A new centre has opened in India to help survivors of acid attacks - a crime of revenge that leaves women permanently disfigured and alienated.
It was founded by 23-year-old Ria Sharma, a former fashion student whose life changed when she learned of the plight of acid attack survivors.
In a narrow room in New Delhi three young women are lying on yoga mats stretching their arms and legs, breathing deeply.
They've come here seeking a moment of peace - their bodies forever scarred by violence.
Reena, Gulista and Aruna all had acid thrown at them - punishment for rejecting their suitors' advances.
It ate away their skin and stole their future.
The yoga class is being held in a new centre for acid attack survivors run by the non-government organisation, Make Love Not Scars.
It was founded by 23-year-old Ria Sharma who became inspired to act after visiting a government hospital that was treating acid attack survivors.
"It was absolutely devastating the stuff that I saw in there. There was a lack of beds, there were burnt bodies on the floors, there were literally 60 patients and 30 beds, there was blood and flesh, it was unhygienic and that's when the doctor in there told me about the statistics, which was that 90 per cent of these women will die of infections and that's when I thought to myself this is so avoidable -- why aren't we doing anything about this."
This new centre pays the women's medical bills, gets them legal aid and supports them to study.
Ria Sharma says India has an obsession with appearances and that makes it especially difficult for acid attack survivors.
"From that kind of obsession with appearances stems this stigma towards disfigurement and because of this stigma that kind of surrounds disfigurement these women are naturally isolated and alienated from society and kept behind closed doors."
The doors closed on 21-year-old Reena Pal three years ago.
Her uncle was ferrying her to university on his motorbike when an older man who'd been stalking her for years attacked.
Ms Pal generously shares her story, but it's not an easy one to tell - her life is no longer an easy one to lead.
(Translated)"I was screaming so loudly. I've never screamed like that before and I wouldn't be able to do so again even if I wanted to. When I looked at myself my clothes were torn and steam was coming off my skin."
The Britain-based organisation, Acid Survivors Trust International, estimates there are about a thousand acid attacks in India every year.
In 2013 the Indian Supreme Court ordered federal and state governments to regulate the sale of acid to make it more difficult to buy.
Three years later it remains readily available in shops and markets.
Shopkeepers are supposed to have a license to sell acid and they're supposed to collect identification from customers.
They're wary of foreigners, so I asked a man named Irshad from Make Love Not Scars to see if he could buy some.
Irshad's sister is an acid attack survivor.
He told the shopkeeper he needed it to clean his toilet.
It took about a minute to buy and cost less than a dollar.
Reporter: "Did the shopkeeper ask you for ID?"
Irshad: "No ID, no ID proof, nothing."
Reena Pal's attacker spent 11 months in jail awaiting trial, but is now out on bail.
He's threatened to kill her if she doesn't drop the case, but she's not intimidated.
Meeting other survivors has helped her confidence.
(Translated)"When I saw that many girls had been attacked like me, I realised I wasn't the only one. I've been luckier than some. There are girls who don't have any eyes. They have given me courage."
Make Love Not Scars has raised funds for Reena Pal to return to university.
She's the only educated person in her family and wants to eventually support them financially.
This is not the road she expected to travel down, but somehow she keeps moving forward.
