A row of young students in orange and saffron uniforms sits cross-legged on a brick pavement, each with white forehead markings and wooden rudraksha beads, working with brass vessels and small brass cups on orange cloths. Several hold small utensils or spoons over the brass pots, and a plastic container and a book lie at the left edge. A white car and greenery appear behind them. - Nithyanandapedia

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A row of young students in orange and saffron uniforms sits cross-legged on a brick pavement, each with white forehead markings and wooden rudraksha beads, working with brass vessels and small brass cups on orange cloths. Several hold small utensils or spoons over the brass pots, and a plastic container and a book lie at the left edge. A white car and greenery appear behind them.

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