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A photograph of children at a clay-modelling workshop seated on a blue mat at a white table. A young woman in a grey striped shawl over a checked skirt, with a green name badge, shapes a clay elephant with both hands. Beside her a girl in a floral sleeveless top works on clay. Small clay figures including a seated figure, a bowl-like form and animals lie on the table. Other people stand and sit in the hall behind, and a lit window and a framed deity image hang on the wall. No a person candidate is visible.

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A 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.2006-05-05A photograph of a group of girls and younger children sitting on a blue tarpaulin, working with wet clay on a white board. Several shaped clay figures lie in front of them. A girl in a white dress with red-green border and a gold chain leads the foreground, while a girl in a yellow top and another in a green-and-gold outfit shape clay with their hands. Others in orange, yellow and white clothes sit around the table, and a purple cup of tea sits in the lower left.2006-05-05A photograph of girls and young women sitting on a blue tarpaulin, shaping wet clay into small figures and forms on flat cardboard pieces. In the foreground a woman in a purple and green sari smiles and works the clay with her hands. Behind her a girl in a pale pink top with a sheer scarf and green skirt leans over the work, and a bowl of water sits nearby. Clay figurines and lumps are arranged on the boards at right. Only partial hands and arms of other participants are visible at the bottom edge.2006-05-05A photograph of children gathered on a blue tarp in a crowded indoor or open-sided hall, seated on the floor and working with clay. In the foreground a girl in a white dress with a red-and-green trim and a pendant necklace shapes a clay figure with her hands, while beside her a girl in a yellow-green top and another in a dark green top with a beige shawl work on the same mound of clay. Several other children in orange, yellow and white clothing sit around them, with adults in white and purple saris visible in the background. Scattered clay figures and a pile of straw-like material lie on the tarp in front of them.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 smiling girl in a floral sleeveless dress with orange, red and green flowers sits cross-legged on a blue mat in a hall with a corrugated roof, shaping clay figures with her hands. She wears a green Little Anandas name badge pinned to her dress. Two rough clay figures stand on a white sheet in front of her, with a smaller clay piece nearby. Other children sit behind her in a hall with lattice windows. Claymodelling is the visible activity of this children's workshop.2006-05-05A young girl sits on a cloth-covered floor facing the camera, with two long braids and a dark beaded mala around her neck. She wears a cream silk dress with red and green striped sleeves edged in gold. A green and white name badge hangs on her chest beside a small pendant. Her hands are dusted with clay as she works with reddish-brown clay figurines of small seated figures laid out on a white sheet in front of her. Behind her, another child in a yellow top and denim shorts sits with their back turned, and a few other children sit in a room with lattice windows.2006-05-05A photograph from above of children seated on a blue tarpaulin during a clay-modelling activity. A wooden board holds small pieces of wet clay shaped into figures and lumps, plus a cup of water with a red rim. Several children reach toward the board: a girl in a red dress at upper left looks up at the camera, while others in green, yellow and pink clothing work the clay with their hands. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05A photo of a large group of children seated on blue tarpaulin on a hall floor, working at long white tables. Many girls and some boys sit closely together, rolling and shaping brown clay or mud into small pieces with their hands. A pink plastic basin and a green cup sit on the table, and small brown clay bits are scattered across the surface. The children wear everyday clothes in yellow, pink, purple, white school uniforms, and checked red and green garments, with name badges pinned to some shirts. A watermarked archive logo appears in the corner. No adult figure is clearly prominent, and no a person candidate is visible.2006-05-05Children sit cross-legged on a blue mat around a white table, shaping brown clay into small lumps and pieces. A girl in a white school uniform and a girl in lavender dress work near a green-striped cup, while a girl in orange and a girl in a yellow cardigan with light blue pants join in. Several other children in pastel and white salwar clothes sit at the edges, and a pink basin sits at left. Clay scraps are scattered across the table.2006-05-05A photograph of children seated on a blue tarp, working with wet brown clay or mud on a large white cloth. A girl in a yellow top and glasses in the foreground presses clay with her fingers, and a girl in a red checked top sits in front with her long braid visible. Other children in green, striped and pink clothing shape clay pieces around them, with a green cup of water on the cloth. An adult woman in a lavender top with an ID badge stands at the upper left supervising. The scene appears to be a craft activity in a residential children's program. Copyright text overlays the upper right corner.2006-05-05A photograph of children at a hands-on craft activity indoors, seated cross-legged on a blue tarpaulin. Several boys in the foreground lean over a square of brown cardboard, shaping damp clay or mud into small mounds and figures with their fingers. A white plastic bucket of water sits at the lower left, and a small green sprig or plant cutting lies on the board. A boy in an orange t-shirt and brown shorts in the centre wears a white ID badge, and a boy in a cream shirt on the right works beside him. Behind them, more children in red, pink, orange and white clothes sit on the floor in the background, and a white wall with a lattice window is visible at the top.2006-05-05