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A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor of a plain pink-walled room, preparing offerings. In the centre an older woman in an orange saree with a green border sits behind a bowl of green limes and gestures toward them. Nearby, plates hold sliced fruit, apples, bananas and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. A woman in a purple saree and another in a yellow top sit in the foreground, while others in green, yellow and orange sarees sit along the walls. Steel vessels and brass plates rest on a wooden side table at the right.

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October 28 20062006-10-28August 08 20092009-08-08March 23 20112011-03-23Women sit on the floor of a plain room chopping vegetables for a kitchen or ashram meal. Several wear white saris with orange shawls, while a woman in a blue top and checked cloth and an older woman in a pink and gold sari also work. Tomatoes, green beans, cauliflower, cucumbers and carrots lie on a grey tarp and in steel bowls and baskets. Behind them, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a garland hangs above a white-draped table, with a steel vessel set on a shelf at the right.2006-12-12May 04 20132013-05-04August 08 20092009-08-08October 26 20162016-10-26March 23 20112011-03-23July 03 20122012-07-03A group of women seated on the ground in a ritual puja setting, many in orange and red saris with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari holds a small dish, and another in orange cloth arranges items on a green tray near brass oil lamps, coconut halves, bananas, red kumkum powder and white flower garlands. Behind them more devotees in saffron and red clothing sit on striped mats, handling flowers and offerings, with a child at the left edge. Brass lamps and bells are visible among the offerings in a puja or aarti ritual.2016-08-12September 03 20112011-09-03 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13