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A photograph of a group of young people standing on a paved courtyard path beside green foliage, several with palms pressed together in anjali namaskar greeting. A boy in front wears an orange sleeveless top and orange harem-style trousers with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him, a boy in a black t-shirt and black trousers also presses his hands together, and a girl in a black top with a rudraksha mala hands together as well. A girl in a red saree with gold border and a checked handbag stands to the right, and a few more people in black and orange clothing appear in the background, one raising a hand. No a person candidate is visible.

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Several young boys sit in a row with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a devotional posture during satsang or prayer. The boy in front wears a saffron-orange sleeveless robe, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi on his forehead; a boy to the left wears orange and red-framed glasses; others wear plain black t-shirts, and a boy at right wears a red garment. Some shaved-headed children and a sanskrit-style vibhuti mark appear in the background. No adults are clearly visible in the foreground, and the room has white walls and a curtain behind them.2013-09-26April 08 20132013-04-08A group photograph of a dozen children in orange saffron robes with maroon borders, standing outdoors on a raised white platform before a large grey boulder. Most are shaved-headed with white sacred marks on their foreheads, while a few girls have long hair with flowers or a headband. They stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of greeting and reverence. To the left, a small brick-and-mud shrine holds a deity murti and an offering, with a brass wheel emblem above it. Scattered pink petals lie on the ground, and a red container sits at the lower left. No adult is visible and the scene reads as an ashram or temple courtyard setting.2013-04-08A row of children and teenagers sits cross-legged on a concrete platform outdoors, facing forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, several with rudraksha malas and bangles; one younger girl wears a pale blue top, and a boy in a pink-brown shirt sits at the right. Some have sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind them, a tripod-mounted camera is visible above, and an orange-robed man stands near the top right.2016-08-25A group photograph outdoors of about a dozen children and young teens dressed in saffron-orange garments with maroon borders, standing on a raised white platform in front of a rocky backdrop and green trees. Most have shaved heads and white vertical forehead markings, and they press their palms together in anjali mudra with smiling faces. A small mud-and-brick shrine stands at left holding a small deity murti, a brass kalasha-like finial sits on top, and red cloth and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. A few girls wear saffron saris and flower-decorated hair, one with a gold headband. No identifiable adult leader is clearly visible.2013-04-08September 02 20172017-09-02Outdoor group photo of around fifteen children in saffron-orange dhoti-style and sari-style robes with maroon borders, standing before a large grey boulder and green trees, palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. Several shaved-headed boys wear white urdhva-pundra forehead marks, while the girls have black hair, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and some wear a gold headband. Several boys wear rudraksha beads, and a bare patch of sandy ground lies in front. No single adult is identified as a person, and the children appear to be students or young devotees.2013-04-08 +1 copiesApril 24 20132013-04-24April 08 20132013-04-08Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed devotees walking along a concrete path past a black iron gate, with a tall orange brick wall and greenery behind them. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a brown-orange wrap, a long garland of beads and flowers, bangles and an armband, and walks barefoot on a woven mat. Around him, young men and women in orange and maroon robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, several wearing rudraksha malas and forehead markings.2013-05-25April 08 20132013-04-08 +1 copiesA line of young women in saffron-orange robes with magenta borders stands in a covered colonnade, palms pressed together in anjali mudra greeting. The front woman, in the foreground, wears rudraksha mala beads and small hoop earrings, smiling toward the camera. Behind her, others in orange and red-magenta saris with rudraksha malas face the same way, and a tiled walkway and greenery extend beyond the pillars.2013-09-20