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A woman with her hair pulled back and wearing glasses sits at a treadle sewing machine, stitching a white cloth with a red-and-white border. She wears a white blouse and white sari-style garment with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and gold bangles on her wrists. Behind her, another person in white is working at a table, and cardboard boxes, a plastic bucket, a striped mat and a water bottle are visible in a workshop-like room.

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May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesNovember 20 20162016-11-20November 20 20162016-11-20A photograph of an older woman with short grey hair and round wire-rimmed glasses sitting on a concrete floor in a storage area. She wears a white top with an orange-saffron shawl draped over her shoulders and a dark beaded mala around her neck. She is stitching or sewing a bright gold-orange satin cloth held on her lap. Behind her are stacked cardboard boxes, a metal tin of oil, a grey shelving unit, a plastic bag and a dark backpack.2007-10-17November 20 20162016-11-20A photograph of two women sewing in a storage room lined with cardboard boxes and metal shelving. The woman in front wears a white blouse with a pink-bordered white shawl and a dark beaded necklace, with her grey hair tied back and wire-rimmed glasses; she stitches a large folded piece of bright yellow-gold satin. Behind her, another woman in white with an orange shawl and gold bangle reads a magazine. A wooden cabinet and a pink woven bag sit nearby, with plastic bags on the left shelves.2007-10-17A photo of an elderly woman sitting cross-legged on a woven mat in a plain hall, reading from an open book with yellowed pages. She wears white and green patterned sari, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, a red-orange tilak on her forehead, gold-rimmed glasses, a nose stud, and a beaded necklace. Beside her on a red cloth is a brass bell with a handled top. A second person in white stands in the background near a window.August 17 20062006-08-17April 19 20082008-04-19Several people sit on the floor and low chairs in a workshop sewing decorated fabric cushions. A woman in a white sari with a red-brown top and a white tilak on her forehead sews an orange sequined bolster in the centre-left. A girl in a white top with a long braid works on a blue velvet bolster. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt sits at right stitching a blue bolster. Behind them an orange cloth covers a table piled with gold-embroidered textiles, a blue bucket and a plastic box, with gold pillars at the upper right. Floor mats are striped in green and red.2016-03-31A woman with short grey hair, rimless glasses and a red bindi sits on the floor writing in a small notebook with a pen. She wears a cream saree with pale embroidered floral motifs, a rust-red shawl printed with script, a copper-coloured blouse and a gold bangle, with a red lanyard around her neck. Behind her are black chairs with red seats, a blue water bottle and a red and orange cloth bag. A purple-and-white logo appears in the upper left corner.2015-02-25A smiling woman sits cross-legged on a reddish-brown tiled floor in an ashram kitchen, preparing vegetables. She wears a white sari with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and a red bindi, and holds a yellow cloth. Around her are green beans and leafy greens on a metal plate, a stainless steel bowl of water, small steel containers, and plastic bags of produce spread on a floral cloth. A white bucket, a steel pressure cooker and a blue-flowered curtain sit behind her.2006-10-06