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A group of children sit in meditation on woven striped mats beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Dressed in plain white clothing, they keep eyes closed and hands in mudra positions on their knees. The girl in front wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle; the girl beside her also wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Other children sit in a row behind, with a dry sandy ground and scattered pebbles in the foreground.

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2008 - Glimpses Of Gurukul2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulChildren and teenagers sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on dry earth beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. In the foreground a girl in a white top sits on a yellow cushion with hands in a mudra on her lap, and a girl in white beside her has her hands clasped. Behind them a girl in a pink top and blue scarf, a girl in a red and gold outfit, and a boy in a red-and-white shirt meditate. A woman in white clothes sits at the upper left. Name tags hang from some clothing. Several people are visible, and no one in the scene is clearly identified as a person.2006-05-04March 06 20072007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulMarch 06 20072007-03-06Boys in white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on a striped woven mat in a plain room with pale yellow walls and wooden desks behind them. They have closed eyes and white and red forehead markings, and several hold brown rudraksha malas, one in each hand. The boys appear to be in meditation or chanting together, and a row of seated children extends to the right. Some wear blue cords around their necks. The scene reads as a gurukul classroom or prayer session.2009-11-14March 06 20072007-03-06Outdoor photo of a group of young students in plain white clothes seated cross-legged on mats in rows beneath a large spreading tree, hands pressed together in prayer or meditation with eyes closed. Several wear rudraksha malas and white headbands or forehead markings. The ground is bare brown earth.A photograph of a group of children seated cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats outdoors on bare dry ground. They wear white clothing and face away from the camera toward a large red-coloured mound or altar with a circular white-rimmed base, topped by a dark deity murti or shrine under a small canopy. Several children have long braids or plaits, and a few have their hands folded in their laps.2007-03-06A photograph of a group of young students seated cross-legged on mats in a bare room with cream walls, many with palms pressed together in prayer or hands held in front of them. They wear all-white clothing, some with white shawls draped over shoulders, and several have white forehead markings. Small flower and leaf decorations hang on the wall, and brass plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2007-10-21October 11 20062006-10-11