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A photograph of a large indoor hall with a tiled floor, white columns and a corrugated roof, where a group of children sits on the floor facing a projection screen or monitor at the lower left. Most children wear bright clothing: yellow, pink, green, blue and striped shirts, some with white tops and lanyards. A boy in a grey shirt and red shorts lies sideways across a blue plastic chair at the left edge. Another child sits alone on a mat near the back, and a blue banner hangs on the far right wall. No deity, a person figure or ritual objects are visible.

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A large plain hall with white-washed walls, a metal truss roof and small speakers mounted high on the walls. Thirty to fifty children sit cross-legged or stretch their legs on a bare concrete floor, many wearing white shirts and trousers, others in yellow, orange, pink or blue clothing, with ID lanyards around their necks. Several adults in white clothes stand at the back and sides of the room, one in an orange-striped garment near the centre, observing the group. A bright window on the right lights the scene. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-05-04A photograph of a large open hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete floor, where thirty to forty children sit cross-legged in rows facing the same direction, seemingly in meditation or quiet attention. Several children wear white shirts with orange or yellow lanyard tags, while others wear yellow, green, turquoise and striped clothing. Adults in white saris and white garments stand along the walls and between the rows, one older woman in a white sari at right with arms folded. Small speakers hang from the walls and beams, and white plastic chairs are stacked at the left edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; a figure in orange garments stands near the back left.2007-05-04A photograph of a large, bare concrete hall with a corrugated roof and exposed steel trusses where many children sit on the floor in rows, many with hands raised or pressed together. Most wear white or light shirts and kurtas, with colourful yellow, green, orange and blue garments visible. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at left facing the children, and an adult in white sits near the right window. Some children wear name badges and lanyards. Curtains hang at the right window, and a laptop sits on a table at the back.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, plain hall with a corrugated metal roof on steel trusses and whitewashed walls. Dozens of children sit cross-legged on striped woven mats across the concrete floor, many holding paper and writing or reading in notebooks. Some wear white uniforms, others coloured shirts; one girl in a bright yellow dress walks through the middle of the room. Near the back, a few adults in white clothing with orange sashes stand together. Loudspeakers are mounted on the walls and white plastic chairs line the right edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, dimly lit hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete walls, where many schoolchildren sit cross-legged on a long blue mat with a red border. Most children wear white, green, blue and yellow school-style clothes, some with orange or white lanyard tags. In the background, a few adults in white clothes sit near the front and a figure in white with an orange cloth sits near the right side, beside a standing fan. A framed poster hangs on the back wall. A partly visible white figure sits in the upper left corner, and a wall-mounted fan stands in the foreground to the right. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from this image.2007-05-04A photograph of a large whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Thin children, mostly in white, yellow, green and orange clothes, sit on a bare concrete floor in seated forward-bend stretches, with many heads bowed toward their feet. Several adults in white stand at the back and sides near white plastic chairs and a small wooden table, one in an orange garment. A yellow curtain hangs at the right edge, and a fan stands near the wall. No a person candidate is visible.2007-05-04A photograph of a large bare concrete hall with a corrugated metal roof and high grey walls. Thirty or more children and young teens sit cross-legged or sprawled on a grey floor, many in white shirts, colourful printed shirts, yellow and orange tops, and a few girls in salwar kameez. Several wear white lanyard-style ID cards. A boy in a patterned shirt and dark trousers stands at left, while at right an adult in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange cloth stands bending near the group. The scene looks like a children's programme session.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA dim hall with whitewashed walls hosts a seated audience of children and teenagers on mats, most facing the same direction and watching something off-frame. Many boys wear checked shirts, a bright red shirt and a green polo, while some girls wear white and pastel salwars. In the back row, an adult woman in white sits on a chair beside a seated adult in orange clothing, and a ceiling-style pedestal fan stands at the right edge. Light enters from a barred doorway at the upper left.2007-05-04 +1 copiesA photograph of many children seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, facing toward the front. Most wear white shirts and white dhoti-style or white uniform clothing, while others wear yellow, orange, green and light blue garments. A girl in an orange saffron-coloured dress sits in the centre foreground beside a girl in white. Patterned cloth mats lie on the floor at the right, and a small table with a cloth stands against the far wall beside a stage area with orange and white decoration. Several adults stand or sit at the back of the room.A large white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses hosts a children's gathering. 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Steel trusses hold up a corrugated roof above the hall, lit by overhead fluorescent tubes.2006-05-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of children and teenagers seated on the floor of a hall with orange and purple mats, facing forward toward an unseen speaker. A girl in front wears a white shawl and a girl beside her wears a pink striped top with an ID lanterd lanyard. A standing adult in khaki trousers and a light top stands at the back, and a woman in a white and red sari sits among them. Boys wear grey, blue and checked shirts. Plastic storage boxes in red, blue and green line the far wall. A small logo appears at the upper left.2010-12-06