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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor photo of children and young people in white clothes meditating seated on the ground beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a wide overhanging branch. Several seated figures are scattered among boulders and fallen leaves; the girl in the foreground wears a dark bead necklace and sits with hands resting on her lap. One standing adult in white stands at the right edge near the branch. Green foliage frames the upper left and the setting is a shaded wooded grove.October 11 20062006-10-11Outdoor photo of young boys in white kurta-style clothes sitting cross-legged in rows on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and thick trunks. Several boys wear beaded necklaces and some have wrists adorned with bangles. Behind them, adults in white clothing stand and observe, including a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt; another white-clad attendant with a camera-like device stands at left. The ground is bare earth with fallen leaves, and open greenery lies beyond. The scene suggests a gurukul-style group meditation or sitting session. The visible people are standing adults and seated boys, with no identifiable a person figure clearly visible.Outdoor 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.2007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA photograph of a group of about eight people meditating seated cross-legged on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. They wear white ritual clothing with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed, hands resting on their laps, in an outdoor meditation session. No a person candidate is visible among them.2006-10-112008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. Rows of seated practitioners in white ritual clothing sit cross-legged on woven striped mats over a raised platform on reddish earth. Several wear orange or saffron shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in their laps. A tripod stands at the right edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and no leader is visibly distinguished.2006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11 +1 copiesA 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.2007-03-06Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and a flower garland wrapped around its trunk on the left. A woman in a white dress with a white shawl draped over her shoulders stands with her back to the camera near the tree. Seated on a low stone platform, a woman in white with a yellow cloth sits in meditation. Two seated devotees in white clothing face away, one with blonde hair and one with light brown hair, along with a man in a white shirt in the lower right, all sitting on a sandy ground with a rust-coloured brick wall and tall metal pillars behind them. A purple and white bird logo appears at the top left.2010-09-30October 11 20062006-10-11