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Outdoor photograph of two women seated on gravel near stone sculptures. In the foreground a blurred woman with light grey-blonde hair in a pale cream top sits at right. Behind her, a woman with reddish-brown hair tied back wears a white garment with green stripes and a yellow shawl, eyes lowered and hands holding a white cloth or bowl in her lap. Behind them are grey carved stone figures with raised hands, a green shrub and a white wall. No a person candidate is visible.

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August 08 20102010-08-08August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesThree women sit in meditation in an outdoor courtyard in profile view, eyes closed. The foreground woman wears a white blouse with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, a long dark braid, drop earrings, a nose stud, a white vertical tilak on her forehead and a red-brown bindi. Behind her, two women in white saris with yellow borders sit with hands resting in their laps. Green shrubs, stone sculptures and a red-painted wall form the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph in a garden setting with two blurred women in the foreground. The woman on the left wears a white and green striped garment with a yellow shawl and holds a white bowl; her hair is tied back in a ponytail. The woman on the right, partly out of focus, wears a cream-coloured garment with grey hair. Behind them stand grey stone statues of seated sages with raised hands and long beards, beside green shrubs, a white wall and a red-flowered hibiscus plant.2010-08-10 +1 copiesThree women sit cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted ground in an outdoor temple garden. The woman in the centre wears a cream dress with a yellow shawl and a dark bead necklace, eyes closed with a tilak on her forehead. The woman on the left wears white with a dark mala, and the woman on the right wears a pale pink sari with hands folded in her lap. Behind them stand large grey stone deity murtis, one with multiple arms holding a trident-like weapon and another seated figure beside a coiled serpent sculpture, with palm trees and plants in the background.2010-07-07Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation on bare ground beside a white-washed shrine platform. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair wears a white garment with an orange-red shawl and sits with eyes closed, hands in a mudra on her lap. Behind her a woman in cream and light-brown wrap sits in a circular bed of grey ash. A large black Nandi bull statue draped with a yellow and red marigold garland stands on the white platform, with palm trees and a small shed behind. Several more seated devotees in white and orange clothing and a standing attendant appear in the background, with the ash-marked circles of a pancha tapas fire ritual.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA close-up profile photograph of a woman with light brown hair pulled back in a ponytail, eyes closed and face calm, wearing a white top with a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at the neckline. Behind her, slightly out of focus, another woman in a white top and yellow shawl sits with her face in profile, with green foliage and a blurred structure in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of women seated cross-legged in meditation on bare sandy ground outdoors, with ash or sandy patches scattered around them. The woman in front wears a cream sari with a gold border and a yellow shawl, her eyes closed and hands resting on her lap, with a beaded necklace and bangles. Behind her, other women in white garments with yellow shawls sit in meditation, one with a vertical tilak on her forehead. Grey stone statues of deities and a stone pillar stand in the background among green foliage and a small succulent plant.2010-09-22A woman sits cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed and palms resting open on her lap. She wears a white cotton sari with a gold-toned border and a yellow shawl draped over her shoulders, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, another woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in similar meditation. The ground is bare earth with scattered grey ash.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA photograph of two women seated cross-legged on bare, ash-dusted ground with eyes closed in meditation, one with hands resting together in lap. Both wear white saris with yellow borders and yellow shawls draped over the shoulders. The woman in front wears a rudraksha mala and a blue lanyard, plus bangles and a small bindi. Behind them stands a pile of wooden logs and a blue tarpaulin against a white wall.A woman in a cream sari with a striped multicoloured border and a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, a vertical tilak on her forehead and a red bindi, wearing glasses. Behind her, a woman in a white top and yellow shawl with a dark mala sits with her hands in a meditative pose beside a smoky fire pit of ash. A figure in white stands further back among trees in soft evening light, with ash-covered ground and wisps of smoke rising around the seated devotees.2010-08-10 +1 copies