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A young woman with dark hair pulled back in a low bun sits with eyes closed in meditation, leaning against the large trunk and aerial roots of a banyan tree. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style kurta with a V-neck and a red-brown rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Her hands rest in her lap at the bottom edge of the frame. Weathered rock and dry leaves are visible on the right beside the tree.

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A woman sits cross-legged at the base of a large banyan tree, its thick aerial roots and buttress trunk behind her. She has her eyes closed and her hands rest in a meditation mudra on her lap. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style kurta and beige loose trousers, with a red-brown rudraksha mala draped over her shoulders. A stone slab and fallen leaves lie beside her.2010-02-22A woman sits cross-legged with her back against the large, buttressed trunk of a banyan tree, eyes closed, in a seated meditation mudra with her hands resting on her knees. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style tunic with a V-neck and loose beige trousers, and a red rudraksha-style mala hangs across her chest. She is barefoot on sandy ground scattered with dry yellow and green fallen leaves, with a white stone ledge in the foreground.2010-02-22A photograph of a woman sitting cross-legged on reddish earth in front of a large banyan tree with many twisting aerial roots. She has closed eyes, a white vertical tilak mark on her forehead, and wears a white short-sleeved top and white trousers with a turquoise blue shawl draped around her shoulders. A brown rudraksha-style mala hangs on her chest beside a pendant necklace, and she rests her hands in her lap with a green leaf. The scene suggests meditation in a shaded outdoor setting.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA young woman sits cross-legged in meditation against the large buttress roots of a banyan tree on bare earth. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest palm over palm in her lap. She wears a white garment with gold border, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and a rudraksha mala. A white sacred ash horizontal line and red bindi mark her forehead, and she wears gold bangles. Leaves and sandy ground surround her.2007-05-04A woman with shoulder-length dark hair sits with eyes closed and head tilted back against a large banyan tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. She wears a cream open-front shawl over a pale yellow top, a long rudraksha mala around her neck and a matching beaded bracelet on her wrist, with arms folded across her lap. Behind her, out of focus, other participants are seated in a dim outdoor setting. No candidate for a person is visible in the frame.2011-11-30A photograph of a group of about eight people meditating seated cross-legged on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. They wear white ritual clothing with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed, hands resting on their laps, in an outdoor meditation session. No a person candidate is visible among them.2006-10-11A woman with light brown hair pulled back sits cross-legged on a rock beneath a large tree, eyes closed in meditation. She wears a white embroidered tunic and white trousers, with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and across her torso. A red bindi marks her forehead, and she wears a rudraksha mala with a small round pendant showing a portrait, plus a beaded wooden bracelet and a metal band. Her hands rest on her knees. Behind her, a partially visible person in white sits on the rock, and green foliage and dry leaves surround the scene.2007-05-042008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA young boy with a red forehead mark sits cross-legged on a reddish earth mound beneath large banyan tree roots, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in a meditation pose. He wears a white short-sleeved polo shirt, white loose trousers, a wooden rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold bangle on his wrist. Another person in white clothing is partly visible further back among the trees. Scattered stones and fallen leaves lie on the ground. The scene appears to show a meditation session in an outdoor forest setting.Outdoor meditation in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots. In the foreground a young girl in white dress with a white shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in meditation mudra, and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her another girl in white with a long braid sits with hands in lap. Several other young people in white garments meditate on stones and red brick ledges in the background. No a person figure is visible in the frame.October 10 20062006-10-10