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A photograph of an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with orange triangular pennants bearing a crescent emblem. Many people sit on mats and cushions across the concrete floor, writing or reading on paper, most wearing orange or white clothing; a few stand in orange robes near the centre, and a woman in a red-orange shawl sits reading near the middle. Tall black pillars and colourful vertical banners line the hall, with palm trees visible outside. Stacked white bricks lie in the foreground. A test or examination setting is shown.

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A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof strung with rows of orange triangular pennants. Many people sit on mats and low concrete blocks on a bare concrete floor, reading or writing in notebooks. Most wear orange or saffron robes, and several others wear plain white clothes. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, blue and orange cloth stand among the black steel posts. A red plastic chair sits in the foreground beside a small stack of white bricks, and palm trees show through the open sides.2007-01-08A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, black steel posts and rows of orange pennant flags strung across the ceiling. Many people sit on mats and cushions on the dirt floor writing on paper pads. Most wear white or orange clothing; a woman in a red-orange shawl sits near the foreground and a man in an orange robe writes in the lower right. Tall decorative cloth-wrapped pillars with blue, red and yellow patterns stand at the edges, and loose brick piles and stone blocks lie beyond the pavilion in the background.2007-01-08A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof strung with orange and red pennant flags. Many people sit cross-legged on mats across a sandy floor, most dressed in white, while several wear orange robes. Several seated people write on paper or notepads, and a standing person in an orange robe and another in an orange sari walk among them. Painted decorative pillars in red, orange and blue stand along the sides, and trees and a brick wall are visible beyond. The scene resembles a written examination with students working silently, though the page does not name the event as a test. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2007-01-08A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and rows of orange triangular pennants strung across it. Many people sit cross-legged on the bare concrete floor and on woven mats, most writing or reading on sheets of paper. Several wear orange or saffron robes, others wear white dhotis or white kurtas, and one woman in a white sari sits near the centre. Two tall decorated pillars with painted floral and bird motifs stand at the left and near the middle. Standing figures in orange and white move between the seated rows, and a stack of white plastic chairs and building blocks sits along the right side.2007-01-08A open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, black support pillars and rows of orange triangular pennants strung across the ceiling. Many people in orange robes sit on mats on the concrete floor, bent over papers and writing, as if taking a written test. A man in white clothes and a white shawl sits at left beside a white table with a cardboard box and papers. A standing man in orange robes at right observes the room. A low white brick fire pit with a square opening sits in the foreground. Tall palm trees appear beyond the open sides.2007-01-08Outdoor open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof strung with orange triangular pennants and tall decorative banners in orange, blue and red. A large group of people sit cross-legged on mats and the bare sandy ground, mostly in white or saffron-orange clothing, many writing on loose papers or booklets. Two women in orange saris stand near the center, and a woman in white sits at right with paperwork. Palm trees and concrete block walls are visible beyond the pavilion, with a few nearby figures partially visible at the edges.2007-01-08A photograph of a covered open-air hall with a corrugated roof and orange pennant flags strung overhead. Many seated people sit on the bare ground on small mats, writing or reading on papers, in a test-like setting. Most wear saffron/orange robes, while several others wear white clothes. In the background stands a small shrine with a deity murti and red curtains flanking it. Colourful painted banners hang on the poles.2007-01-08A photograph inside a large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, strung with orange pennants and tall striped cylindrical banners. Dozens of men sit cross-legged on the bare ground in rows, most in orange robes and some in white, writing on sheets of paper on their laps or on the floor, as at an exam or written test. A standing figure in orange robes stands near the centre, and a few people in orange and white sit at the front and sides. Sunlight slants through the open walls onto the sandy floor, with palm trees visible outside and red-cloth stacks at the left edge.2007-01-08A photograph of many people seated on the ground under a long open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof, supported by dark steel posts. Many seated people wear orange robes, while others wear white. Several orange-clad people sit on mats and write on loose sheets of paper, some on their knees and some cross-legged. Orange triangular pennants hang from the roof lines, and tall decorated banners stand between the posts. At the left, a white-draped table holds brass vessels. At the right, a pedestal fan and a red and orange umbrella-like canopy are visible. The scene appears to be a written test in progress.2007-01-08Students in orange and white robes sit and write on paper in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, strung with orange triangular pennants. A standing man in an orange dhoti and shawl walks across the concrete floor between the seated writers. Nearby, a few people in white clothes sit on mats and at tables, a white-covered sofa sits in the foreground, and a tall decorated pillar stands at left. The scene looks like a written examination in progress.2007-01-08An open-sided, roofed hall with a dirt floor where people sit cross-legged on mats writing in notebooks as a monthly test. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti sits on a mat writing on a clipboard with a pen. Further back, a man in white with a dark cap and a man in white with a pale sheet sit writing on green paper, and a woman in white sits on a mat. At right, a person in orange robes sits on a mat near a copper pot, and another person in orange sits on a stone block. Orange pennants hang from the roof, and unfinished white brick structures and stacked bricks lie in the background among trees.2007-01-08A photo of an open-sided ashram hall with a corrugated roof and a row of orange triangular pennants strung across the ceiling. Students sit on the floor in small groups, many in orange and saffron robes and some in white clothing, with white brick structures arranged in front of them on the sandy ground. A white nandi bull statue stands at the left beside a blue platform, and a seated figure in orange robes sits near the far left. Garlanded decorations and framed pictures hang on the pillars at the back. Several robed people stand at the right edge near the pillars.2007-01-08