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A photograph of a large, bare concrete hall with many children seated on the floor in rows, most wearing name badges on lanyards. A standing boy in a patterned orange, brown and white shirt stands at left, and at right an adult in white dhoti and shirt bends forward near seated children. Children wear white, yellow, navy and patterned shirts, some in school-style uniforms, and girls wear salwar-style outfits. Ceiling lights and a bare grey wall frame the room. No clearly identifiable candidate for the a person appearance cues is visible; the adult in white appears to be a volunteer or instructor.

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A photograph of a large bare concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof and high grey walls. Thirty or more children and young teens sit cross-legged or sprawled on a grey floor, many in white shirts, colourful printed shirts, yellow and orange tops, and a few girls in salwar kameez. Several wear white lanyard-style ID cards. A boy in a patterned shirt and dark trousers stands at left, while at right an adult in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange cloth stands bending near the group. The scene looks like a children's programme session.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA large hall with a polished concrete floor holds thirty to forty boys and some girls seated cross-legged in rows, many with heads tilted back and eyes upturned, appearing to be in meditation or breathing practice. Most wear everyday clothes in colours such as white, yellow, green, red and plaid shirts, with a few in white kurta-style garments. A woman in a white top sits at right with light hair. A standing adult in white clothes stands near the back wall beside wooden storage cabinets and tall windows. A purple dove logo appears in the upper-left corner.2006-05-05A photograph of a large hall with a bare concrete floor where many schoolchildren, mostly boys, sit cross-legged in loose rows during a Little Anandas residential programme. Most wear everyday shirts and trousers in yellow, white, orange, green and checked patterns, with some wearing identity lanyards. Several children gesture with raised hands while others watch attentively. A yellow painted line runs along the floor edge. Wooden cabinets, shuttered windows and a scaffold-like frame stand along the walls. No adult in clear focus stands out as a presenter, and no one matching a person's appearance is visible.2006-05-05A photograph of a group of children sitting cross-legged on a bare concrete floor in a hall, attentive to a standing adult in a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold bordered shawl. Many children wear white, orange, yellow and striped shirts and lanyard name badges; some have tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, seated adults in white and saffron-trimmed clothing sit on chairs and a mat, and a table with a red-and-gold cloth is at the right.2008-05-12May 02 20062006-05-02July 26 20152015-07-26 +1 copiesA large hall with children seated on colorful striped woven mats in rows, facing toward the front. Many children wear orange, yellow, white, blue and green clothing; one girl in a mustard-yellow salwar in the foreground rests her chin on her hand. Behind them a white throne-like seat with white cushions and a floral arrangement sits on a raised platform near a table with flowers and water bottles. Plain white walls and a bright tiled floor fill the rest of the space.2008-05-13May 02 20062006-05-02A large plain hall with white-washed walls, a metal truss roof and small speakers mounted high on the walls. Thirty to fifty children sit cross-legged or stretch their legs on a bare concrete floor, many wearing white shirts and trousers, others in yellow, orange, pink or blue clothing, with ID lanyards around their necks. Several adults in white clothes stand at the back and sides of the room, one in an orange-striped garment near the centre, observing the group. A bright window on the right lights the scene. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-05-04A group of children in a large hall with a concrete floor perform a standing exercise routine, many with one leg raised and bent at the knee. They wear mixed outfits: a girl in a green tunic and yellow trousers with a long braid, a girl in a white top with dark blue track pants and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a girl in a yellow dress, a boy in a yellow shirt, a boy in white kurta pyjamas, and a boy in pink trousers with a cream top. Several children wear white name badges with orange labels pinned to their clothes. Others stand behind in white, yellow and orange clothing, and a boy in the far corner wears a purple cap. No adult or a person is clearly visible in the frame.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, where many children and teenagers stand in rows performing a group exercise with hands on hips. Most wear white or light-coloured kurtas and salwar outfits, with some in yellow, orange and pink; several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and name badges. A front-row girl in a white kurta with an orange-pink shawl stands prominently in the foreground. Two women in white saris with blue rosette badges sit at the right edge, and seated adults are visible on the right. A woven mat covers the floor, and ceiling speakers hang on the walls.2007-05-04 +1 copiesJuly 26 20152015-07-26