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A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses and a neck-mounted microphone, leans forward holding a paper and green pen while speaking to a group of children sitting on colourful striped mats. Three children wear saffron-orange cloths and sacred threads, one girl wears a white cloth with a gold border and bare upper body, and a boy with a white forehead mark sits at the right. Other people in white clothing and a man in white at the right edge are partly visible in a hall with white flooring.

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A photograph of a seated group at an indoor programme, with children and young people in orange saffron clothing and white forehead markings sitting on a colourful striped mat. A man in a dark navy shirt, khaki trousers and a multi-strand rudraksha mala talks closely with a young girl in orange who rests her chin on her hand. Another child in orange sits in the foreground and a boy in white dhoti is visible behind.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08Seated devotees on a striped multicolour mat during a temple ritual. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt holds a brown coconut. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with an ID badge on his chest. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border sits with a red-gold waist cloth visible on another seated man whose bare back shows a rudraksha mala. An older man in white with gold borders and a flower in his hair sits at the right, and more white-clad participants are seen at the top edge. Gold-coloured stands are visible at the back of the hall.2017-06-17A seated group of young boys and girls in saffron-orange robes sits on colourful striped mats in a hall during a group session. Several children wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks; some have shaved or cropped heads. A man in a white shirt and glasses sits in the foreground near the children, holding papers, and an older man in a white shirt with a mala is seated at the right edge. Behind them, women in white saris with rudraksha garlands stand near wooden chairs, and a drum is visible at the far right. Brown bags and sandals lie on the mats.2017-07-08 +1 copiesA seated man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti-style cloth, sits cross-legged on a striped mat among children. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a white bead mala, a red and white forehead mark, and white sacred ash lines on his chest and arms. Several children in white and orange cloth sit around him, one girl with a red-beaded necklace and another with a red mark on her forehead. The man leans forward, pointing at a sheet of paper held by a child in the foreground. The setting looks like a group study or teaching session.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of a seated group of young boys and teenagers in an indoor hall with white marble flooring. Most wear orange and gold-bordered dhotis or wraps, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Some have white or sandalwood forehead markings, and one wears a red bindi. Their eyes are closed or lowered as they sit in meditation. Behind them, older men in white and orange sit on the floor, and a wooden door panel is visible on the wall. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-02-21 +2 copiesA photo of young boys seated on the floor at a ritual during a temple ceremony, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre a boy in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds white threads stretched between his hands, as others in orange and gold-bordered garments hold the same threads and a small bundle of grass or thread. Behind them seated adults wear white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, with brass vessels visible on the floor. The boys' attention is directed toward the thread-tying rite.2016-08-18