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A young woman sits cross-legged in meditation against the large buttress roots of a banyan tree on bare earth. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest palm over palm in her lap. She wears a white garment with gold border, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, and a rudraksha mala. A white sacred ash horizontal line and red bindi mark her forehead, and she wears gold bangles. Leaves and sandy ground surround her.

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A woman with light brown hair pulled back sits cross-legged on a rock beneath a large tree, eyes closed in meditation. She wears a white embroidered tunic and white trousers, with an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and across her torso. A red bindi marks her forehead, and she wears a rudraksha mala with a small round pendant showing a portrait, plus a beaded wooden bracelet and a metal band. Her hands rest on her knees. Behind her, a partially visible person in white sits on the rock, and green foliage and dry leaves surround the scene.2007-05-04A woman sits in meditation outdoors with eyes closed and hands in a mudra resting in her lap. She wears a white sari with gold-patterned borders draped over a yellow shawl, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs at her chest. A white vertical tilak and a red bindi mark her forehead. Palm trees and green foliage stand behind her, with gravel and dirt in the lower right.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA 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 woman sits cross-legged on a floor with eyes closed, hands folded together in prayer or mudra near her waist, wearing a white sari with pink-gold border and an orange shawl draped over her shoulder, a rudraksha mala hanging from her neck and a gold bangle on her wrist, with a white vibhuti line and red bindi on her forehead. In front of her on an orange cloth are brass plates with flowers and offerings, a brass cup, a small lamp and a matchbox. Behind her, steel railings and other people in white clothes sit on mats in a hall.2010-09-25A 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 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.2010-08-26August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of about eight people meditating seated cross-legged on mats beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. They wear white ritual clothing with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed, hands resting on their laps, in an outdoor meditation session. No a person candidate is visible among them.2006-10-11August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA young woman with dark hair pulled back in a low bun sits with eyes closed in meditation, leaning against the large trunk and aerial roots of a banyan tree. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style kurta with a V-neck and a red-brown rudraksha mala with a small pendant. Her hands rest in her lap at the bottom edge of the frame. Weathered rock and dry leaves are visible on the right beside the tree.2010-02-22Close portrait photo of a woman with eyes closed in meditation, her head covered by a bright orange shawl over her hair. She wears a white sari with thin grey-blue stripes and a long rudraksha mala hanging on her chest. A small red bindi marks her forehead. The background is a soft sandy beige, blurred.2010-08-10 +1 copies2008 - Glimpses Of Gurukul