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Outdoor photo of children and young people in white clothes meditating seated on the ground beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a wide overhanging branch. Several seated figures are scattered among boulders and fallen leaves; the girl in the foreground wears a dark bead necklace and sits with hands resting on her lap. One standing adult in white stands at the right edge near the branch. Green foliage frames the upper left and the setting is a shaded wooded grove.

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2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor meditation in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots. In the foreground a young girl in white dress with a white shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in meditation mudra, and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her another girl in white with a long braid sits with hands in lap. Several other young people in white garments meditate on stones and red brick ledges in the background. No a person figure is visible in the frame.Outdoor photo of young boys in white kurta-style clothes sitting cross-legged in rows on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. Several boys wear beaded necklaces and some have wrists adorned with bangles. Behind them, adults in white clothing stand and observe, including a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt; another white-clad attendant with a camera-like device stands at left. The ground is bare earth with fallen leaves, and open greenery lies beyond. The scene suggests a gurukul-style group meditation or sitting session. The visible people are standing adults and seated boys, with no identifiable a person figure clearly visible.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulMay 13 20132013-05-13Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Rows of seated practitioners in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on woven striped mats over a raised platform on reddish earth. Several wear orange or saffron shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in their laps. A tripod stands at the right edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no leader is visibly distinguished.2006-10-112008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOctober 11 20062006-10-11 +1 copiesA group of about 16 children in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on thin mats in an open dirt clearing beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Several children wear white kurtas and some have white stoles or sashes; they sit upright in meditation with eyes closed or lowered. Dry leaves cover the ground and sunlight filters through the branches.2007-03-06Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. Dozens of seated practitioners sit cross-legged on woven mats and a raised platform on reddish earth. Most wear white clothing; several men wear saffron/orange shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and their hands rest in their laps, showing a meditation or yoga session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is named.2006-10-11A photograph of a group of young students in white clothing seated in meditation on mats spread over a dirt ground beneath large spreading banyan trees. Most wear white kurta-style or white dhoti-like outfits, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, and their eyes are closed as they sit cross-legged in rows. The mats are arranged in a long formation under the shaded canopy, with green foliage and tree trunks behind them.October 11 20062006-10-11