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A photograph of a group of six boys crowded closely around a wooden board holding clay sculptures at a Little Anandas children's program. The boys, several wearing white shirts or striped and checked casual tops, lean in with curious expressions; one gives a thumbs-up and another rests his chin on his hand. On the board are modelled clay figures and structures, including a small clay temple-like shrine and a clay sculpture of a seated figure. Two small printed photographs of a bearded man in white are placed on the clay pieces, and a small framed picture sits on a platform. A tilak mark is visible on one boy's forehead. The setting is an indoor hall with lattice windows.

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Five boys crowd around a low table in a plain hall with lattice windows, leaning in toward a clay model of a small temple-like structure with a leafy neem branch and small sculpted figures. The boy on the left wears a striped shirt, the one in front wears glasses and a beige top, the centre boy wears a brown and cream shirt, the boy at right wears a red plaid shirt, and the far-right boy wears a green striped shirt, all with white dhoti-style cloth. Clay-covered hands rest on the table. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05Four boys lean close over a wooden table to look at a clay sculpture they have made. The sculpture is a rough brown clay structure with arched pillars and a pointed top, with a small printed photo of a man in an orange turban tucked into its base. On the right a leafy green branch is propped beside it. The boy on the far left wears a striped green and grey shirt and has a name badge with a green logo, one in a pale green polo holds clay, a boy in white stands behind, and a boy at the right wears a white shirt with a red mark on his forehead. Overhead, red illuminated panels hang from the ceiling.2006-05-05Photograph of four boys and one young man seated cross-legged on a blue tarpaulin, working on a clay diorama on a wooden board. The boy on the far left wears a light blue collared shirt and glasses, his mouth open. Next is a boy in a grey plaid shirt and khaki shorts, smiling with clay on his hands. The boy in the middle wears a red t-shirt with a name badge and a wristwatch. A young man in a white shirt crouches behind them at the right. On the far right a boy in a beige shirt with glasses and a lanyard leans in. The board holds small sculpted clay figures, figurines and tiny sprouting green seedlings arranged in a landscape. Behind them, other children and a pink bucket are visible in a hall.2006-05-05A photograph of five boys crowded together and smiling at the camera in a bare concrete hall. They lean over a wooden board holding clay sculptures: a Shiva lingam with a three-hooded naga-like top and a tiered clay tower of stacked disc shapes. Several boys wear white or checked shirts, one wears glasses and another has a red tilak on his forehead. Buckets, plastic chairs and a table are visible in the background.2006-05-05A photograph of five smiling boys posing closely together indoors in a large hall with metal-framed windows and a high ceiling. They hold lumps of wet clay in their hands, some with clay on their fingers. The boy on the far left wears a black-and-yellow striped polo shirt, the boy in the centre-left a red-and-white checked shirt, the boy in the centre-right a plain white t-shirt, and the boy on the far right a yellow and green checked shirt. The bottom boy wears a light blue shirt. Some boys wear small red tilak marks on their foreheads. Other children and adults are visible in the background.2006-05-05Four boys sit cross-legged on a blue tarpaulin in a hall, working on a clay model of a village or temple complex on a cardboard board, with small clay figures, mounds and tiny green plants sprouting from the model. The boy in the centre wears a red t-shirt, the boy on the left wears a blue collared shirt and glasses, the boy in grey plaid shirt smiles, and the boy on the right wears a khaki t-shirt and glasses. Each boy wears an identity badge on a lanyard. Behind them, an older teenager in a white shirt leans in, and other children and window lattice are visible in the background.2006-05-05Photo of five smiling boys posing around a wooden tray holding two clay models: a Shiva lingam with a yoni-style base and a tiered stepped tower with a small fence. The boys wear checked and plain collared shirts; two wear spectacles and one has a red forehead mark. A woman in white and another person stand in the background of a plain whitewashed hall with a window grille and a dark notice board on the wall. No one in the scene is a clearly identifiable a person candidate.2006-05-05A photograph of two boys kneeling on a concrete floor in a large hall, working on a flat board of brown clay. The boy on the left wears a pale yellow t-shirt and a dark beaded mala necklace and bangle; the boy on the right wears a white shirt and white shorts and has clay on his hands and legs. Clay figurines and relief shapes are modelled on the board, and a small yellow card with a printed portrait of a bearded man in white headwear sits on the floor between them. Behind them a man in a checked shirt walks through a doorway in a plain whitewashed room.2006-05-05Photo of several boys crowded together behind a handmade clay model of a multi-tiered temple tower with a small shivalinga-like cylinder at its base, built from stacked clay discs and pillars and braced with thin sticks on a cardboard board. The boy on the left wears white clothes, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and glasses; another in a plaid shirt smiles, and a boy with glasses grins while a fifth in a checked shirt holds a green leaf. Some have red tilak marks on their foreheads. A tray and white paper scraps sit on the table. The setting appears to be a children's craft session at a residential program, and no a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a young boy in a yellow-collared grey shirt and three other children gathered around a white tray of wet brown clay. A man in a mustard-yellow shirt with eyeglasses and a red forehead mark leans in beside them, smiling. The children mould clay into small figures and house-like shapes, with green leaves placed among the clay work. A boy in a pink top and a boy in a white shirt watch closely. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a latticed window behind the group.2006-05-05A photo of five boys crowding together and holding up a wooden board that displays a clay craft model. On the left, a boy in glasses and a pale checked shirt holds the left edge of the board, with a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a taller boy in a green-and-white plaid shirt stands at centre. On the right, a boy in a white shirt and glasses leans in smiling, and a smiling boy in a checked shirt peers over the model. The model shows a clay Shivalinga with a snake hood carved above it, beside a tall stacked clay tower with wooden stick railings. Behind them are white plastic chairs stacked against a lattice wall and wooden scaffolding in a bright room.2006-05-05 +1 copiesTwo boys kneel on a bare concrete floor in a plain hall, working on a rectangular board of wet clay. The boy on the left wears a pale yellow t-shirt, grey shorts and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala with a pendant. The boy on the right wears a white shirt and has clay on his hands and arms. Small clay figures and forms are arranged on the board, and a framed yellow card with a portrait and printed text is set among them. Green neem leaves hang in the right foreground, and a wooden door and a plastic chair are visible in the background.2006-05-05