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A close side-profile photograph of a woman seated with eyes closed in meditative or prayerful stillness. She wears a white sari with a blue and multicoloured woven border and a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with a small gold stud earring and dark hair in a braid. To her right, another woman with hands pressed together in namaste is partly visible. Behind them, a figure in orange drapery and a patterned red garment stand near a red wall, and a blue and pink mat lies on the floor. This appears to be a puja or satsang gathering.

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A woman sits cross-legged outdoors with eyes closed in meditation, her hands resting in her lap. She wears a white cloth with gold-toned borders draped over her shoulders and a bright yellow shawl around her neck, along with a red kumkum dot and white vibhuti on her forehead, a nose stud, small earrings and a dark beaded bracelet. Green foliage and grass blur in the background under warm, low sunlight.2010-08-10 +1 copiesThree women sit in meditation in an outdoor courtyard in profile view, eyes closed. The foreground woman wears a white blouse with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, a long dark braid, drop earrings, a nose stud, a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red-brown bindi. Behind her, two women in white saris with yellow borders sit with hands resting in their laps. Green shrubs, stone sculptures and a red-painted wall form the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOctober 26 20112011-10-26Close-up photograph of a woman with her eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white garment with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders and a red bindi on her forehead, with a small nose stud and gold earrings. Behind her, slightly out of focus, two more women in white with yellow shawls sit in similar meditative posture outdoors in soft evening light. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-08-10 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a woman with eyes closed in meditation, head tilted slightly, wearing a white and gold-bordered shawl over white clothes and a yellow sash, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and rudraksha earrings. A white vertical tilak marks her forehead with a small red dot below it. Green foliage blurs in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesClose photo of a young woman with eyes closed in meditation, her dark hair pulled back. She wears a white cotton sari with a gold border and a saffron-orange shawl draped over her shoulders, a red bindi and white sandalwood marks on her forehead, and small dark stud earrings. Behind her, out of focus, another person in white and orange sits on the ground near earthen mounds and greenery.2010-08-10 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a woman with dark hair pulled back, eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white garment with a yellow shawl and a striped yellow-and-beige wrap. She has a small red bindi on her forehead and a small nose stud. Behind her, out of focus, two other women in white and yellow sit outdoors among plants, also appearing to meditate. No identifiable a person depiction is visible in the frame.2010-08-10 +1 copiesNovember 17 20112011-11-17Close-up photo of a woman with long dark hair pulled back, eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white cotton sari with a gold-toned border draped with a bright orange-red shawl over her shoulders. A small red bindi and white ash marking are on her forehead, and she wears round dark earrings. Behind her, a blurred figure in white and orange sits near a dark pole, with gravel in the foreground.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of women in a ritual gathering, many with palms pressed together in anjali. The central woman wears a white sari with green and gold borders over a yellow shawl, with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead, and her eyes are closed as she chants. Around her, others in white saris with yellow shawls sit on orange mats, with small oil lamps, brass vessels and a plastic bowl in the background. A woman in the lower right wears an orange garment with a red bindi. The setting suggests a puja or satsang.2010-10-16A woman sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and palms resting open on her lap. She wears a white cotton sari with a gold-toned border and a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in similar meditation. The ground is bare earth with scattered grey ash.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in white ritual clothes sits on the floor at a temple event. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair pulled back in a braid wears a white sari with a red-orange shawl draped over her shoulders and closes her eyes in meditation. Beside her a woman in white with a yellow sash sits with her eyes closed, and further back several people in white with yellow sashes sit in rows. In front of them lie plates with fruit, flowers and small oil lamps, with lit lamps glowing on the floor. The setting appears to be a satsang or meditation gathering.2010-12-28