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A woman in a white sari with yellow-gold borders and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a purple-and-straw mat on a bare ground strewn with grey ash and charred embers, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting in her lap. A rudraksha mala hangs at her neck. Behind her, another devotee in white with a yellow cloth sits with hands folded on a similar mat, both within a fire-pit area typical of a homa or pancha-tapas sitting.

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July 22 20102010-07-22A woman with a long black braid sits cross-legged on bare ground among charred logs and grey ash, eyes closed in meditation. She wears a white dress with gold borders and a gold butterfly motif on the sleeve, a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, and a silver bangle. Her hands rest in a mudra on her lap, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs at her chest. Behind her stand orange stone temple plinths, and a second person in white is partly visible at the right edge.2010-08-26July 20 20102010-07-20A seated woman in white ritual clothing with an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a circular raised platform marked with ash or white powder on sandy ground. She wears a red bindi, keeps her eyes lowered, and her hands rest in her lap. Behind her, red and white stone pillars stand near a metal railing and a grey stone block, while a person in dark trousers and black shoes walks past. Several pairs of sandals and slippers lie on the ground in the background.2010-09-08A woman with her hair pulled back sits cross-legged with eyes closed in a meditative posture, wearing a white garment with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders and a rudraksha mala around her neck. A red bindi is on her forehead. Her right hand rests in a mudra near her lap. Thick white smoke or incense drifts around her in an outdoor setting with blurred green foliage. In the left foreground, a blurred figure in green clothing is partially visible. Her bare feet rest on pale stones. The scene resembles a homa or puja-style ritual, but no fire pit is clearly visible. No printed name appears in the scene.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of women seated on bare reddish earth with ash-grey patches and blurred green foliage behind. In the foreground, a woman with closed eyes and a red bindi wears a yellow head cloth draped over her shoulders and a white garment with a beige border. Behind her, a fair-haired woman in cream clothing and a rudraksha-style cord sits with eyes lowered, and another seated figure in white with a yellow cloth is partly visible further back. The scene suggests a meditative sitting practice in a field setting.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close photo of a woman with short dark hair and a small red bindi sitting with her eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl. Behind her, two women in white and yellow garments sit blurred in the same meditative posture on a dirt ground beside a white wall and bamboo fence. No a person candidate is visible.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged on a dusty ground beside a mat, eyes lowered and hands resting together in her lap. She wears a white blouse and white dhoti-style skirt with gold borders, an orange-saffron shawl draped over her shoulders, a rudraksha-style bead mala, and a red bindi. Gold bangles are on her wrist. Behind her are a red-and-white framed signboard with orange lettering, a grey stone structure and a red pillar. Ash or small stones lie scattered on the ground around her.2010-09-22August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20