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A candid outdoor photograph of three women seated on bare dirt ground at a gathering. The woman in the centre wears a white blouse with red floral print and a red bindi, and laughs broadly. To her left a woman in a olive-green kurta with magenta trousers and a beaded orange necklace looks on. To the right a woman in a peach-orange kurta with an orange-and-gold print smiles. In the foreground a bald person wearing glasses is partly visible, and people sit or lie on a concrete ledge behind them with sandals scattered nearby. No deity, puja, or a person is visible.

An elderly woman sits cross-legged on a large flat grey rock in an open dirt-floored courtyard, hands resting in a meditation mudra on her knees. She wears a pink floral-print sari with a maroon blouse and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Behind her, a round white-walled planter surrounds a banyan tree with aerial roots, and a tall white pole stands to the right beside a low white boundary wall with greenery beyond. The scene is calm and outdoors in daylight.

A seated group of devotees with eyes closed in meditation at an outdoor satsang. Foreground: a woman in a grey blouse and beige sari with an orange-red shawl and an ID badge, hands folded in her lap; beside her a woman in a purple patterned sari with a white dupatta and a small bindi. Behind them, women in white tops with orange-red shawls and orange lanyards, one woman with blonde hair and another with short dark hair in a white polo shirt and red sash. A man with grey hair sits at the upper right. Sandstone rocks form the backdrop. About fifteen people are visible.

A photograph of a row of women seated cross-legged on a paved courtyard under a red-painted wooden pavilion, apparently in meditation or prayer. The woman at centre wears a red blouse and red beaded necklace with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Next to her a woman in a mustard-yellow sari with glasses and a lanyard badge sits beside an elderly woman in a pink-and-white sari on the left. To the right, younger women in black and pink clothing sit with eyes closed; one wears glasses and another a pink dupatta. Handbags and a plastic bag rest on the paving, with greenery and a stone wall behind.

Outdoor satsang seating at dusk. A woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with maroon borders, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a tilak, resting her chin on her hand while listening. Beside her, another woman in orange sits with hands to her head. On the left, a woman with white hair wears a white turtleneck and lavender cloth, hands clasped. Other devotees in white and teal sit behind them. A maroon banner with white printed text and red-and-white striped drapery form the backdrop, with green foliage at right. No speaker or a person is visible in this frame.

Outdoor photo beneath a large tree at a shaded forest clearing. In the foreground a young woman with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in her lap, wearing a light blue salwar kameez with a grey shawl draped over her shoulders and a beaded wrist mala. Behind her, a second woman in a mustard-yellow outfit sits with a braid down her back, and a third woman in a white sari sits on a rock holding a bag, all in a meditative stillness. Dappled sunlight, bare earth and rocks surround them.

Three women sit on bare ground at an outdoor gathering, looking toward something off-frame. The woman on the left wears a green and brown patterned kurta with pink embroidered trim, a long wooden mala around her neck, and magenta trousers, with a sandal beside her. The middle woman, smiling broadly, wears a white kurta with red floral motifs and black trousers, and has a red bindi. The woman on the right wears an orange printed kurta and has an ID badge on her chest. A bald head and glasses are visible at the bottom edge. Green flip-flops lie on the ground behind them.

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A photograph in a shaded outdoor grove beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Four people in white are visible. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a dark border stands with her palm pressed against the trunk. Beside her, a shaved-headed man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot, facing the tree. In the centre, a woman in white clothing with glasses sits on a low stone bench holding a small object. On the right, a woman with light hair and a turquoise shawl sits barefoot on another stone bench. Reddish earth, dappled sunlight and a white boundary wall surround them.

2010-08-10 +1 copies

Two women sit on bare dirt under dappled shade beside a rusted metal pipe railing. The woman in front wears a cream and beige printed sari with a gold necklace and a red bindi, and holds a small booklet or paper. The woman beside her wears a peach sari with embroidered trim and gold bangles, and reads a white booklet on her lap. Behind them, the legs of standing people in trousers and a white plastic bag are visible.