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Close photo of several women in orange saris with yellow-gold borders, the nearest smiling and looking down while working with her hands at waist level. She wears a long rudraksha mala of brown beads across her chest, a small gold pendant, gold earrings and bangles, and a red bindi. Women beside her in similar orange saris and rudraksha malas are blurred in the background. Warm, shallow-focus indoor setting.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Two smiling women in maroon and rust-red saris with gold-bordered pallus stand in a temple hall, eating sweets from their hands. The woman on the left wears a white necklace, a gold bangle and a rudraksha mala, and has a small mark on her forehead. The woman on the right has a white tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala, a pendant and earrings, and holds sweets in both hands. A woman in an orange sari is between them, and blurred figures in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested, stand in the background near a wall with framed pictures and an orange-trimmed doorway.2016-11-11 +1 copiesWomen in matching orange saris with yellow borders stand in a hall, several wearing rudraksha malas. A smiling woman at left extends her hand to feed a yellow sweet or prasadam to a younger woman, whose mouth is open to receive it, while others hold more yellow food in their hands. The setting appears to be a community gathering with a decorated backdrop and floral arrangements behind.2012-04-23 +2 copiesIndoor photo of a seated group of women and girls in orange and rust-red saris and robes, sitting on the floor at a meal. A smiling woman in the centre wears a rust-red sari with gold border, rudraksha beads and a dark bead mala, a red bindi and gold bangles, and holds a small item near a plate of food. Girls behind her in orange clothes wear rudraksha malas and an orange headband, with paper cups and banana-leaf plates of food in front of them.2014-09-13A row of smiling women in orange and red saris with gold borders stand side by side, holding food offerings in their hands. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The woman at right in a red-gold sari and dark rudraksha mala smiles while holding a ball of food. A younger woman in the centre with a red bindi and red beaded necklace also holds food. Behind them, others in orange robes and white-clad figures stand in a bright hall.2016-08-02July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesA photograph of four women in a row, each holding a small mound of pale food (likely offering rice or pinda) in their cupped hands, during a ritual. They wear orange, saffron and red saris and dark rudraksha malas; several have white sacred ash lines on their foreheads, and the woman at the right has a red kumkum dot. Behind them, other women in orange saris stand in line. The background is a bright indoor hall with a blurred interior.2016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02July 15 20132013-07-15May 25 20132013-05-25A ceremonial scene inside a hall with pale walls and a red curtain in the background. Several women in saffron-orange sarees with yellow borders stand close together. The woman in front on the right wears a white forehead band with a red dot, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and she is offering yellow-orange grains or prasad from her cupped hands to another woman whose face is near her hand. Other women with rudraksha malas wait beside them, holding similar yellow offerings. Devotees are partly visible in the distance.2013-05-20