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Outdoor photo at an open sandy courtyard beside a thatched hut and a large rock, with trees behind. A large group of children, many shaved-headed and dressed in orange robes with rudraksha beads, sit on the ground in a circle. A man in a brown-red robe sits on a wooden chair at the centre, surrounded by standing adults: one man in orange and white, a man in light blue robe with a red garland, a woman in a red-orange sari with a garland, a man with long hair in white dhoti and garland at right, and a woman in white sari with a garland at far right. Several children wear white headbands. The scene is a gurukul-style gathering of children with teachers.

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August 07 20142014-08-07A photograph of a large outdoor gathering at Aadikailaasa in Bengaluru, with a group of children and young boys and girls seated closely on sandy ground. Many children wear saffron-orange robes and some have shaved heads, while others wear dark shirts and school-style clothes. Behind them, a seated man in a rust-red robe sits in a wicker chair beside a thatched hut draped in pink fabric, and several standing adults in orange, red and white garments and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces watch the group. A large grey rock stands in the background among green foliage.2014-08-07August 07 20142014-08-07Outdoor gathering at an open-air setting beside a large boulder and a thatched bamboo structure. Many children and young people sit on the ground in rows, most wearing orange or saffron clothing, several with shaved heads and rudraksha-style beads. A seated man in orange robes sits in a wicker chair in the centre-left. Standing behind him are a man in blue and a woman in red and orange clothing. On the right, a woman in white with an orange shawl gestures while speaking. A taller man in white dhoti with a long-haired appearance and garland stands near the boulder, with a small red-draped altar behind. A wooden fence and green foliage frame the scene.2014-08-07Outdoor gathering of many children seated on sandy ground under trees beside a large rock, most wearing saffron/orange robes and some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A man in saffron robes with a bare chest sits in a wicker chair at the centre, surrounded by children. Standing behind him are adults in saffron, blue and white garments with orange and rudraksha garlands; a woman in white stands at right, and a thatched canopy with pink drapery and a seated figure in saffron stands at upper left. Small shrine-like altar at right. Children in dark and white clothing sit in the front rows.2014-08-07August 07 20142014-08-07August 07 20142014-08-07August 07 20142014-08-07A photograph of a large outdoor gathering of children seated on the ground under trees at Aadikailaasa, with a thatched shelter behind them. Many boys have shaved heads and wear saffron-orange tunics and rudraksha beads, while some children wear dark or white clothes. A man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas sits at the centre of the circle, flanked by a woman in an orange sari and other adults in orange and blue garments. A cameraman with a tripod stands at the left edge. The atmosphere is a sitting satsang or teaching session with children listening attentively to the central figure, whose face is not clearly visible. A man in white stands at the upper right beside a rock.2014-08-07A photograph of a Little Anandas youth gathering outdoors under trees at an ashram site. Thirty or more seated children and teens, mostly in white shirts, pink and orange salwar kameez and saris, face a raised red-draped seat. On that seat sits a deity murti in orange cloth with a white flower garland and gold ornaments, flanked by a golden kalasha-style lamp stand. A standing man in an orange robe holds a long pole with an orange cloth at the top, while a seated man in white clothing sits near the front. Brass vessels and offerings lie on a purple mat before the seat. A pictured teacher-student session, not a crowd event.2006-05-01August 07 20142014-08-07August 07 20142014-08-07