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Outdoor photo of a group of students in white uniforms sitting cross-legged on mats in a shaded clearing beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Several students wear white shirts with red-and-white lanyards. Behind them stands a large brass temple bell hanging from a frame, with a stone pile and a paved circular path to the right. Three adults in white clothing stand in front of the bell, one holding a book, while a woman in a colourful sari sits to the side, speaking to the group. Green trees and a low wall fill the background.

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Students in white uniforms sit cross-legged in rows on mats beneath a large banyan tree, facing a white arched shrine holding a black stone deity murti garlanded with orange and white flowers. A few students wear red-bordered cloth sashes. Aerial roots hang from the thick branches, with trees and open grounds behind the shrine.Outdoors beneath a huge spreading banyan tree, a large group of students in white clothes sits cross-legged on mats in rows facing a white arched shrine. Inside the arch stands a white-clad stone or marble deity murti garlanded with orange and white flowers, set on a rounded pile of stones. Several students wear white shawls or sashes; some have long braids. A few students wear white t-shirts printed with a small logo. Dirt ground, green trees and a paved path surround the gathering in daylight.Outdoor photo of young boys in white kurta-style clothes sitting cross-legged in rows on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. Several boys wear beaded necklaces and some have wrists adorned with bangles. Behind them, adults in white clothing stand and observe, including a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt; another white-clad attendant with a camera-like device stands at left. The ground is bare earth with fallen leaves, and open greenery lies beyond. The scene suggests a gurukul-style group meditation or sitting session. The visible people are standing adults and seated boys, with no identifiable a person figure clearly visible.A large group of young students in white kurta-style clothes sits cross-legged in meditation on woven mats laid over a dark sheet on reddish earth beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many boys and girls have eyes closed or hands resting in mudra on their knees, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No readable event, deity or ritual signage is visible; the setting suggests a gurukul-style outdoor meditation session. No one is identified as a person in this image.Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Many young students in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and dark mats on bare earth, facing a standing man in white shirt and white trousers who gestures toward them. Behind them, a white stone arch with a carved frame surrounds a seated figure in white robes wearing a garland of orange and red flowers, set on a raised rock-pile platform. Two seated adults in white sit under the tree to the left. Some students wear white shirts printed with the website dhyanapeetam.org. Green trees and fields fill the background.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA group of children in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged in meditation on mats laid over dark ground beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and their hands rest in meditation mudras on their laps. Behind them, a row of other children in white is seated similarly. No a person figure is visible in this scene.A group of young boys in plain white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on mats under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer or meditation. One boy in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, and another has a vertical tilak mark on his forehead. The setting is outdoors on bare earth, with dappled green foliage overhead.A photograph of a group of young students in white clothing seated in meditation on mats spread over a dirt ground beneath large spreading banyan trees. Most wear white kurta-style or white dhoti-like outfits, many with rudraksha malas around their necks, and their eyes are closed as they sit cross-legged in rows. The mats are arranged in a long formation under the shaded canopy, with green foliage and tree trunks behind them.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulMarch 06 20072007-03-06Outdoor group of young students in plain white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on mats laid over bare earth beneath large old banyan trees with aerial roots. They sit in rows with hands pressed together at their faces in prayer or meditation, eyes closed, some wearing small pendant necklaces and gold-coloured bangles. Dense greenery and tree trunks fill the background.