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Four children kneel on a bare concrete floor in front of a whitewashed cinder-block wall, each holding up a cardboard project board decorated with pasted pictures, coloured dots and paper strips. The boy on the left wears grey trousers and a white shirt and shows a board with a round orange and blue wheel diagram and a sailing ship picture. The girl beside him has her hair in plaits and wears a dark top and olive trousers, holding a board with a small framed picture of colourful figures. The boy in the centre wears a grey shirt and grey trousers and holds a board with the words CITY and NATURAL RESOURCES. The boy on the right wears a turquoise shirt and jeans and holds a board with several landscape and nature photographs. Other boards lean against the wall behind them.

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A photograph of six children standing indoors against a plain concrete block wall, each holding a handmade cardboard poster decorated with coloured bead-like dots, pasted cut-outs and white paper borders. The boy at left in a white polo shirt and blue shorts holds a poster reading 'What can you give a boy who has lost his hand in an accident? Yours.' and 'I am the change that India desires'. A girl in a blue striped top holds a board reading 'Water Colours'. A boy in a pink t-shirt at right holds a large board with a picture of a basket-like craft. A boy in a yellow and red shirt with a number 10 crouches in front holding a small board with a collage of photos. Two more children are partly visible behind the posters. The scene has no visible speaker, dais or ritual setting.2008-05-15A photograph of a Little Ananda's program event in a long concrete-walled hall. Several girls and boys stand in a line along the wall, looking down at rows of cardboard display boards laid on the floor. The boards hold photo collages, glued rice or grain borders, small decorative arrangements and handwritten lettering. A girl in a white dress and a girl in an orange sleeveless top with black pants are prominent in the foreground, both wearing name badges. Other children in yellow, orange and white clothing and a few adults in the background look on.2008-05-15A photograph of a group of six boys crowded closely around a wooden board holding clay sculptures at a Little Anandas children's program. The boys, several wearing white shirts or striped and checked casual tops, lean in with curious expressions; one gives a thumbs-up and another rests his chin on his hand. On the board are modelled clay figures and structures, including a small clay temple-like shrine and a clay sculpture of a seated figure. Two small printed photographs of a bearded man in white are placed on the clay pieces, and a small framed picture sits on a platform. A tilak mark is visible on one boy's forehead. The setting is an indoor hall with lattice windows.2006-05-05Several 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.2006-05-07A classroom-style activity with a blonde woman in a white cardigan kneeling on a tan tiled floor beside children. A small boy in a green striped sweater holds up a blank white sheet of paper while she reaches toward him. Two boys in orange t-shirts and black trousers sit cross-legged on the floor among scattered paper scraps, sticks and a cardboard tube. Behind them a dark brown bulletin board displays children's colourful drawings and handprint artwork, and a striped red and white cloth hangs on the left beside yellow curtains.2012-09-03August 22 20122012-08-22Four boys sit cross-legged on a blue tarpaulin in a hall, working on a clay model of a village or temple complex on a cardboard board, with small clay figures, mounds and tiny green plants sprouting from the model. The boy in the centre wears a red t-shirt, the boy on the left wears a blue collared shirt and glasses, the boy in grey plaid shirt smiles, and the boy on the right wears a khaki t-shirt and glasses. Each boy wears an identity badge on a lanyard. Behind them, an older teenager in a white shirt leans in, and other children and window lattice are visible in the background.2006-05-05A row of children sit cross-legged on a concrete walkway beside a red-orange wall, painting and colouring on paper with coloured pencils and paints. In the foreground a boy in a grey t-shirt and white trousers, wearing a lanyard and a gold bracelet, colours a drawing with green and yellow pencils. Beside him a boy in a white shirt with a lanyard and a red tilak mark on his forehead watches. On the right, a boy in a white graphic t-shirt and khaki shorts draws with a pink pencil, wearing a gold bangle. Further back, girls in yellow and white ethnic dress and other children work at the same line of drawing sheets, with sandals scattered on the ground and grass along the edge.2010-12-04A photo of children making paper craft in a bright room with a dark board on the wall displaying children's drawings and a colourful paper heart decoration. A woman with blonde hair in a white top sits on the floor at left, holding a sheet of paper and a small book, facing a young boy in a green striped sweater and jeans who stands beside her. A boy in an orange shirt sits cross-legged on the tiles at lower left, and another boy in an orange shirt and dark shorts bends over a sheet of white paper at right. Scattered paper scraps, crayons and a red cup lie on the floor, and a red and white striped cloth hangs at left.2012-09-03A photograph of several boys seated cross-legged on a bare tiled floor, cutting and arranging printed photographs for a collage. The boy in the centre wears a white t-shirt with a purple graphic and a purple cap with a yellow brim, and bends over large printed photos of temple architecture and a yellow-orange image. The boy at left wears a white striped shirt and grey trousers and holds a magazine open, while a boy at right in a striped shirt works on a small sheet. Scissors, a blue glue stick, a watercolour palette and loose paper cuttings lie on the floor. No a person candidate is visibly present.2006-05-07A photo of five boys crowding together and holding up a wooden board that displays a clay craft model. On the left, a boy in glasses and a pale checked shirt holds the left edge of the board, with a small red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a taller boy in a green-and-white plaid shirt stands at centre. On the right, a boy in a white shirt and glasses leans in smiling, and a smiling boy in a checked shirt peers over the model. The model shows a clay Shivalinga with a snake hood carved above it, beside a tall stacked clay tower with wooden stick railings. Behind them are white plastic chairs stacked against a lattice wall and wooden scaffolding in a bright room.2006-05-05 +1 copiesSchoolchildren sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor during an eye check-up event. A boy in front wears a white shirt, grey pinafore-style vest and brown striped tie, with a red flower in his hair, a vermilion forehead mark and gold earrings, holding a pink paper slip. Beside him a boy in a white shirt, brown striped tie and grey shorts holds a pink slip. Behind them other children in school uniforms sit and hold papers. Visible people: four children.2009-10-26