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An elderly woman sits cross-legged on a large flat grey rock in an open dirt-floored courtyard, hands resting in a meditation mudra on her knees. She wears a pink floral-print sari with a maroon blouse and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Behind her, a round white-walled planter surrounds a banyan tree with aerial roots, and a tall white pole stands to the right beside a low white boundary wall with greenery beyond. The scene is calm and outdoors in daylight.

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December 31 20062006-12-31A photograph of a woman in an orange sari sitting cross-legged on a stone platform outdoors, hands folded in her lap, eyes lowered in meditation. Beside her stands a black stone Shiva lingam with a cobra-hood carving and a white tilak, and a small yellow cloth lies on the platform. Behind her are banyan tree trunks with hanging aerial roots, green foliage, an orange-painted wall and a hanging bell. A red-earth ground and a concrete ledge with yellow offerings sit at right. One person is visible.2011-08-19A person sits cross-legged in meditation on a large rounded boulder outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in lap. They wear a saffron-red garment draped over the body and a long multi-coloured beaded garland of yellow and orange flowers around the neck. Behind is a rocky, tree-covered hill under a pale sky, with green shrubs framing the rock. A brass vessel sits on a nearby rock. The figure's distinctive visible cues are long dark hair and a red garment with garland, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the subject is treated as a meditating person.2011-05-17A woman with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a dark stone platform beside a large banyan tree. She wears a white kurta printed with red floral motifs, a pink paisley shawl, and a dark bead mala with a pendant. Beside her, a woman in yellow shawl and glasses sits with hands holding a mala. A blurred figure in pale clothing stands near greenery in the background.2010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large tree at a shaded forest clearing. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, wearing a light blue salwar kameez with a grey shawl draped over her shoulders and a beaded wrist mala. Behind her, a second woman in a mustard-yellow outfit sits with a braid down her back, and a third woman in a white sari sits on a rock holding a bag, all in a meditative stillness. Dappled sunlight, bare earth and rocks surround them.2006-12-31A person sits cross-legged in meditation on a flat boulder in a rocky hillside landscape, eyes closed and hands resting in the lap. They wear a red-orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder and bare arms, a long yellow-and-orange flower garland around the neck, and a bindi on the forehead. Green shrubs and small trees surround the rocks, with a rocky hill and pale blue sky behind. Tall grey boulders frame the foreground.2011-05-17August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16August 21 20112011-08-21A barefoot man in a bright magenta dhoti and matching magenta upper cloth stands with palms pressed together at his chest, eyes closed and face lifted, in an outdoor courtyard. He wears a gold-banded armlet and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with a larger bead pendant. Behind him are large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots, a low curved concrete wall, and a dirt path. A dark stone with a pale ring sits at the lower right edge. The scene suggests quiet prayer or meditation.2011-10-25May 17 20112011-05-17Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform ringed with grey gravel and painted pink lotus motifs on the ground. He wears an orange-saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting on an orange cushion over a woven mat, with a brass vessel placed beside him. To the left stands a black stone Nandi bull with a yellow-orange flower garland on a red pedestal. Behind him is a tall wooden trishul-style stand with a hanging orange cloth, palm trees, red-roofed ashram buildings, and a row of small figures along the rear wall.2010-10-12 +1 copies