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A 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.

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August 08 20102010-08-08Photo of women seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground outdoors. In the foreground a woman in a cream saree with green and red border wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, a pendant with a small portrait, a red bindi and gold bangles, eyes closed and hands in mudra on her knee. Behind her a second woman in a yellow shawl and cream saree also sits with eyes closed, with a third figure partly visible further back. Grey ash or gravel ground and greenery in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged in meditation on a bed of white ash in the open air, with her eyes closed and palms resting on her knees in a mudra. She wears a cream sari with green-and-gold borders, an orange shawl draped over her shoulders, a rudraksha mala, and a small red bindi. Tall coconut palms and a low sunrise sun frame the scene. Behind her, a few people in yellow shawls sit in similar postures on the ash, and a water bottle sits at the left edge.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged in meditation on a bed of grey ash and charred embers, eyes closed, hands resting on her knees in mudra. She wears a cream sari with teal-green borders, an orange-red shawl draped over her shoulders, a red bindi on her forehead, and a dark rudraksha mala around her neck. Tall coconut palms and a pale sky with haze fill the background. Behind her, other participants in white clothing with yellow shawls sit in similar postures, and a water bottle stands on the left. Not visibly a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA close photograph of a woman seated outdoors with her eyes closed in meditation, facing the camera. She wears a cream sari with green and maroon striped borders and an orange-red shawl draped over one shoulder across her chest, with a thin dark cord visible. A small vertical tilak mark is on her forehead. Tall palm trees and bright sky fill the background, and the image is slightly blurred with a soft light from the left.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of several women seated cross-legged on bare ground during dawn or dusk, with palm trees and wispy smoke behind them. In the foreground, a woman with closed eyes and a red bindi and white forehead marks wears an orange shawl over a cream sari with a gold border and a wooden bead mala. Two women behind her wear cream saris with yellow shawls and meditate with eyes closed; a fourth woman, also in cream, sits to the left. The ground is dotted with dark ash or charcoal residue. Printed copyright and source credit appear in the lower right corner. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesClose photo of a young woman with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white sari with red-and-violet border and a bright orange shawl draped over her shoulders. A red bindi and white vibhuti marks show on her forehead. Behind her, slightly out of focus, another woman in a white sari with yellow shawl sits outdoors beside a bamboo fence and green foliage.2010-08-10 +1 copies