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A young boy in a red t-shirt holds up a sheet of paper showing a hand-drawn chakra-style diagram: a pink circle with a green lotus-petal border and a blue inverted triangle inside, with a Tamil-style word written above. Behind him, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari sits partly out of frame. On the table are colored pencils, a blue plastic tray, and another drawing of a square within a circle with petal-like outlines. Printed copyright text appears in the lower right corner of the photo.

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October 15 20122012-10-15 +1 copiesA young boy in a grey-and-white striped sweater and olive trousers sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, colouring a circular mandala-like design on white paper with a red pencil. Orange and green pencils and a box of coloured crayons lie nearby, along with a green basket holding erasers. A bangle is visible on his wrist. Another person's hand is partly visible at the lower right edge.2010-12-01A child in a yellow long-sleeved top and blue jeans kneels on an orange cloth spread on a tiled floor, drawing with a pencil on white paper. The paper shows a colourful sri yantra style mandala with a central triangle and lotus petal border, plus a smaller geometric sketch below. A basket of coloured pencils and a box of crayons lie nearby, and a striped woven mat is at the upper right. A dark wooden mala hangs from the child's neck. A second sheet with a faint drawing lies at the bottom right.2010-12-01Photo of a drawing competition with schoolchildren seated on a tiled floor. In the foreground a boy in a light blue checked shirt, dark trousers, a wristwatch and a red thread on his wrist looks upward while holding a drawing of a map of South India with small figures. Around him other students in white shirts and navy trousers sit with sheets of paper, pencils, sketch pens, watercolour palettes, pencil boxes and rolled paper. A green pencil case and an orange-and-red box lie on the floor. No a person is visible.A smiling young boy with short dark hair leans his head against a sheet of white paper while crouching against an orange-red wall. He wears a white t-shirt, blue jeans with a small patch, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads around his neck. The paper bears a purple stamped or printed symbol, and purple paint specks appear on his clothes and the ground. Nobody else is visible.2010-12-11A young girl with dark hair and a small bindi holds up a spiral-bound notebook showing a coloured Muladhara Chakra drawing: a red lotus-petal outline around a blue circle, a grey square, and a yellow and pink lotus at the centre. She wears a floral-print top and gold earrings. Behind her, other children sit on orange mats in a hall, some colouring with markers, and an adult in a white sari stands at the right edge.2010-12-06July 07 20112011-07-07 +1 copiesTwo children sit cross-legged on a terracotta-tiled floor doing a colouring activity. On the left, a boy in a light blue kurta with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala holds a white sheet of paper and looks off to the side. On the right, a girl in a pink t-shirt and navy trousers, wearing a lanyard, colours a sheet on the floor with a marker; the sheet shows yellow and multicoloured geometric and floral mandala-style designs. A colour box sits in the foreground.2010-12-01A photograph of children seated on a tiled floor at night, drawing and colouring with crayons and felt-tip pens on white paper. Open plastic storage bins of colouring materials sit among them. A girl in a white top holds up a partly coloured sheet. Several adults in white and pastel salwar clothing sit or stand among the children, some helping them. a person is not visibly present in this scene, so no candidate is identified.2010-12-06A boy sits cross-legged on a floor and holds up a hand-drawn sheet of paper that shows a large green triangle with a red flame-like tip at the top, a pair of pink eyes drawn on a blue-speckled background, and handwritten lines of text running down the triangle. He wears a dark sleeveless top and olive-green trousers, and a blurred background surrounds him. A small purple logo appears at the lower left.2011-07-08 +1 copiesStudents sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a drawing competition. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt and red trousers holds up a painted sheet showing a green tree with a brown trunk and small coloured objects. Nearby, other students in white shirts, red trousers and a checked shirt draw and paint on loose sheets with markers, pencils and pastel boxes spread around them. Paint jars, a ruler and a tin of colours sit on the floor. No deity, ritual or a person depiction is visible, and the page's event title is not visible in the frame.July 07 20112011-07-07 +1 copies