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A photograph of a row of boys seated cross-legged on a white floor, facing right toward an unseen speaker. They wear white kurta-style shirts and pale trousers, with rudraksha or beaded malas around their necks. A projected or printed image of a smiling person with long dark hair appears on the backdrop at upper left, and a dark wall with an orange cloth hangs at right. The boys sit attentively in a gurukul-style gathering.

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A photograph of a group of young boys and a few girls in white clothes seated cross-legged on a striped green and pink mat in a plain room, eyes closed in meditation. Several boys have a vertical tilak mark on the forehead and wear beaded malas. Behind them a hanging orange and white cloth with gold trim covers the wall, and a standing figure in an orange robe sits near a wooden chair at the back. A decorative wall piece with silver ornaments hangs at the top right, and small floral sprigs decorate the yellow wall at left.2007-10-21December 25 20062006-12-25A seated crowd of children, young people and adults fills a hall during the Gurukul inauguration. In the foreground, children in white kurtas and dhotis sit cross-legged on a white floor beside a yellow painted line, several wearing rudraksha malas. A girl in a white dress with orange flowers smiles, and a boy in a red shirt sits with hands folded. Behind them, adults in white, orange and saffron clothes and a woman in a yellow sari sit attentively. At the front, a gilded deity murti sits on a raised altar with framed portraits on the walls and a camera on a tripod in the middle of the crowd. Hanging lanterns and bunting decorate the ceiling.2006-10-02Seated audience of white-clad devotees in a dim hall, many shaved-headed and wearing white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, lanyards and headphones. A standing figure at the upper right wears a long white robe and a rudraksha mala. Orange tassels and a patterned hanging decorate the back wall, and a small logo appears at the top left corner.2010-09-28February 12 20172017-02-12 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene with a row of boys and young men seated on mats in white dhotis and kurtas, lighting and tending brass oil lamps with flames. Several brass lamp stands and bowls line the mat. A man in an orange cloth with a white forehead band sits at right, and a figure in a green cloth is at far left. A white fly-whisk or chamara rests near a chair. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing sit in the background, consistent with an aarti or lamp-lighting ritual.2007-10-14February 24 20152015-02-24 +1 copiesDevotees sit cross-legged in rows on woven straw mats inside a plain white-walled hall, reading from printed sheets held in their hands. Most wear white clothing; the men in the foreground have white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala and tilak on his forehead, and the women wear white and cream saris and salwar kurtas. Behind them, glass cabinets and framed photographs line the windows, and a few people stand near the doorway in the background, one in white with a saffron-colored garment over the shoulder.2007-10-23August 23 20142014-08-23A photograph of a large seated audience in a hall with red curtains and white walls. Many people in white clothing sit on mats and cushions, including men with shaved heads and tilak marks on their foreheads, some wearing headphones and lanyards with beaded malas. Women in white and colourful saris sit among them, and a man in orange-yellow clothing sits at the lower left. The crowd fills the frame, facing toward the front of the hall.2010-10-06October 15 20102010-10-15July 24 20082008-07-24