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A group of children and teenagers sit cross-legged on mats in a plain room with white-washed walls and an orange-and-white cloth hanging behind them. Most wear white traditional clothing. A boy in the foreground in white kurta and pants holds a bundle of dried twigs or sticks in his hands, and another boy beside him holds a folded white paper. A girl with a light blue hair band and a forehead marking sits nearby with her hands together. Some children have their eyes closed in prayer, and an adult in orange robes sits further back on a chair. Scattered orange flower petals lie on the mats.

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A group of young students in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in a plain room with cream walls and a white tiled wall. Several have their palms pressed together in prayer and their eyes closed, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Green and orange leaves with flowers are decorated on the wall, and a few have folded paper sheets in their hands. A man in orange robes sits at the right edge, partly visible. The scene appears to be a group prayer or meditation session.2007-10-21A 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.2007-10-21A group of children and teens seated cross-legged on a green and pink mat in a white-walled hall, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white kurta or shirt and pants; one boy holds a wooden rudraksha-style mala between his hands. An orange and gold-bordered cloth hangs on the wall behind them, with a framed picture and silver hanging ornaments in the upper right. A seated adult in orange robes sits in the background near a wooden chair.2007-10-21A photograph of a large group of children seated on the floor of a plain room with whitewashed walls, sitting on colourful striped mats in rows. Most wear white kurta-style or white school-style clothes, with some wearing white dhotis or shawls, and several have tilak marks on their foreheads. A row of small brass oil lamps sits on the floor at the left edge, and a wooden chair stands against the right wall beside an orange cloth hanging. Some children hold small white papers. Faint copyright and source text is overlaid on the lower right, which is not transcribed.2007-10-21A group of young students in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on woven mats in a simple hall, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Many wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Some hold small printed sheets. Seated at the right in an orange robe, a young man sits on a chair near a speaker. Brass lamps and small stone blocks are visible at the lower left.2007-10-21November 19 20152015-11-19A photograph of a group of students seated cross-legged on green and striped mats on a bare concrete floor in a school hall. Many boys wear white kurta-style clothes and some have their hands folded in namaste. Girls in white with orange shawls and rudraksha malas sit at the right, and a few adults stand or sit at the back near classroom benches. Behind them a framed picture of a seated saffron-robed figure hangs on a pale wall. The scene looks like a group cultural or spiritual gathering with students in prayerful posture.2006-01-26Seated participants in white clothing fill a hall with striped blue-and-white floor mats. In the foreground two young boys sit cross-legged in white kurta-style garments; the one on the left wears a black bead mala and a red tilak on his forehead, and the one on the right wears a rudraksha-style bead mala. Behind them, adults in white kurtas and white dhotis sit attentively, some with lanyards, and a man with glasses and a beard sits in the middle. A plastic water bottle lies on the mat at left, and a brass lamp rests on the floor near the right edge. Soft orange and red drapes hang in the background.2011-11-30A group of young girls sits cross-legged on a striped green and multicolored mat in a plain room with grey cabinets and a white wall. They wear white clothes and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their hands rest in their laps or folded, and they look ahead attentively. One girl in front wears glasses and another has a red thread on her wrist.2009-11-142008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, apparently during an evening prayer or arati. Many women wear white saris with yellow shawls or borders and rudraksha malas; some men in white clothes sit in the background. Several young girls in white and pastel dresses, one with a white flower in her hair, sit in the foreground with hands folded. Orange-robed figures appear at the left edge and a metal railing runs along the right side of the hall.2010-10-04 +1 copiesA group of young boys in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on mats in a classroom-like hall, most with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground a boy in white with a red-bordered cloth sits facing them, holding a small brass bell in one hand and gesturing with the other, with brass lamps and a small brass vessel on a mat before him. Behind the boys an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and white hair sits on a blue chair near a wooden desk. Walls are pale yellow and cream.2009-11-14