a blue dupatta draped over her shoulders, and red and gold bangles on one wrist. In front of her is a small clay figure with a yellow paper fan-shaped backdrop decorated with white flowers, and a large brown paint-streaked board lies beside it. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2006-05-05A smiling young girl in a white blouse with a light orange shawl sits on a blue tarpaulin, holding out clay she has sculpted into a small animal figure. Other clay pieces lie nearby, and a person in a yellow-green checked garment is partly visible behind her. She wears gold earrings, a nose stud, a red bindi and a black beaded necklace.2006-05-05May 01 20072007-05-01October 01 20102010-10-01A photograph of children at a hall-based craft session, with a girl in the foreground seated on a blue tarpaulin shaping wet brown clay. She wears a white blouse, a red patterned skirt, a braided ponytail and gold bangles, and holds an orange scrap of tissue paper. On the wooden board before her are several clay figures, including a tall temple-like model decorated with small coloured dots. Behind her other children in orange and white clothes sit on the floor with buckets of clay, and a large orange bucket stands at right. No a person figure is visible.2006-05-05Children sit on a blue tarpaulin at a low white table, shaping brown clay with their hands during a craft session. A boy in a striped grey-and-white top and jeans leans in at the left, while a girl in a yellow top and patterned skirt bends over the table at centre, and another child in a light green shirt is visible at right. Small clay figures and lumps lie across the table, with flat clay pieces and a stick scattered among them. Purple cushions lie behind the group. Four people are visible, with a few more partly shown at the edges.2006-05-05A woman seated cross-legged on a blue tarpaulin shapes a clay figure in her hands. She wears an orange-peach dupatta over a white blouse with small orange motifs, a black bead necklace, drop earrings and a silver bangle. Beside her, another person in a yellow-green sari works on clay, and a finished brown clay figure of a seated deity murti rests on a wooden board at right. The scene suggests a hands-on craft session.2006-05-05Four girls sit close together on a blue tarp at a children's program, working with wet clay on a light surface. Clay figures and forms lie in front of them. The girl on the left wears an orange top and a green name badge and reaches toward the clay. The center girl wears a cream dress with a red and green striped sleeve band and a black beaded necklace, with long braided hair and a red bindi. The girl beside her wears a dark green dress with gold patterning and a gold scarf, with pink bangles on her wrist. The girl on the right wears a white top with blue sleeves and has long loose hair. Behind them, other children in orange and yellow clothing sit on the tarp.2006-05-05