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December 12 2009

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A woman with light brown hair pulled back sits cross-legged on bare ground, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap in a mudra, in meditation. She wears a white embroidered tunic and white trousers, a black bead mala with a flat pendant, and a red bindi. A large banyan tree with thick aerial roots stands behind her. A partly visible person in orange robes stands further back at left, and another figure is faintly visible near the trunks.2007-05-04Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped platform with a microphone and small bowl before them, speaking to a seated audience. Audience members wear mostly white clothing, with some in pink, red and brown shawls, sitting on the bare ground in front of the platform. A white easel board stands to the left and a stone-edged raised circular platform with a patterned mat is at right. The scene is lit by daylight filtering through the leaves.2005-12-18 +1 copiesA photograph of one barefoot woman in a cream sari with a wide gold-bordered edge and an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, standing on a concrete step and pressing her cheek and hand against the trunk of a large banyan tree with aerial roots. She has closed eyes and a small vertical mark on her forehead. Behind her are other trees, a white pole, and a rocky outcrop with sandy ground.2010-07-15A photograph of a single person in a white and gold-bordered garment bowing forward with their face pressed against the trunk of a large banyan tree. A garland of red and white flowers hangs around their neck, and a marigold garland is strung across the trunk. The tree stands on a raised white-washed platform scattered with red and orange flower petals, with a granite bench and small shrines visible in the open courtyard behind. Dappled shade falls across the sandy ground.2010-01-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots hanging from its wide horizontal limbs. Many people in plain white clothes stand and walk among the trunks and stone platforms on reddish-brown earth. In the foreground, an older woman with grey hair in a white sari with a light blue border presses her palms together in anjali. To the right, a woman in a white sari with pink trim sits on a low stone bench. Several other figures in white dress stand in the background under the shaded canopy.2016-02-27 +1 copiesA smiling woman with dark curly hair and glasses sits cross-legged on grey gravel under green leafy trees, raising her right hand in a blessing gesture. She wears a white kurta and white trousers with an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala around her neck, and a beaded bracelet on her wrist. A book rests in her lap beside a yellow cloth bag with red patterning. Behind her a white building with glass windows stands among the trees.2008-06-09October 19 20062006-10-19December 26 20132013-12-26December 18 20052005-12-18 +2 copiesTwo women sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground beside a white stone structure with a stepped base. The woman in front has her eyes closed and hands resting in her lap, wearing a white blouse, cream wrap garment with a pale patterned border, and an orange-red scarf draped over her shoulders. Behind her, a second woman in a white sari with red-and-gold border sits with hands folded, eyes lowered, her hair pulled back. Small white gravel borders outline the ground.2010-07-10Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and hanging garlands of red, yellow and green flowers on its trunk. A sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE sits at the base near a white stone platform. Several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on a dark polished stone floor facing the tree, including a woman in a red blouse and white-patterned sari in the lower left. Other people in white stand around the trunk and under the tree, and a few people in orange and white clothing stand to the right. Swings with metal supports hang among the branches.2010-07-03 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20162016-09-11