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A group of about sixteen children in white clothing sits cross-legged on striped mats under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick spreading branches. Several girls wear white tops with braided hair, and the children appear to be meditating in a calm, shaded outdoor setting with dry earth ground. No adult figure is clearly visible in the scene.

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A group of children in white clothes sit cross-legged in meditation on striped mats beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling horizontal limbs and many hanging aerial roots. Several children wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Their hands rest in their laps and their eyes are closed or lowered. The sandy ground and dry trees suggest an outdoor practice session. No identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is noted.2007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulChildren sit cross-legged in meditation on striped mats beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and sprawling branches. They wear white clothes and small beaded necklaces, with several having long braids. Their eyes are closed or lowered, and they are arranged in rows on dry leaf-strewn ground. No a person candidate is visible.2007-03-06A large group of young students in white kurta-style clothes sits cross-legged in meditation on woven mats laid over a dark sheet on reddish earth beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many boys and girls have eyes closed or hands resting in mudra on their knees, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No readable event, deity or ritual signage is visible; the setting suggests a gurukul-style outdoor meditation session. No one is identified as a person in this image.Outdoor meditation session under a large spreading tree with exposed roots and dry leaf-strewn ground. About fourteen children and teens in white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on thin striped mats in neat rows, eyes closed, hands resting on their laps. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. A paved edge is visible in the lower left foreground. No senior figure is clearly visible among the seated group, so no in-person a person candidate is identified.2007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor 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.Outdoor 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.2006-10-11Outdoor group of young students in plain white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on mats laid over bare earth beneath large old banyan trees with aerial roots. They sit in rows with hands pressed together at their faces in prayer or meditation, eyes closed, some wearing small pendant necklaces and gold-coloured bangles. Dense greenery and tree trunks fill the background.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulMarch 06 20072007-03-06A 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.