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A woman sits cross-legged on bare ground with her eyes closed and hands clasped in her lap, in a meditative posture. She wears a cream sari with a gold border, a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, and a red-and-gold sari skirt spread across her legs. A red bindi marks her forehead and she wears bangles and a beaded bracelet. Behind her are grey stone planters with carved panels and red pillars, and ash-grey patches lie on the ground around her. Her body and clothing are the main subject, and no visible identity cues point to a person.

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A woman sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, meditating outdoors on a dirt ground marked with tar patches. She wears a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, a red bindi on her forehead, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet on her wrist, and a green mat beneath her. Behind her, red signboards with white lettering stand before a stacked row of black tyres and greenery.2010-09-14July 20 20102010-07-20A 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.2010-08-26A woman sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation outdoors, her hands resting open on her knees. She wears a cream sari with green and gold border and an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulder, with a rudraksha mala hanging on her chest and rudraksha bracelets on her wrist. A red bindi and white markings are on her forehead. Behind her, smoke drifts over ashes and charred logs under bright morning trees. Another person is faintly visible in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a young woman seated cross-legged on a mat outdoors, eyes closed, in meditation. She wears a white cotton sari-style garment with gold borders and an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulders and back. Her long dark hair falls down her back, she has a small red bindi, and she wears gold bangles on her wrists. Her hands rest in a mudra on her knees. Behind her are patches of grey ash and a low stone platform, with green shrubs and plants in the background. Ash residue on the ground suggests a recently used fire pit.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman sitting cross-legged in meditation on bare sandy ground, eyes closed and hands folded in her lap. She wears a white blouse and white dhoti-style sari with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders and a thin orange border. Behind her stand red stone pillars and an orange wall with a large painted mural in red, yellow and white. Grey ash or burnt residue lies scattered on the ground around her. No a person candidate is visible.2010-09-22Photo of women seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground outdoors. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with green and red border wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, a pendant with a small portrait, a red bindi and gold bangles, eyes closed and hands in mudra on her knee. Behind her a second woman in a yellow shawl and cream saree also sits with eyes closed, with a third figure partly visible further back. Grey ash or gravel ground and greenery in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman with long dark hair in a side braid sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare ground, eyes closed in meditation. She wears a white garment draped over her shoulders with an orange-red and gold border, and a ring on one finger, her hands resting folded in her lap. Behind her is a tiered orange-red stone structure and a pale concrete edge, with grey ash or burnt debris scattered on the ground around her.2010-08-26A photograph of two women seated cross-legged on bare, ash-dusted ground with eyes closed in meditation, one with hands resting together in lap. Both wear white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls draped over the shoulders. The woman in front wears a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard, plus bangles and a small bindi. Behind them stands a pile of wooden logs and a blue tarpaulin against a white wall.A 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 copiesOutdoors on sandy ground, a woman sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and hands clasped in her lap. She wears a cream sari with a gold-bordered hem and a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, and a gold bangle on her wrist. Behind her, two more women in white garments with saffron-orange shawls sit in similar posture. Grey stone sculptures and green foliage stand in the background, with small scattered stones and pale embers on the ground.2010-09-22