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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.

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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.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 copiesA 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.2007-05-04July 09 20102010-07-092008 - Glimpses Of GurukulAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a seated person in meditation on a rocky ground. Only hands, forearms, and lap are visible: the person wears loose cream-white clothing with a maroon and gold patterned border, a rudraksha-style mala of dark beads at the upper left, and a thin silver bracelet on the right wrist. The left hand rests palm-up on the lap while the right hand forms a mudra with thumb and index finger touching. Grey stones fill the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of two devotees meditating seated in a cross-legged posture on dark stone tiles outdoors beneath leafy trees. In the foreground a woman in a white shawl over white clothing sits with eyes closed and hands in mudra on her knees, with a red bindi and a silver bangle. Beside her a man in a light blue t-shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A third person in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands partly visible at the upper right. A low concrete wall runs behind them.2010-08-15A 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.2007-05-04August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies