The woman, identified as Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters, aged six and four, were found by police during a routine patrol .

The woman, identified as Nina Kutina, 40, and her daughters, aged six and four, were found by police during a routine patrol to Ramatirtha Hill, a popular tourist site on the coast of Karnataka, on July 9.

Officials said she had spent years in the country seeking spirituality and living among nature. But she faces deportation after overstaying her visa.