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A photograph of six boys crowded together and smiling at the camera while working with wet clay on a white cloth. In the foreground, clay sculptures of a Shiva lingam on a yoni-like base and a tiered tower form stand on a wooden board. The boy at left wears thin-framed glasses and a white shirt, another wears glasses and a plaid shirt, and the boy at right wears a bright yellow-green shirt. Several boys have red tilak marks on their foreheads. Hands covered in clay reach toward the sculptures. No adult or a person figure is visible in the scene.

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Photograph of several boys crowded together closely, leaning over a clay work on a brown cloth-covered surface. In front, a smooth clay lingam-shaped form sits beside a tiered clay structure built from stacked rings and small pillars. The boy at left wears a white shirt, round spectacles and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The others wear checked shirts in green and brown tones. Sunlight falls through a lattice window at upper left, and a faint purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2006-05-05A photograph of a group of boys crowding around a table covered with a white plastic sheet, leaning in close to look at clay sculptures. In the centre, a small tiered clay tower of stacked rings and pillars stands beside a smooth brown clay lingam on a round base. Several boys are smiling or laughing, wearing a yellow-green shirt, white shirts, a blue shirt and checked shirts. A shelving unit and a yellow-shirted person are visible in the background.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.2006-05-05Three boys sit on a floor covered with plastic sheeting, working on a clay model laid on a wooden board. The model shows small clay structures, a figure, an arch and a tree-like form decorated with green leaves. The boy on the left wears glasses, a white shirt and a wristwatch, and has a red tilak on his forehead. The middle boy wears a purple checked shirt and dark trousers. The boy on the right wears a bright green t-shirt and dark trousers and is shaping clay with his hands. Their faces are turned toward the camera. A purple logo appears in the top right corner.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.2006-05-05Photo of a group of six boys crowded together and smiling at the camera in an indoor hall with lattice windows and a fan. They hold up a clay model on a wooden board: a sculpted Shiva lingam with a hooded serpent above it, beside a tiered clay tower of stacked rings supported by wooden sticks. Boys wear checked shirts, white shirts and spectacles; one boy has a red tilak on his forehead and another has clay-stained hands.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 copiesA photograph of children seated on the floor working with wet brown clay. A boy in a red and blue plaid shirt and white pants leans forward, shaping clay between his hands. To the right, a boy in a white and blue checked shirt holds a small lump of clay near his face with a sprig of green grass in it. On the floor in front of them sits a clay tray with several unfinished clay figures and a curved clay piece, with more clay and a bowl of wet clay at the bottom edge. A partly visible child in a beige top sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05Three boys sit on the floor around a clay sculpture on a brown cardboard board laid over a white plastic sheet. The sculpture is a tall stacked clay form of rounded tiers with a small projection at the top and outward arms at the base. The boy on the left wears a white shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a small red tilak on his forehead, and has clay on his hands. The middle boy in a green and cream checked shirt leans forward with his hand near a metal bowl of brown liquid. The boy on the right wears glasses, a white checked shirt, and blue shorts, with clay-covered hands and a red mark on his forehead. A green leaf lies near the bowl. The walls are plain grey.2006-05-05Three boys sit on the floor of a hall working on a clay model. The boy on the left wears round glasses, a light mint-green collared shirt, a wristwatch and a small red forehead mark. The middle boy wears a lilac checked shirt and dark trousers, and the boy on the right wears a bright lime-green t-shirt and dark trousers, both pressing and shaping damp brown clay. On a wooden board in front of them is a clay scene with an arched gateway, a small figure seated on a raised base, rounded mound shapes, and green leaves pressed into the clay. Clay offcuts and leaves are scattered on the board and a plastic sheet beneath it. Mattresses are visible in the background.2006-05-05A 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.2006-05-05A photograph of a group of boys crouched and standing on a concrete floor, smiling at the camera with clay-dusted hands. They wear a teal t-shirt with lettering, a white shirt, a yellow shirt with denim shorts, a red plaid shirt and a dark floral shirt. In front of them on a blue tarpaulin sits a rectangular tile of pressed reddish-brown clay with raised carved drawings of a house with a pitched roof, a wavy line pattern and a window. A small clay offcut lies nearby. In the background other children in white shirts and checked clothes work at tables in a hall with a black board on the wall.2006-05-05