The CIRS Cultural Gallery

Arts, Music & Theatre

Come in. The stage, the music room, the festival year and the things students make with their hands — 332 photographs of life at CIRS, hung in six rooms.

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Six rooms

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Each room gathers one part of school life, in the order the school’s own pages show it. Select a photograph to see it whole, then move through the room with the arrow keys or a swipe.

01On Stage68 photographs
02Music & Dance24 photographs
03Festivals99 photographs
04Made by Hand19 photographs
05The Collection39 photographs
06Through the Lens83 photographs

Room 01

On Stage

Masquerade's four houses, the productions of Anand Utsav, and the moments between the lights.

68 photographs

Masks, made for the stage — TheatreMasks, made for the stage

The amphitheatre, after dark — The StageThe amphitheatre, after dark

The festival stage, set — The StageThe festival stage, set

A student in a yellow dhoti alone in a pool of light on a dark stage, both arms raised — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025One figure, one light

A palace hall filling the stage: a king on a carved throne, courtiers in bright costume and guards in black around him — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025The palace, across the whole stage

Two crowned figures on gilded thrones before a painted palace wall, a young actor before them — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025A court, on gilded thrones

An ensemble in bright dhotis dancing before a sunset backdrop — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025An ensemble at sunset

Two students in green dhotis grappling before a painted blue mountain — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025A struggle before the mountain

A dancer in red and gold at the centre of a many-armed tableau — Theatre · Anand Utsav 2025A many-armed tableau

An actor in white skull face paint under orange light, hands open — Theatre · Masquerade 2025Vishwamitra House, El Diablo, 2025

The company dancing across the stage before a candy-land backdrop, a lead in a red coat and top hat among them — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseThe company, dancing across the candy land

An actor in a red coat and top hat before shelves of jars — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseRed coat and top hat

An actor in a red coat and top hat, arm out, before a pink candy-land backdrop — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseIn the candy land

An actor in a grey suit speaking into a microphone beside a neon sign — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseBeside the neon sign

An actor in red swirling body paint, arms spread, against a dark backdrop — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseRed body paint

An actor in body paint standing before a projected lightning storm and a broken hut — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseBefore the storm

A figure crawling in silhouette before a projected desert and a ruined hut — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseIn silhouette

Two actors on a sofa before a white-and-peach backdrop, one in a red coat holding a cane — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseOn the sofa

Two actors on a bed in a room set with yellow shelves and soft toys — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseA room with yellow shelves

Actors in a factory set, one in a red coat seated with a cane — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseIn the factory

Actors before a swirling pink tunnel projected behind them — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseThe pink tunnel

Two actors after the show, one in swirling body paint, one in a red coat and top hat — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseAfter the show

A figure in a red coat and top hat before a painted poster reading Melora — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Valmiki HouseThe Melora poster

A performer in purple with glowing patterns, arms held out under violet light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseUnder violet light

An actor in tiger body paint under blue light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe tiger

A figure in dark body paint cradling a bundle in red cloth before a blue forest — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseIn the blue forest

Three actors made up as wolves, crouching in green light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe wolves

An actor in tiger body paint roaring, head thrown back — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe roar

An actor in a bear costume, arms raised, among painted jungle children before a ruined temple set — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe bear, and the jungle around him

A boy and the actor in the bear costume talking in shafts of light through a forest — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseIn the sunbeams

A performer in black holding up a flaming torch prop before the temple set — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe torch

The cast gathered around a boy lying on the stage — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseGathered around him

Three figures in silhouette holding hands before bare trees — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseIn silhouette

A painted banner of jungle leaves reading Vantara along the front of the stage — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe banner

The actor in the bear costume and a boy in a forest clearing lit by shafts of light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe clearing

Actors in costume and body paint beside a glowing green tree — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe glowing tree

The company after the show, still in face paint and costume — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vasistha HouseThe company

An actor in skull face paint with red-painted hands, arms spread, before a wooden wall hung with shields — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseSkull paint, arms spread

A performer lit green beside a painted skeleton figure — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseGreen light and a painted figure

Two performers side by side, one with flowers in her hair — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseFlowers in her hair

An actor made up with grey hair, leaning on a stick in the dark — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseGrey hair and a walking stick

A performer in a satin dress dancing, one arm raised — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseMid-dance

An actor in skull face paint in a green set strung with cobwebs — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseThe cobweb set

The company across a blue courtyard set — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseThe company in the courtyard

Two performers among giant painted leaves, one with flowers in her hair — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseAmong the leaves

A boy playing a guitar at a stall beneath a hand-painted sign — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseA guitar at the stall

One actor climbing onto another's back beside a wall of hanging plates — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseThe wall of plates

An actor holding another, in skull face paint, from behind — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseHeld from behind

An actor tied with pink rope before a blue cavern backdrop — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseTied in the cavern

A performer in an orange satin dress, one hand on her hip — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseIn orange

An actor in a purple waistcoat with arms spread — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseThe purple waistcoat

Two performers facing each other in warm light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vishwamitra HouseFace to face

A figure in a shaggy cloak holding a skull-topped staff, lit green and gold — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseThe skull-topped staff

Backstage: a student painting cracks onto a cast member's face — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseBackstage, in make-up

An actor playing a violin before a giant playing card — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseA violin and a playing card

An actor in a waistcoat with a fist raised beside a younger actor in a bow tie, bunting above — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseBeneath the bunting

Two boys talking on a lawn before a wooden fence — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseBy the fence

An actor in a fringed waistcoat seated before a board reading Wanted — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseThe Wanted board

An actor with a bass guitar between two others before striped curtains — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseThe bass guitar

An actor holding a violin and a boy on a porch set at night — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseOn the porch

A performer in clown face paint lifted high by others — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseLifted high

Two actors clasped together under blue light before striped curtains — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseUnder blue light

An actor kneeling over another who lies on the floor, before striped curtains — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseKneeling over him

An actor in a red coat, arm raised, among dancers under purple light — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseThe red coat

The ensemble dancing under blue light around an actor raising a staff — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseThe ensemble

A performer in a leather jacket, arms spread, before striped curtains — Theatre · Masquerade 2025, Vyasa HouseArms spread before the curtains

A Masquerade cast on stage in costume — Theatre · 23–26 November 2025Masquerade: four houses, four plays

A performer with a staff under yellow stage light during Masquerade — Theatre · 23–26 November 2025Masquerade: four houses, four plays

Room 02

Music & Dance

Guitars in the music room, Bharatanatyam under the lights, the arts weeks and inter-house stages, and the visiting artists of SPIC MACAY.

24 photographs

Guitars, in the music room — MusicGuitars, in the music room

Tabla and percussion — MusicTabla and percussion

The band, outside the block — MusicThe band, outside the block

Bharatanatyam, under the lights — DanceBharatanatyam, under the lights

The ensemble, mid-phrase — DanceThe ensemble, mid-phrase

The junior school on stage — DanceThe junior school on stage

Bharatanatyam, New Year — DanceBharatanatyam, New Year

Annual day, on stage — DanceAnnual day, on stage

Two students playing tabla at the Swaranjali Sangeet Sabha — Arts · 6–7 March 2026Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leaves

Singers performing at the Swaranjali Sangeet Sabha — Arts · 6–7 March 2026Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leaves

Students arranging dry leaves into compositions in the Art Room — Arts · 6–7 March 2026Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leaves

Finished artworks made from dry leaves at the Dry Leaves Composition Competition — Arts · 6–7 March 2026Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leaves

Junior school students in costume performing a group dance on stage in the MPH — Arts · January – February 2026Inter-house stages: instruments, film songs and dance

A student playing guitar at the Inter-House Solo Instrumental Competition — Arts · January – February 2026Inter-house stages: instruments, film songs and dance

A student playing tabla at the Inter-House Solo Instrumental Competition — Arts · January – February 2026Inter-house stages: instruments, film songs and dance

Naitik Nemish Mehta with his award from the Eftapei Talent Fest — Arts · 25 October – 15 November 2025A French Overall Championship, and a talent award

Students singing at the Multilingual Musical Programme during Language Week — Arts · 13–18 October 2025Language Week: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and French

Girls in purple and orange dance costumes holding a certificate on a stage — Arts · Reported in the bulletin of October 2026Interschool competitions

A visiting recital, strings and tabla — SPIC MACAYA visiting recital, strings and tabla

Visiting artists, in full costume — SPIC MACAYVisiting artists, in full costume

Visiting dancers, held mid-figure — SPIC MACAYVisiting dancers, held mid-figure

A visiting dancer, alone on stage — SPIC MACAYA visiting dancer, alone on stage

A SPIC MACAY concert, on stage — SPIC MACAYA SPIC MACAY concert, on stage

A visiting tabla player — SPIC MACAYA visiting tabla player

Room 03

Festivals

The year as the school celebrates it: Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, Diwali, Pongal, Holi and more.

99 photographs

A student's hands knotting a thread rakhi on a classmate's wrist — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023A rakhi knotted at the wrist

A leaf plate holding thread rakhis, red roli, yellow rice and chocolates — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023The thali before the tying: rakhis, roli, rice and chocolate

Hands reaching for chocolates from a plate held out by a student — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023Chocolate, offered from the plate

Students in festive clothes tying rakhis on one another in a courtyard — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023Rakhis tied across the courtyard

A student tying a rakhi on a teacher's wrist in the courtyard — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023A rakhi for a teacher

Two girls with tilak on their foreheads smiling at the camera — Festivals · Raksha Bandhan, 30 August 2023Tilak on the forehead, and a smile

Teachers seated on either side of a flower-decked altar with a white Krishna murti — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026The morning pooja before the Krishna murti

A teacher waving an aarti lamp before a garlanded murti — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026Aarti at the garlanded murti

A student singing at a microphone before a red and gold projected mandala — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026A bhajan at the microphone

A student playing a cajon on stage under violet light — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026The cajon keeps the bhajan's time

Girls in mirrored skirts dancing in the hall under warm light — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026Dancers in the hall before midnight

Students in red and gold costume and headbands dancing close to the audience — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026A dance in red and gold

A group of students seated on stage singing before a blue projected mandala — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026Bhajan singers on stage

A dark hall with a portrait on stage lit only by lamps before it — Festivals · Janmashtami, 4 September 2026Just before midnight, the hall dark but for the lamps

Students building a human pyramid under a tree at night, a pot hanging above them — Festivals · Janmashtami, 5 September 2026The pyramid rises under the tree

A student at the top of a human pyramid strikes the pot, and its contents burst out in the floodlight — Festivals · Janmashtami, 5 September 2026The matki breaks

Students crowded on a lawn at night under the trees and lamps — Festivals · Janmashtami, 5 September 2026After the matki, the lawn full of students

Hands sorting marigold and rose petals on the floor beside a half-laid pookalam — Festivals · Onam, 2023Petals sorted for the pookalam

A circular flower pookalam in yellow, orange and purple laid on a courtyard floor — Festivals · Onam, 2023A finished pookalam in the courtyard

A large flower pookalam on the dining-hall floor between two lit brass lamps — Festivals · Onam, 2023The pookalam and its two lamps

Girls seated in a row on the floor with banana leaves before them, the row running into the distance — Festivals · Onam, 2023The rows run the length of the hall

A student in a white mundu eating rice from a banana leaf — Festivals · Onam, 2023Rice, and every curry after it

Teachers in cream and gold kasavu singing together on stage — Festivals · Onam, 15 September 2024Teachers sing in kasavu on Thiruvonam evening

Students in white mundu and dark tops dancing on a stage hung with painted suns — Festivals · Onam, 15 September 2024A dance in white mundu

A raft with the murti and a group aboard, reflected in green water — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023The raft and its reflection

The Ganesh murti on a raft decorated with banana stems, teachers standing around it — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023The murti on the raft, banana stems at its corners

The murti being lowered from the raft into the lake — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023The immersion

Girls in saffron kurtas seated close together on the bank, cheering — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023On the bank, in saffron

A group of girls in saffron laughing together by the water — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023Voices in unison on the shore

Boys in saffron kurtas gathered together, smiling at the camera — Festivals · Ganesh Chaturthi, 28 September 2023The procession gathers

Students in costume as Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman leaving a building by torchlight — Festivals · Dussehra, 2 October 2025The procession sets out

Students in costume walking in procession by the light of flaming torches — Festivals · Dussehra, 2 October 2025By torchlight, towards the field

A student in costume as Rama holding a bow beside a burning torch — Festivals · Dussehra, 2 October 2025Rama, with bow and torch

The ten-headed Ravan effigy burning against the night sky — Festivals · Dussehra, 2 October 2025Ravan Dahan

The ten-headed Ravan effigy standing on the dark field before it is lit — Festivals · Dussehra, 2025The effigy waits on the field

The Ravan effigy burning in the distance against a black sky — Festivals · Dussehra, 2025The last of the fire

A girl placing an offering on an altar hung with sugarcane, marigold garlands, fruit and a brass lamp — Festivals · Pongal, 15 January 2026An offering at the Pongal altar

A teacher lighting lamps at an altar hung with sugarcane and marigolds in a sunlit courtyard — Festivals · Pongal, 15 January 2026The Pongal pooja in the courtyard

A group of boys in white shirts and veshti posing together in the sun — Festivals · Pongal, 15 January 2026In white veshti for the harvest

A painted clay pot tied with turmeric leaves on a wooden board — Festivals · Pongal, 2026A pongal pot, painted and tied with turmeric

Students with colour on their faces and clothes crossing the playing field — Festivals · Holi, 4 March 2026Holi on the field

A boy in an orange CIRS shirt covered in colour, grinning, a friend behind him — Festivals · Holi, 4 March 2026Colour finds its owner

Two students standing together, faces streaked with pink and yellow colour — Festivals · Holi, 2025Two friends, two colours

A student's face covered in blue, pink and yellow colour, smiling in low sunlight — Festivals · Holi, 2025Every colour at once

A hand pressing colour onto a student's cheek, both faces already bright with it — Festivals · Holi, 2025Colour, pressed to a cheek

A student looking into the camera, face coated in green and pink colour — Festivals · Holi, 2025Green and pink to the hairline

Dancers in blue and purple costumes on a stage lit in violet, with a glowing symbol at the back — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

Students in blue skirts and kurtas of many colours on a dark stage, in front of a screen showing a robed figure in saffron — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

Dancers in red and gold costumes on stage, some of them stacked in a human pyramid, in front of a screen showing a street of garlanded doorways — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

A large group of dancers in red, green and teal costumes posed together on stage, in front of a screen showing a village below green hills — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

A large group of students in white and coloured clothes on stage, in front of a screen showing a glowing outline map of India — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

Dancers in red, cream and green costumes on stage, in front of a screen showing a carved stone gateway hung with marigold garlands — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

Performers in red and orange costumes on stage, in front of a screen showing a spiral galaxy, with a many-armed figure at the centre — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

A tiered display of carved fruit and flowers lit at night, with two peacocks at its sides, swans, and the words Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav and 75 Years — Festivals · Anand Utsav 2026, 5–7 October 2026Anand Utsav 2026

Students lighting sparklers on Diwali night — Festivals · 20 October 2025Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campus

Students holding lit diyas on Diwali evening — Festivals · 20 October 2025Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campus

Students seated before the altar at the Krishna Pooja on Diwali morning — Festivals · 20 October 2025Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campus

Students on campus during the Diwali celebrations — Festivals · 20 October 2025Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campus

CIRS teachers in costume performing a skit before a jungle backdrop on Children's Day — Festivals · 14 November 2025Children's Day: the teachers take the stage

Teachers singing on stage during the Children's Day programme — Festivals · 14 November 2025Children's Day: the teachers take the stage

Teachers gathered on stage at the end of the Children's Day programme — Festivals · 14 November 2025Children's Day: the teachers take the stage

Students in traditional attire preparing Pongal on campus — Festivals · 15 January 2026Pongal and Mattu Pongal

Students performing a dance on stage at the Pongal cultural programme — Festivals · 15 January 2026Pongal and Mattu Pongal

Students accompanying on tabla at the Vasant Panchami music workshop — Festivals · 23 January 2026Vasant Panchami and the music of the Bhakti poets

A man in an orange kurta smearing colour on a smiling student among others with coloured faces at Holi — Festivals · 3–4 March 2026Holi on Dronacharya Field

A garlanded child dressed as Bal Ram seated at a decorated altar as women make offerings — Festivals · 27 March 2026Ram Navami: dance, song and a skit

A student in a golden crown and a student in a red sari on a dark stage — Festivals · 27 March 2026Ram Navami: dance, song and a skit

Students in costume in a scene from the Ram Navami skit — Festivals · 27 March 2026Ram Navami: dance, song and a skit

A student in a yellow kurta seated before a garlanded murti, lamps and offerings — Festivals · 2 April 2026Hanuman Jayanti: the Chalisa, 54 times

Students in costume on a blue-lit stage during a skit — Festivals · 2 April 2026Hanuman Jayanti: the Chalisa, 54 times

A student speaking at a microphone beneath a sign that reads Mother Tamil — Festivals · 14 April 2026Tamil New Year and Vishu

Performers in white and gold saris dancing on a stage — Festivals · 14 April 2026Tamil New Year and Vishu

Students wearing coloured headbands seated on the amphitheatre steps, with a person in saffron in the foreground — Festivals · 8 May 2026Gurudev Jayanti

Students standing in a row in a courtyard wearing coloured bands, with a person in saffron beside them — Festivals · 8 May 2026Gurudev Jayanti

A teacher speaking into a microphone beside a decorated board as students in house shirts look on — Festivals · 8 May 2026Gurudev Jayanti

A student in glasses with her head bowed and her hand at her forehead — Festivals · 29 July 2026Guru Poornima

A woman in a yellow sari touching another person’s forehead before a blue backdrop — Festivals · 29 July 2026Guru Poornima

Students seated in a hall, listening — Festivals · 3 August 2026Gurudev Aaradhana and the Investiture Ceremony

A student in a yellow kurta with palms joined — Festivals · 3 August 2026Gurudev Aaradhana and the Investiture Ceremony

Students on a stage in a skit, one standing beneath a colourful ceremonial umbrella — Festivals · 26 August 2026Onam: pookalams, a sadhya and a skit

Girls in bright traditional skirts dancing in a row on a stage — Festivals · 26 August 2026Onam: pookalams, a sadhya and a skit

Students in festive clothes kneeling on the grass holding plates, with a group standing behind them — Festivals · 28 August 2026Raksha Bandhan in the CIRS quadrangle

A girl speaking into a microphone beside a boy in a kurta — Festivals · 28 August 2026Raksha Bandhan in the CIRS quadrangle

Students singing into microphones on a stage lit in blue — Festivals · 4 September 2026Krishna Janmashtami: the midnight Aarti and Handi Phod

A decorated Ganesh murti carried through a crowd of students and staff — Festivals · 14–25 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi: ten days with Ganapati Bappa

Two boys at a lectern before a decorated Ganesh backdrop — Festivals · 14–25 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi: ten days with Ganapati Bappa

A girl in a red dress dancing with her arms raised in front of a festival backdrop — Festivals · 14–25 September 2026Ganesh Chaturthi: ten days with Ganapati Bappa

Students in blue and grey standing in formation on a lawn in front of the school buildings — Festivals · 5 September 2026Teachers’ Day: a rose for every teacher

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Vishu and Tamil Puthandu — Festivals · April 2025Vishu and Tamil Puthandu

Room 04

Made by Hand

Banners, clay, paper and craft: the things students make, and the making of them.

19 photographs

Painting the banner — Visual ArtPainting the banner

Working on the floor — Visual ArtWorking on the floor

Four students bent over a pale blue clay pot, painting a band of pink and orange with fine brushes — Art AttackPainting pots for Pongal, January 2025

Close view of a table covered with folded and cut paper pieces — Art AttackPaper craft on the tables, Fine Arts Week 2026

Folded paper stars, birds and boxes pinned on a white cloth above a table of paper forms — Art AttackFolded paper, pinned up for Fine Arts Week 2026

Four students seated on newspaper around a red clay pot painted with green leaves and white dots, one holding a small pink pot and a brush — Art AttackPainting pots for Pongal, January 2025

The same red pot a moment later, a student leaning in to paint along its rim — Art AttackThe same pot, a few moments on

A student gestures towards framed photographs on a display wall as younger students listen — Art AttackA student talks younger visitors through the work

A display wall of drawings and paintings, with an easel holding a drawing on book pages, a relief torso and a boxed model on plinths — Art AttackIB Visual Arts exhibition, April 2024

A model room seen through wooden bars, its walls covered in small pictures — Art AttackIB Visual Arts exhibition, April 2024

Students gathered around a long table of small clay figures, one pointing — Art AttackStudents at a table of clay figures

A long-necked creature folded from white paper
The Crossroads, Issue 09 · July 2023 — Art Attack · CraftMridul B M, Grade X

A figure playing a stringed instrument, made of wound brown cord, on black
The Crossroads, Issue 10 · August 2023 — Art Attack · CraftSamarth and Divyam, Grade X

A brown vase with raised gold swirls
The Crossroads, Issue 10 · August 2023 — Art Attack · CraftTanmay Mantri, Grade X

A stag's head in red thread strung between pins on a dark board
The Crossroads, Issue 11 · September 2023 — Art Attack · CraftAnshika B., Grade IX

A seated figure picked out in coloured thread on black, with a halo of pink rays
The Crossroads, Issue 11 · September 2023 — Art Attack · CraftRadha G., Grade IX

Photograph of a white clay stegosaurus on a ledge
The Crossroads, Issue 14 · January–February 2024 — Art Attack · CraftMridul M., Grade X

Photograph of a painted round disc with folk figures, laid on stone
The Crossroads, Issue 15 · March 2024 — Art Attack · CraftRadha Goyal, Grade IX

Photograph of a motorcycle made of rolled newspaper, on a red floor
The Crossroads, Issue 28 · Pongal issue — Art Attack · CraftAarush A., Vihaan S., Arjun B., Madhav RD, Shiv A. and Siddham S., Grade VI

Room 05

The Collection

From the CIRS Cultural Gallery collection: the school's own photographs of its stages, ceremonies and gatherings.

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Room 06

Through the Lens

The CIRS Captures collection of wildlife and the grounds, and photographs published in The Crossroads.

83 photographs

Photograph of a wooden jetty running out across a lily pond under a sky of small white clouds
The Crossroads, Issue 33 · October 2026 — The Crossroads · PhotographHitansh A Jain, IB Year 1

Photograph of a misty waterfall behind rocks and bare trees under a pink evening sky
The Crossroads, Issue 33 · October 2026 — The Crossroads · PhotographNeeharika Reddy, IB Year 1

Photograph of a dark beetle crossing a paving stone
The Crossroads, Issue 33 · October 2026 — The Crossroads · PhotographShresth Kedia, Grade XII

A golden lizard climbing a tree trunk — CapturesA golden lizard climbing a tree trunk

A bee on a vivid yellow flower — CapturesA bee on a vivid yellow flower

A black and yellow butterfly on pale purple flowers — CapturesA black and yellow butterfly on pale purple flowers

An iridescent green insect on a leafy branch — CapturesAn iridescent green insect on a leafy branch

A red flower silhouetted against the sky — CapturesA red flower silhouetted against the sky

A butterfly on slender white flowers — CapturesA butterfly on slender white flowers

A yellow butterfly on an orange flower — CapturesA yellow butterfly on an orange flower

A butterfly approaching red flowers — CapturesA butterfly approaching red flowers

A grasshopper resting along a slender stem — CapturesA grasshopper resting along a slender stem

A small insect clinging to a stem against green — CapturesA small insect clinging to a stem against green

A grasshopper on a broad green leaf — CapturesA grasshopper on a broad green leaf

A green lizard partly hidden beneath leaves — CapturesA green lizard partly hidden beneath leaves

A red dragonfly resting on a thin stem — CapturesA red dragonfly resting on a thin stem

A green lizard in the grass — CapturesA green lizard in the grass

Two insects hovering together in warm light — CapturesTwo insects hovering together in warm light

A squirrel peeking out from a tree hollow — CapturesA squirrel peeking out from a tree hollow

A dark bird in a nest among bright leaves — CapturesA dark bird in a nest among bright leaves

Several butterflies gathering on a leafy stem — CapturesSeveral butterflies gathering on a leafy stem

A blue and black butterfly on small flowers — CapturesA blue and black butterfly on small flowers

A blue bird beside pale flowers — CapturesA blue bird beside pale flowers

A yellow-eyed bird among branches — CapturesA yellow-eyed bird among branches

A kitten looking out from a sheltered ledge — CapturesA kitten looking out from a sheltered ledge

A small dark bird amid pink blossoms — CapturesA small dark bird amid pink blossoms

A small bird perched among orange berries — CapturesA small bird perched among orange berries

A hoopoe perched among branches — CapturesA hoopoe perched among branches

A brown bird on a bare branch against the sky — CapturesA brown bird on a bare branch against the sky

A yellow-bellied bird perched among branches — CapturesA yellow-bellied bird perched among branches

A black and white bird on a bare branch — CapturesA black and white bird on a bare branch

A bird perched in the limbs of a broad tree — CapturesA bird perched in the limbs of a broad tree

A small bird partly hidden in dense foliage — CapturesA small bird partly hidden in dense foliage

A red-crested bird among broad green leaves — CapturesA red-crested bird among broad green leaves

A small bird reaching into white blossoms — CapturesA small bird reaching into white blossoms

A small bird perched on a post against green — CapturesA small bird perched on a post against green

A small green bird perched on a wire — CapturesA small green bird perched on a wire

A squirrel perched on a branch against blue sky — CapturesA squirrel perched on a branch against blue sky

A squirrel clinging to a tree in shade — CapturesA squirrel clinging to a tree in shade

A kingfisher against the dark bark of a tree — CapturesA kingfisher against the dark bark of a tree

A small pale bird perched on a wire at dusk — CapturesA small pale bird perched on a wire at dusk

A small brown bird on a wire among bare branches — CapturesA small brown bird on a wire among bare branches

A dove perched among yellow flowers and branches — CapturesA dove perched among yellow flowers and branches

A small pale-headed bird against a dark background — CapturesA small pale-headed bird against a dark background

A small green bird among branches — CapturesA small green bird among branches

A bird on a branch in deep shade — CapturesA bird on a branch in deep shade

A small red-crowned bird among bare branches — CapturesA small red-crowned bird among bare branches

The sun setting over water and distant birds — CapturesThe sun setting over water and distant birds

A colorful waterbird among tall reeds — CapturesA colorful waterbird among tall reeds

A colorful waterbird lifting from the reeds — CapturesA colorful waterbird lifting from the reeds

A long-necked bird perched above green water — CapturesA long-necked bird perched above green water

A kingfisher by the water, framed by tree trunks — CapturesA kingfisher by the water, framed by tree trunks

A flock of birds moving across the water — CapturesA flock of birds moving across the water

A bird of prey perched on a weathered stump — CapturesA bird of prey perched on a weathered stump

A peacock displaying its tail in a grassy clearing — CapturesA peacock displaying its tail in a grassy clearing

A pale bird on a thin bare branch — CapturesA pale bird on a thin bare branch

A colorful bird perched among sunlit leaves — CapturesA colorful bird perched among sunlit leaves

A bright full moon against a black sky — CapturesA bright full moon against a black sky

A small grey bird seen through soft green foliage — CapturesA small grey bird seen through soft green foliage

A small bird perched on roof tiles — CapturesA small bird perched on roof tiles

Trees framing an open field in evening light — CapturesTrees framing an open field in evening light

A peacock among dark leaves — CapturesA peacock among dark leaves

A brown bird perched among crossing branches — CapturesA brown bird perched among crossing branches

A black and white bird with a long tail in green foliage — CapturesA black and white bird with a long tail in green foliage

Two birds perched on a wire against blue sky — CapturesTwo birds perched on a wire against blue sky

Two green birds on a bare branch against the sky — CapturesTwo green birds on a bare branch against the sky

A grey-blue bird perched on a branch — CapturesA grey-blue bird perched on a branch

A small yellow bird against blue sky — CapturesA small yellow bird against blue sky

A bird silhouetted against a pale sky — CapturesA bird silhouetted against a pale sky

People seated together on the floor — CapturesPeople seated together on the floor

Flowers and artwork on a decorated stage — CapturesFlowers and artwork on a decorated stage

A performer under blue stage lights — CapturesA performer under blue stage lights

Two performers dancing in colorful dress — CapturesTwo performers dancing in colorful dress

A man seated alone in a light corridor — CapturesA man seated alone in a light corridor

Children looking out of a window — CapturesChildren looking out of a window

A performer seated on stage — CapturesA performer seated on stage

A singer holding a microphone on a dark stage — CapturesA singer holding a microphone on a dark stage

A group gathered outdoors with flower garlands — CapturesA group gathered outdoors with flower garlands

Silhouetted stems against a vivid orange sunset — CapturesSilhouetted stems against a vivid orange sunset

A quiet path beneath tall trees — CapturesA quiet path beneath tall trees

An overhead view of buildings surrounded by trees — CapturesAn overhead view of buildings surrounded by trees

A long-necked bird on a branch against misty hills — CapturesA long-necked bird on a branch against misty hills

A black and white butterfly resting in sunlit grass — CapturesA black and white butterfly resting in sunlit grass

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