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A woman sits cross-legged on a large grey rock in a wooded outdoor clearing with dry leaves on the ground. She wears a white short-sleeved kurta with a white dupatta draped over her shoulders, a white bangle, and a dark rudraksha mala with a round pendant bearing a small portrait. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest on her knees in a mudra. A red bindi marks her forehead. At the far left edge, a partially visible person in white trousers and an orange shawl sits nearby. Trees and rocks surround the scene.

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Photograph of a group of about two dozen seated meditators in white clothing with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, eyes closed, sitting in rows on woven mats over a dark reflective floor beneath large banyan trees with red earth ground. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Most have their hands resting in their laps. No one on the scene is clearly identified as a person; the group appears to be disciples in meditation.2006-10-11A woman sits cross-legged with her back against the large, buttressed trunk of a banyan tree, eyes closed, in a seated meditation mudra with her hands resting on her knees. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style tunic with a V-neck and loose beige trousers, and a red rudraksha-style mala hangs across her chest. She is barefoot on sandy ground scattered with dry yellow and green fallen leaves, with a white stone ledge in the foreground.2010-02-222008 - Glimpses Of GurukulOutdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange sannyasi clothing seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap, a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him on the ground. He wears a rudraksha mala and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him a young woman in white and orange shawl sits in meditation on the gravel. Behind them stand grey stone deity sculptures, a white boundary wall, red-and-white pillars and a red sheet, with a few people in red and white clothing standing in the background.2010-07-10A group of children in plain white clothes sits cross-legged on striped woven mats under a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and sprawling limbs. Their hands rest in meditation postures on their laps and several wear beaded necklaces. The children appear to be practising meditation or yoga together in an outdoor grove.2007-03-062008 - Glimpses Of GurukulA man sits cross-legged on a flat grey rock in a wooded outdoor setting, with slender pale tree trunks and green foliage behind him. He wears a saffron-orange turban, a saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder and body, and a long rudraksha mala of brown beads across his chest. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders, and he has a red tilak on his forehead. His hands are folded in his lap and his gaze is directed off to the side. A wooden walking stick lies on the rock at the lower left. Bare feet rest on the stone, with a rocky ground and grass in the foreground.2006-10-10A woman sits cross-legged at the base of a large banyan tree, its thick aerial roots and buttress trunk behind her. She has her eyes closed and her hands rest in a meditation mudra on her lap. She wears a white embroidered chikan-style kurta and beige loose trousers, with a red-brown rudraksha mala draped over her shoulders. A stone slab and fallen leaves lie beside her.2010-02-22A woman with light brown hair pulled back sits cross-legged on bare ground, eyes closed, hands resting in her lap in a mudra, in meditation. She wears a white embroidered tunic and white trousers, a black bead mala with a flat pendant, and a red bindi. A large banyan tree with thick aerial roots stands behind her. A partly visible person in orange robes stands further back at left, and another figure is faintly visible near the trunks.2007-05-04A 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.2007-05-04Outdoor meditation in a shaded grove beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial prop roots. In the foreground a young girl in white dress with a white shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in meditation mudra, and a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her another girl in white with a long braid sits with hands in lap. Several other young people in white garments meditate on stones and red brick ledges in the background. No a person figure is visible in the frame.Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated and standing beneath a leafy tree at the ashram. In the foreground, women in white sarees and white kurtas sit cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed in meditation; one wears an orange-and-maroon saree with a red bindi and beaded mala, another wears a turquoise blouse with white saree. Behind them, standing participants in white clothing hold their hands joined in prayer, and one woman wears an orange shawl. A small bell hangs from a branch above. The dirt ground and dense green foliage frame the scene.2006-10-08 +1 copies