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A 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.

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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 young students seated cross-legged on green mats in a plain room with pale yellow and white walls, eyes closed in meditation. They wear white clothing and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Garlands of green leaves and orange flowers hang on the wall behind them, and a red cloth hangs at the side. Roughly a dozen students are visible, mostly girls with a few boys, all seated in a row.2007-10-21A 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.2009-11-14Photo of a group of women seated cross-legged on a white floor in a temple hall, eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Most wear white saris with gold borders and orange or red shawls draped over their shoulders; one wears a yellow shawl at left. In the foreground, a brass plate holds yellow flowers and offerings, and a brass oil lamp with a lit wick sits beside a small metal bowl, a folded booklet and plastic containers. Background shows more seated devotees in white and orange, and red curtains. Several people are visible, no a person candidate clearly identifiable.2011-10-05A 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 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.2007-10-21A 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 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.2007-10-21September 10 20102010-09-10A group of young students, mostly girls and some boys, sit cross-legged with eyes closed on green and striped mats in a plain room with whitewashed walls. They wear white clothes, white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas. Some hold their hands in prayer or meditation mudra. Near the front, a brass oil lamp and a small brass figure stand on the floor. Behind them, an orange-and-gold draped cloth hangs on the wall, and a laptop and speaker sit on a table. An adult in orange clothing stands at the back right.2007-10-21October 01 20072007-10-01Seated meditation in a hall with many participants on mats. In the foreground a young boy in white dhoti and shawl with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark sits with eyes closed, hands in lap. Beside him a boy in white kurta and dhoti sits with hands clasped. Behind them men and boys in white and one in orange sit in rows. A brass vessel and a small plastic container with offerings sit on the floor at lower left.2011-10-06