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A photograph of a group seated cross-legged on colourful striped mats during a group study or chanting session. A young girl in the centre wears a white garment with gold borders and a red tilak on her forehead, her hair in a bun; she holds an open book and looks down. Beside her, a boy with bare shoulders and a gold-bordered white dhoti sits in the foreground, and a man in white shirt holds a loose sheet of paper. Behind them an adult in white dhoti with gold border stands, and another seated boy appears at the back right near wooden chairs.

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A young girl with hair in a bun sits cross-legged on a multicolored striped mat, wearing a white cloth draped over her shoulder with gold borders and a white cord necklace with a small pendant. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest near her feet. Behind her, people in white dhotis with gold borders sit and stand in a hall with wooden chairs, and a man in white in the foreground holds a small white paper or cloth.2017-07-08A young girl sits cross-legged on a pink and purple striped mat, eyes closed, both hands covering her face in a meditative gesture. She wears a white cloth wrapped over her bare upper body with a gold border and a white dhoti with gold trim, a red pendant on a cord around her neck, and a red mark on her forehead. Behind and beside her, other people in white ritual clothing sit or stand, and an adult in white holds a sheet of paper. Wooden chairs and a red-cloth background are visible in the blurred room.2017-07-08A photograph of a seated young boy with a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered edge, eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer on a striped colourful mat. A red pendant hangs on a beaded chain around his neck, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Beside him a man in a light turquoise sweater and glasses holds a white printed sheet and reads from it. Behind them, people in white clothing and saffron-orange garments sit on the mats, and a dark backpack lies on the floor.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08A seated man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti-style cloth, sits cross-legged on a striped mat among children. He wears multiple strands of rudraksha beads and a white bead mala, a red and white forehead mark, and white sacred ash lines on his chest and arms. Several children in white and orange cloth sit around him, one girl with a red-beaded necklace and another with a red mark on her forehead. The man leans forward, pointing at a sheet of paper held by a child in the foreground. The setting looks like a group study or teaching session.2017-07-08April 03 20172017-04-03July 08 20172017-07-08April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of several young boys seated closely together in a hall, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The boy in the foreground centre wears a white dhoti with a golden-yellow border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Others beside and behind him wear plain white cloth wraps over their shoulders and dhotis. A small pink tray with fruit or offerings sits on the floor near the group, and metal pillars and a reddish wall form the background. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang session.2011-09-24April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a large group of young male devotees seated on the floor in a hall with a red backdrop, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with white sacred ash markings on their chests, arms and foreheads. A central boy in the foreground, with white ash on his body and a white thread across his shoulder, sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, holding a small book or leaf and reading or reciting. Others around him, some wearing wire-rimmed glasses and white necklaces, sit in similar postures, with yellow-bordered cloth visible at the edges. No person is identified as a person in this image.2017-04-03September 25 20112011-09-25