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A woman in a pink and red patterned kurta with a cream shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a large silver tray of granular orange-brown prasad on a round gold-topped table. She has a white tilak on her forehead and gold bangles. Behind her, framed posters on a yellow wall show photographs of a young saffron-robed figure in meditation, captioned in English 'First photograph in samadhi at 10 years of age', 'Growing Consciousness', 'Lost in the Divine' and 'Happenings'. Two seated women in the background and a partially visible person at left, with bags and luggage on the floor.
Photo 75 of 105 from 20 December 2025

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