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A 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.

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A 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.2008-05-15A 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 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.2008-05-15Photograph of six young women and girls seated closely on a blue tarp, working together on a wooden board covered in wet brown clay. They are shaping small clay figures and a miniature landscape with a clay tree and mounds. Several wear white or pastel salwar kameez and saris in peach, red, yellow and black, along with eyeglasses, lanyards with name badges and beaded necklaces. One woman in a mustard top presses clay with both hands. A small clay figure in an orange cloth sits at the lower left of the board. Background shows a hall with latticed windows, a white-robed figure and draped cloth hangings.2006-05-05A photograph of a long line of children, mostly girls and some boys, standing barefoot in a large indoor hall with pale walls, wooden doors and a high barred window. In the foreground, a girl in an orange top and white skirt, a girl in a yellow-green top with a star print, and a girl in a striped top and jeans stand with their hands clasped, all facing the same direction. Several participants wear name badges. Other children in pastel dresses, kurtas and checked shirts stand shoulder to shoulder along the line. No a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows children at a Little Anandas programme session.2006-05-05A group of young girls seated and standing on a floor with striped mats during an indoor children's event at night. Several wear white tops and white trousers, one in an orange kurta with white shawl and a long braid, another in a yellow skirt with a beaded necklace, and others in green, pink, blue and white dresses. Many have name badges pinned to their clothes and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A girl at upper left holds a white and yellow balloon-like ball, and a plastic chair sits at the far right edge.Indoor 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 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.2008-05-15A photograph of a group of girls seated cross-legged on woven mats in a bare-walled hall, writing in notebooks with pens. Many wear name badges on orange cords, and several girls wear orange or saffron cloth over white or yellow clothes. A girl in the centre foreground wears an orange shawl over a black top and writes on a notebook, while a girl at right in a red and white dress and red shawl also writes. Other girls in white, yellow and green outfits sit nearby, with a woman in white visible at the top of the frame and an open window with a grille at the upper right. No figure is identified as a person.2007-05-04 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a group of children and teenagers gathered closely together on a hall floor with a striped mat. A girl in an orange kurta with a white dupatta and a long braid stands in the center, bending toward a boy in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala, while other children in white, cream, green and pink clothing crowd around. A girl in a turquoise sleeveless top with a hair clip faces away from the camera, and a small girl in a white top with rudraksha beads looks on at left. Hanging paper decorations and wall banners appear in the background, with more people visible in white clothing near the back.A photograph of children dancing or moving in an indoor hall with a concrete floor and a striped multicoloured mat along the back. Many children wear salwar kameez, skirts and dresses in green, orange, white, pink and blue. In the foreground a girl in a blue patterned top and blue trousers, with a name badge and a vibhuti mark on her forehead, stands with arms outstretched. Another girl with a long braid stands at the lower left. Behind them, a large portrait of a woman in blue and a blue informational poster hang on the walls, with yellow streamers and paper lanterns overhead. Some children sit along the left wall in white clothes.A group of young girls sit cross-legged on a blue floor mat in a hall, attentively watching something off-frame. The girl in the foreground wears a white top and white trousers and rests her chin on her hand; beside her a girl in a blue top with a white floral print sits with hands clasped, and another in an orange-and-white outfit rests her chin on her hand. Behind them, girls in white, red and green salwar kameez sit in rows. Several wear name badges on lanyards with orange labels. A small circular logo appears in the upper left corner. 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