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Two young girls sit in lotus posture meditating with eyes closed beside a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. The girl in front wears a white kurta and white pants with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi on her forehead, hands resting in her lap. The girl behind her, slightly out of focus, wears white clothes and a rudraksha mala as well. They sit on a pale rock ledge in dappled sunlight, with dry branches and bare twigs in the foreground.

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Two girls sit cross-legged in meditation at the base of a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. The girl in front, with hair in two pigtails and a red bindi, wears white clothes and a long rudraksha mala, her eyes closed and hands resting in her lap. Beside her a second girl with dark hair tied back, also in white and wearing a rudraksha mala, sits with eyes closed. Dry branches and pale sky appear behind them.2007-03-06March 06 20072007-03-06Two young girls in plain white garments sit in meditation outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with thick, twisting aerial roots. The girl in front has her eyes closed, a small red bindi on her forehead, hair tied in side pigtails with yellow ties, and wears a long strand of rudraksha beads; her hands rest folded in her lap. Behind her, a second girl with a red hair clip and a red bindi also sits with closed eyes and rudraksha beads. Bare branches and blue sky frame the scene.2007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor meditation under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots and sprawling branches. In the foreground on a flat grey rock, a young boy in white clothes sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant. Several other people in white are seated on rocks and the ground among the trees, some in pairs, some alone. Dry leaves cover the ground. The scene is calm and devotional.2007-03-06Outdoor meditation in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots. In the foreground a young girl in white dress with a white shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in meditation mudra, and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her another girl in white with a long braid sits with hands in lap. Several other young people in white garments meditate on stones and red brick ledges in the background. No a person figure is visible in the frame.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulFour young students in plain white shirts and white dhotis meditate seated on woven mats beneath the large, sprawling roots and trunk of a banyan tree on bare red earth. The boy in front centre has eyes closed, hands in a mudra on his lap, a vertical tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Another boy to the left wears a red-and-white shawl and sits cross-legged against the trunk. Two more students in white sit further back among the aerial roots. No a person candidate is visible.2008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA group of about 16 children in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on thin mats in an open dirt clearing beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Several children wear white kurtas and some have white stoles or sashes; they sit upright in meditation with eyes closed or lowered. Dry leaves cover the ground and sunlight filters through the branches.2007-03-06October 11 20062006-10-11Students in white clothing sit cross-legged on woven mats beneath large banyan tree roots, eyes closed, hands resting on their laps and chests in a meditation posture. Several boys wear white kurtas with rudraksha malas, one with a white vibhuti line on his forehead and glasses, and girls in white salwar-style tops with white shawls sit behind them. The group appears to be in quiet meditation or yoga practice in an outdoor gurukul setting.