Prairie Trace music teacher Priscilla Shaw, who is retiring at the end of the school year, sprinkles rice grains as a blessing on fifth-grade student Eesha Singh, who is bowing to touch Shaw’s feet as a sign of respect.
Ananya Yemme honors Prairie Trace Principal Jill Schipp by applying a mark of tilak on her forehead.
Dancers perform garba, a traditional folk dance from the Indian state of Gujarat.
From left, Rajeev Singh and Akshay Purumundla perform bhangra, a celebratory folk dance from the Indian state of Punjab.
From left, Adwitha Yemme and Asini Jayarapu say Vedic prayers.
From left, Reva Peddi and Ananya Yemme perform Dandiya, a traditional folk dance from northwest India.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, a nonprofit social and cultural organization, held Guru Vandana 2018 May 6 at Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers to honor several Carmel and Fishers teachers for their service. Learn more at hssus.org. (Photos by Ann Marie Shambaugh)
