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A blonde woman in a cream sari with gold-and-mauve border sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed, hands resting in a mudra on her lap, wearing a dark wooden rudraksha mala. Behind her, a second seated person in white with a yellow scarf sits on ash-strewn ground near a bamboo fence, with a small building and green foliage in the background. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred debris.

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August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesPhoto 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 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08A 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 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA woman with long light-brown hair sits cross-legged on a sandy ground with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting together in her lap. She wears a cream and white outfit with a red-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a small red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with pink border sits in a similar meditative pose, eyes closed, hands in a mudra. Behind them stands a white stepped platform topped with a carved reddish-brown finial, with palm trees in the background. Gravel patches lie on the ground around them. Two people visible.2010-07-10A woman with her hair pulled back sits cross-legged with eyes closed in a meditative posture, wearing a white garment with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders and a rudraksha mala around her neck. A red bindi is on her forehead. Her right hand rests in a mudra near her lap. Thick white smoke or incense drifts around her in an outdoor setting with blurred green foliage. In the left foreground, a blurred figure in green clothing is partially visible. Her bare feet rest on pale stones. The scene resembles a homa or puja-style ritual, but no fire pit is clearly visible. No printed name appears in the scene.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA woman with grey hair pulled back sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands clasped in her lap around a small yellow object. She wears a cream sari with a green and gold brocade border, a white t-shirt underneath, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi with white tilak marks on her forehead. Brass and silver ritual plates in front of her hold yellow flowers and pink hibiscus blossoms, indicating a puja offering. The setting is an open courtyard with a stone floor and a blue mat, with a partly visible figure in orange at the back.2010-09-25Outdoor photo of women seated on bare reddish earth with ash-grey patches and blurred green foliage behind. In the foreground, a woman with closed eyes and a red bindi wears a yellow head cloth draped over her shoulders and a white garment with a beige border. Behind her, a fair-haired woman in cream clothing and a rudraksha-style cord sits with eyes lowered, and another seated figure in white with a yellow cloth is partly visible further back. The scene suggests a meditative sitting practice in a field setting.2010-08-10 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of two women meditating seated on the ground in lotus-style poses on a sandy area with white gravel patches. The foreground woman has long light-brown hair, a red-orange shawl draped over her shoulders, a white top and cream-coloured lower garment, with hands resting in her lap and eyes closed. Behind her, a second woman in a white sari with pink-orange border sits with hands folded in meditation, in front of a white stepped stone structure. A partially visible figure appears at the far right edge.2010-07-10July 20 20102010-07-20A 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 copies