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A photograph of children seated cross-legged on a bare floor covered with newspaper, making craft collages on brown cardboard squares. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt and blue trousers gestures with his hand while others work nearby: a boy in an orange shirt with a name badge arranges rice grains, a girl in a mustard top and cream trousers presses materials down, and a girl in a red top and black skirt works beside a girl in a white top with blue paisley-patterned skirt. The cardboard boards hold scattered rice, sticks, beads and cut-out pictures. A white cup sits on the newspaper. Several other children are partly visible at the edges.

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A photograph of children and young women seated on a concrete floor, working on craft projects amid scattered newspaper pages. Brown cardboard sheets are laid out, some decorated with rice grains and paper strips. A girl in a white top and red skirt with blue trim works at left, a young woman in an orange and pink sari sits at upper right, and a young woman in a patterned salwar kameez works at lower right. Boys in white shirts sit in the foreground, one gluing or threading strips on cardboard. No a person candidate is visible.2008-05-15A photograph of children and young women seated cross-legged on a bare concrete floor, working on craft projects with newspaper, cardboard sheets, paper strips, scissors and small white pieces of material scattered around them. The woman at left wears a cream top, red-and-blue skirt and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and holds a thin stick. A girl in a red floral dress with a white pinafore sits centre-left, concentrating on her work. A young woman in an orange and pink sari reads a newspaper spread on the floor at right. Other children in orange, teal and white clothing work in the background, and a boy in white sits in the foreground.2008-05-15Photograph of children seated cross-legged on a bare floor doing craft work with newspapers, cardboard sheets and scattered paper pieces. A boy in a striped polo and jeans on the left shields his eyes, a girl in a dark top reads an open newspaper, and a girl in an orange top and black skirt cuts paper. Other children in white tops and a yellow outfit work nearby among torn newspaper pages, glue, and cut-out photos.2008-05-15A large hall with a polished concrete floor where thirty or more children sit and kneel on newspapers, making craft pieces on cardboard backing. Many are gluing small grains, seeds or beads and arranging them into patterns. Several girls wear orange and salmon salwar kameez, and a boy in a dark shirt works in the center. A standing adult in white clothes, with a clipboard, supervises the room. Stacks of newspaper and loose craft pieces cover the floor, and white plastic chairs and a red-draped table are visible at the back.2008-05-15Indoor hall with a bare concrete floor where many children and several adults sit on the floor crafting with newspaper and cardboard. Sheets of printed newspaper and flat brown cardboard boards are spread across the ground, with small piles of white paste or rice-like material and scattered colourful cutouts. A boy in an orange shirt leans over a board in the foreground, a girl in a pink patterned top and red skirt with a name badge kneels nearby, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border works beside children. Stacked white plastic chairs line the back wall under hanging banners, and a few adults in white and saffron-coloured clothing move about the room.2008-05-15A photograph of many children seated on a concrete floor at a Little Anandas program, working on craft projects made from newspaper and magazine clippings. Scattered newspapers, cut-out pictures, glue and cardboard boards cover the floor. Several children wear white shirts with orange sashes or orange-trimmed clothing, one girl in an orange and yellow outfit with an identification badge, and a boy in a navy shirt and khaki shorts is prominent in the foreground. Others wear pink, blue and red clothing. A standing child in a green shirt stands at the left edge. The scene is a hall with a dim, plain interior.2008-05-15A photograph of children seated on the floor doing a craft activity with cardboard sheets, rice grains, small colored pieces and newspaper spread around them. A boy in white kurta and white dhoti in the foreground works on a board, while a girl in a teal top and purple pants, another in a black top, a girl in a floral dress, and a younger child in an orange skirt bend over their own boards. A boy in a blue shirt sits at the right edge. Scattered newspapers and a striped mat cover the floor, and the scene appears to be an indoor ashram-style group activity.2008-05-15A photograph of a large hall with a light-coloured floor where many children are seated on the ground working on craft activities, pasting and arranging paper cut-outs and printed pictures on cardboard sheets. Newspaper and magazine pages are scattered across the floor. Several children wear white kurtas or white t-shirts, others wear orange, yellow and blue clothing. Two adults stand in the room: one in a white shirt with a white mala-style necklace, and one woman in an orange shawl over white clothing. White plastic chairs line the walls beneath hanging decorative banners and bamboo blinds.2008-05-15Children sit on the floor of a hall working on craft projects on cardboard sheets, with newspaper and scattered white paper scraps around them. Five children are visible: a girl in a teal top and lavender pants on the left, a girl in a patterned top and black trousers behind her, a girl in a white floral dress with a beaded necklace in the center-right, a child in a peach top and orange skirt on the right, and a boy in a white t-shirt in the foreground. Small craft models are being assembled on cardboard bases. A striped woven mat covers the floor behind them.2008-05-15Photo of boys seated on a bare concrete floor making grain and seed mosaic craft. Four boys work on brown cardboard sheets, one in a white shirt and grey shorts, others in white and cream shirts, sprinkling yellow, orange and green lentils or seeds with small wooden sticks. Small bowls and a cup of seeds sit nearby. A finished butterfly picture with yellow and orange wings lies in the foreground, and a partly filled brown sheet with dark seeds is beside it. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2006-05-08Four girls sit cross-legged on a concrete floor in a hall, making craft pieces on cardboard squares with wooden craft sticks and small bowls of coloured beads or seeds. The girl at upper left wears an orange top and white skirt with a white flower in her hair and glasses. Beside her, a girl in a white floral top, blue jeans and a name badge spreads glue with a stick. At lower left, a girl in a peach top and pale green skirt wears glasses and bangles. At lower right, a girl in a striped top and red skirt works on a coconut shell and a cardboard piece with an outlined turtle design. Clay relief artwork lies on boards along the back wall, and a bamboo blind hangs above.2006-05-08Several boys sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor in a hall, cutting and arranging magazine pictures on large white sheets of paper. The boy in front wears a white-and-grey striped shirt and grey trousers, and reads an open magazine. The central boy wears a white t-shirt and a purple cap with a yellow brim, pressing a cut-out photo onto the paper. Beside them a boy in a light blue shirt and a boy in a grey striped shirt hold yellow and white printed pages. Scattered on the floor are watercolour paints in a tray, a small white bowl of water, blue pigment pieces, scissors and newspaper. Pictures of landscapes, temples and a red-and-gold scene are visible.2006-05-07