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Large group of schoolchildren sits cross-legged on dry ground in dappled shade beneath tall leafy trees. Most wear khaki or olive school uniforms, with some in white shirts, checked shirts and blue-and-white uniforms; several hold notebooks or papers. A blue banner hangs from a tree, and a few adults stand at the back, including a woman in an orange sari on the right. Some children look toward a speaker out of frame.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large group of schoolboys sits cross-legged on bare dirt under shade trees, in an outdoor school or community setting. Most wear khaki or olive uniform shirts and trousers, while some wear white shirts, blue uniform shirts, yellow and red checked shirts. Several hold notebooks or books on their laps. Behind them a blue banner with white and yellow printed text is mounted on a pole, beside a yellow sign and a metal fence. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground and the boys' faces. No speaker or dais is clearly visible in this frame, and no individual can be confidently identified as a person.2008-08-01A large outdoor gathering of students seated on bare dirt beneath shady trees. Most wear khaki or tan uniform shirts and trousers, while others wear white shirts and blue uniforms on the right. Many hold notebooks or papers. A blue banner hangs among the trees in the background, and a few adults stand at the edge. Dappled sunlight falls across the ground.2008-08-01May 04 20062006-05-04A large outdoor group of children and teenagers sits closely together on bare earth beneath big spreading trees, most with eyes closed in meditation. Many wear white shirts, kurtas and salwar, while others wear orange, pink, red and patterned clothing. Several have green name badges pinned to their clothes and rudraksha malas around their necks. A few older girls in the foreground wear white and orange saris and salwar. Some adults sit at the back.2006-05-04A photograph of a large outdoor gathering of schoolboys seated closely on bare ground beneath a broad shade tree. Most wear white shirts and trousers, and some carry small red or pink bags. Standing adults in white shirts and dark trousers stand behind them near the tree, and a grassy embankment with a yellow vehicle appears in the background. No deity, throne, or a person candidate is visible, so no appearance-based identification is made.2009-11-01February 11 20072007-02-11A large outdoor gathering of schoolchildren sits cross-legged on sandy ground beneath tall shade trees in front of a single-storey school building with a tiled roof and turquoise-painted lower walls. Hundreds of students in uniforms of light grey-green shirts with dark green trousers, and pink-and-white checked shirts with maroon trousers, face a small raised platform at the centre where a few adults are seated. A banner hung on a stand reads Nithyananda Youth Foundation, with a portrait printed on it. Some adults sit at the back near the building's right side. The scene shows a student meditation session held in a school courtyard.2009-10-26A large crowd of young men sits cross-legged on bare earth in dappled shade beneath leafy trees. Many wear pale blue collared shirts, while others wear khaki or olive uniform-style shirts. Behind them, a row of standing men in white shirts and dark trousers watches, with a white car parked at left beside a yellow building with decorative grilles. At right, a blue banner with Tamil text is partly visible among the branches.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01