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A photograph taken from above of a child painting on a sheet of white paper spread on a concrete floor. The child wears a purple cap with a yellow brim, glasses, a tan short-sleeved shirt and a black wrist band, and holds a thin brush over a paint box with colourful pans. The paper shows a large black silhouette-like shape and faint pencil lines. Beside the child, another person in a white long-sleeved top with yellow lettering leans in. A white plastic plate sits at the upper left corner.

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Overhead view of a child sitting on a concrete floor painting on paper with a watercolour palette and blue brush. On the paper, a black painted shape resembles a shivalingam with a horizontal base. A white plastic cup of water sits at left. A second child in a yellow-green and purple cap, with white clothing, leans in at right. The floor has yellow painted lines.2006-05-07A child sits cross-legged on a concrete floor painting a drawing on paper. The child wears a peach-coloured short-sleeved shirt, black trousers and a purple cap with a yellow-green brim. Loose sheets of white paper lie around, with a paint box, a paintbrush and a white paper cup of water nearby. A white cap with a small logo sits on the left. The drawing shows a simple coloured sketch with a red cone and yellow and green shapes. This is a photo of a children's art activity.2006-05-07Overhead photo of children painting on the floor of a plain room. Three children sit on a striped green and red woven mat in white t-shirts, one in grey shorts. A young man in a purple cap with a yellow brim and a white t-shirt leans over a sheet of paper, holding a paint brush over a paper plate of paint. Paint trays, a small wooden box, and a blue sheet lie on the concrete floor, and a child points at the painting on the paper. A faint purple bird logo appears at upper left.2006-05-07Photo of children painting at a table covered with a green cloth with pink and yellow stripes. A boy in the foreground wearing a white t-shirt, purple cap and a red wristband holds a thin brush with orange handle and paints a green hill and blue water on paper. Paper plates hold blue, green and yellow paint, and small plastic paint pots sit at the left edge. Other children in white t-shirts with purple sashes paint beside him. No swami or deity visible.2006-05-07A photograph of children seated on a purple floor painting at a Little Anandas program. Several boys wear white t-shirts and purple caps with yellow visors; they lean over sheets of paper and paper plates, using brushes, small paint trays and paint pots. One sheet shows a blue circle with white cut-out patches resembling a globe, and another shows blue and yellow wash. Scattered around them are paint bottles, tubes, a green paint jar and a few plastic lids. No adult figure with a distinctive ceremonial appearance is visible.2006-05-07A photograph, rotated on its side, of children painting at a long table in a plain concrete room. In the foreground a boy in a white t-shirt with purple lettering and dark-rimmed glasses leans over a sheet of paper, holding a paintbrush near a painted picture of a house, tree and blue sky. Beside him a boy in a purple cap with yellow brim and a white t-shirt with purple text paints at the table. Paint palettes and a paper plate are on the wall and table. Further figures are partly visible at the left edge. The setting suggests a children's art activity at a residential programme.2006-05-07A photograph of a large hall where many children sit on the floor painting on white sheets of paper. They wear white t-shirts with purple and yellow printed lettering and purple-and-yellow caps. A taller adult in a white shirt and khaki trousers bends over the group to assist. Striped green and red mats cover part of the floor, with cups and saucers scattered among the art supplies.2006-05-07A boy in a white t-shirt with purple lettering and a purple-and-yellow cap leans over a sheet of paper on a concrete floor, holding a white paper plate mixed with red, green, blue and black paint while he paints with a brush. Other children sit nearby, and paint pots, tubes and a small watercolour box lie scattered around. Paint is a visible activity; no a person figure is visible in this scene.2006-05-07Children seated on a bare concrete floor doing a paper craft activity. A child in a purple and yellow cap and white shirt leans over an open booklet with pictures of paper crafts. Beside them, an older boy in a white shirt and grey trousers and another child in a tan shirt work on folded blue paper pieces. A white sheet of paper with a pink pencil lies in front of them, and bare feet are visible at the edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible.2006-05-07Overhead view of boys sitting on a purple carpet painting at a Little Anandas children's programme. Four boys wear white T-shirts printed with I MEDITATE lettering in purple and yellow. Two boys at the top and right hold brushes over blank white paper sheets, with a set of small paint pots, a yellow paint box and a palette of watercolour cakes between them. White paper plates for mixing paint sit nearby, and purple caps lie on the floor. No swami figure is visible.2006-05-07A photograph of children painting at a long table covered with a purple cloth. In the foreground a girl in a purple cap with a yellow brim and a white t-shirt holds a thin brush over a sheet showing a painted figure in a purple dress. Beside her another child in a white top paints on a sheet, and rows of seated children and paint trays stretch along the table. Watercolour cakes, jars and brushes are scattered across the surface.2006-05-07A young boy in a cream collared shirt and khaki trousers sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, bent over a sheet of white paper and painting with a brush. The paper shows bright painted figures in red, purple and blue, including a red-and-purple shape and a stick-like red figure with yellow hair, plus a purple handprint at the top. Beside him are a white paint tray with dabs of colour, a white cup of water, and a red plastic tray in the foreground. A terracotta-coloured wall runs along the right edge. He wears a gold bangle on one wrist. The scene looks like a children's art activity.2010-12-04