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Three women seated at a dining table in a bright hall, sharing a meal from a steel tray with rice and yellow dishes, and paper cups with juice. The woman on the left wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a long rudraksha mala and a red-brown bindi, smiling at the camera. The seated woman in the middle wears a pale green shawl and gold hoop earrings. The young woman on the right wears a white and gold sari, a red bead necklace and a red forehead mark. Behind them, a man in white ritual clothing and other guests move near a table draped in white and red cloth.

Two women sit close together at a ritual event with banana leaf plates of offerings laid out on the floor behind them. The woman in front wears a white and gold-bordered sari, a white paste mark on her forehead, and a long rudraksha mala; she smiles at the camera. Beside her, a woman in a green sari with an orange-and-gold border wears a red kumkum bindi, a rudraksha mala and a lanyard-style badge. Other seated participants in white clothing appear behind them.

April 23 2015

Annadhan in 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A large seated audience of women in white and light-coloured saris fills the frame at a satsang or discourse. In the foreground a smiling woman with a red bindi and nose ring wears a white sari, a red and black pendant on a cord, and a strand of white beads. Beside her a woman in glasses and a white sari with a pink border holds her hand near her face. Behind them more attendees sit closely together, some holding papers. No speaker, throne or a person figure is clearly visible in this view, so no a person candidate is identified.

Three smiling women in white saris stand in a covered dining hall, each holding a steel plate of rice and curry. Each wears a green-and-gold rosette badge on her chest. The woman on the left wears a small red bindi and no necklace; the middle woman wears gold bangles and a beaded necklace; the woman on the right wears a gold-bordered white sari, a dark bead mala with a pendant, and red bangles. Behind them, men in white clothes move around the serving area with steel vessels, and a few more people stand in the background. The scene reads as community meal service, annadan.

September 18 2015

2015-09-18 +1 copies

Several smiling women in white and gold-bordered cream saris sit closely together at an indoor event, clapping their hands. Each wears a red coral bead necklace or mala, and the woman at right also wears a dark bead mala and a red bindi with a white forehead marking. Name badges are pinned to their clothing. Red curtains and other seated attendees are behind them.

August 23 2014

Several women sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall, eating lunch from steel trays placed on the floor. They wear white saris with gold borders and long rust-orange beaded necklaces, and most have event badges on their clothing. Plastic water bottles and a small glass are nearby, and other seated attendees are visible in the background. No one visible is shown in a clearly identifiable a person presentation.

2014-09-20 +1 copies

Devotees sit in rows on a hall floor before long banana-leaf trays decorated with yellow flowers and white offerings. In the foreground a smiling woman in a white and gold-bordered cream sari sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white ash mark on her forehead. Beside her a woman in an orange and green sari with a gold border wears a rudraksha mala and a red kumkum bindi. Behind them an older woman in white with a rudraksha mala smiles, and more seated devotees in white are visible at the top right. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

October 27 2012