Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A photograph of a classroom-like hall with yellow partition boards and wooden benches, where a group of schoolboys in white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats, several wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings. They sit with hands resting on their knees in a seated meditation posture, facing a lit area at the right with oil lamps and an orange cloth. A standing adult man in white clothes stands at the back right near the wall. Two small signs read Class X and Class V. A decorative lamp and flame are visible in the foreground at right.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph of a classroom-style hall where a row of schoolboys sit cross-legged in meditation on colourful striped woven mats, eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. Most wear white kurta-style clothes, one in a dark blue sweatshirt with a wooden rudraksha-style mala in the foreground, and several have white tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in white clothing sits at the far right edge behind the boys. The walls are pale yellow with a framed picture on the back wall, a blackboard and a piano visible, and ceiling fans overhead.2009-11-14Boys in white kurta-style clothing sit cross-legged in meditation on a striped rainbow-coloured woven mat in a plain classroom with yellow walls and ceiling fans. Several boys have closed eyes and hands resting in mudra or on their knees; some wear rudraksha malas and one has a white tilak on his forehead. In the front left, a young boy in a navy sweater with a mala sits with eyes closed. A man in white clothes sits at the back right near the wall. A small painting hangs on the wall behind the group and a classroom sign reads Class V.2009-11-14Boys in white kurta-style clothes sit cross-legged on a striped woven mat in a plain room with pale yellow walls and wooden desks behind them. They have closed eyes and white and red forehead markings, and several hold brown rudraksha malas, one in each hand. The boys appear to be in meditation or chanting together, and a row of seated children extends to the right. Some wear blue cords around their necks. The scene reads as a gurukul classroom or prayer session.2009-11-14July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA group of young boys in white dhotis and shirts sit cross-legged on mats in a classroom-like hall, most with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. In the foreground a boy in white with a red-bordered cloth sits facing them, holding a small brass bell in one hand and gesturing with the other, with brass lamps and a small brass vessel on a mat before him. Behind the boys an older man in white with a rudraksha mala and white hair sits on a blue chair near a wooden desk. Walls are pale yellow and cream.2009-11-14A photograph of children and young people seated in meditation on striped green, red and blue mats in a plain whitewashed hall. Most wear white garments with rudraksha malas around their necks, and several sit with hands resting on their knees. A woman in white sits at the left edge near a grey cabinet, and a framed picture of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the upper right wall beside a window. A yellow chair, a folding table and a small vase of flowers are also visible.2009-11-14July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a classroom-like hall where boys in white kurtas sit cross-legged on striped mats in rows facing a shrine on the right. A boy in white with a red-bordered cloth sits in the foreground before brass puja vessels, a bowl and lit diyas. On the right, a large framed portrait draped with an orange cloth and garlanded with orange flowers is surrounded by lit oil lamps. A standing man in white clothes watches from the back, and a steel bucket sits on the floor. The scene shows a gurukul ritual with oil lamps before a portrait; the portrait shows a person with long dark hair wearing orange and beads, and is a printed image, not a physical person. Visible physical people number about 15.2009-11-14Indoor photo of a group of children seated cross-legged on striped pink, green and purple cotton mats on a pale floor. Several boys wear white dhotis with yellow borders, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. One boy in the centre foreground sits with eyes closed, hands resting in a meditation mudra. Another boy beside him holds his hand to his head. An adult man behind them, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, sits on the mat. An orange cloth bag lies at the left edge. Some children appear to be meditating or in a meditative posture.2017-07-06 +1 copiesJuly 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of boys in white dhotis and shirts seated on the floor of a plain hall, performing devotional chanting. A boy at the front left, wearing a white outfit with a red cloth over one shoulder and a vertical tilak on his forehead, sits before a small brass plate, bell and oil lamps on a striped mat. Rows of seated boys, many with hands folded in anjali, sit on colourful striped mats; one boy in a navy shirt sits at right beside an orange cloth. An older man in white with rudraksha mala sits on a blue chair at the upper right. Wooden desks and a metal bucket are visible in the room.2009-11-14February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copies