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July 08 20122012-07-08A group of about ten children and young teenagers sit closely together on white mats over a green floor in a bright room with pale yellow walls and a window frame. Most look toward the left, attentive, one boy in an orange t-shirt and navy shorts sits with his arm extended, a girl in a teal and floral top wears glasses, a young woman in white sits at right, and a girl in a green salwar kameez sits in the foreground. Some wear lanyard name badges. A small purple bird logo appears at the top left corner.2012-03-30July 20 20122012-07-20Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A large group of children, mostly boys and girls, sit cross-legged on striped mats on the floor, many with hands raised or pressed together in prayer. A few women sit on chairs at the back near a standing fan and a yellow checked curtain on the wall. A boy in a turquoise shirt and a boy in a red shirt sit prominently in the foreground. The scene appears to be a children's session or class in a simple community hall.1999-01-01A group of children sit cross-legged on white floor cushions in a plain cream-walled room with a large wooden-framed window behind them, watching something off-frame with attentive expressions. A boy in the foreground wears a grey-and-teal t-shirt with a motorcycle logo and a name badge on a lanyard, and a girl beside him wears glasses and a teal top. A girl in white with a white scarf sits at right, and a boy in a blue collared shirt sits behind them. Several children wear sacred ash or bindi marks on their foreheads. Bottled water sits on the floor at left.2012-03-30A photograph of a large group of children seated in meditation on striped cotton mats in a plain whitewashed hall. Most wear plain white kurta-style clothing, with some in white dhoti-style garments and a few with sacred threads and thread bracelets. Their eyes are closed and their hands rest on their laps or knees. Small oil lamps are arranged on a cloth at the left edge. At the back, a figure in saffron-orange clothing stands near a wooden chair beneath an orange and cream cloth hanging. Several children in the rows are visibly seated in a formal line, and the group appears to number in the dozens.2007-10-21A candid photo of a group of children huddled closely together in a tight circle on a striped woven mat floor. A girl in a pink t-shirt wears a long rudraksha mala with a red pendant and gold bangles, and beside her a girl in a pink top smiles at the camera. A girl in a light blue floral dress stands at the back, and a boy in a white embroidered shirt grins in the foreground, while several children's hands are clasped together in the middle of the group. A striped rug and a grey floor edge with a yellow line are visible in the background.2008-05-14Indoor photo of children seated on the floor of a tented hall during a ceremony. In the foreground a boy in white kurta with a brown rudraksha mala holds his hands together, and a girl in a white dress with orange and green floral print smiles with palms joined. Nearby children in white and red clothes sit with hands folded, and a jasmine flower garland lies on the floor beside them. Behind them other seated people fill the hall, with hanging decorations, a large portrait and a window grille on the wall. No one identifiable as a person is clearly visible in this frame.2006-10-02August 11 20082008-08-11A photograph of children seated closely together at an evening event, with a crowd of onlookers behind them. A boy in a navy t-shirt holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and looks upward while speaking. Beside him, a girl in a white top with a long side braid listens attentively, and a girl in a purple top covers her face with both hands. Another girl in a pink-and-orange outfit sits to the right, and older people in white and bright clothing fill the background. The setting appears to be a public satsang gathering.2010-12-02Indoor satsang hall where many seated devotees sit cross-legged on mats facing a raised stage at the far right. Most attendees are seated on woven mats with small oil lamps and offerings in front of them; children, women in saris and salwar and a few men fill the rows. On the stage, a man in white sits before a shrine decorated with a deity murti and a colourful painted backdrop with a red curtain. Metal stanchions and a red cushioned bench line the left side of the hall.2015-05-05July 20 20122012-07-20