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January 05 2019

A photograph of a long offering table covered with many metal bowls and plates of food, including rice, lentil and vegetable dishes, sweets, bananas, orange carrots and coconuts, wrapped with foil and placed before a dark red velvet curtain. Two people in orange clothing stand at the table: a child in an orange top leans over the far end, and an adult in an orange dhoti and shirt bends forward arranging the bowls. A seated person's head is visible in the lower right corner. The scene suggests a food offering for prasad, and the page links it to Deepavali and Kaali pooja, though the offering itself is not clearly labelled.

July 12 2016

A photo of a ritual feeding in a plain cream-walled hall. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth and a beaded necklace, sits on a red and gold cushion behind a small offering plate and a brass tray of food. Standing and kneeling devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis stand around, some holding food. Several seated people on the floor face green leaf plates loaded with food. A framed photograph and a draped cloth stand on a table at the left. A person in a teal sari sits in the lower right. Pale orange and saffron tones dominate the scene.

A photograph of a young woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala arranging brass pots filled with yellow and purple marigold flowers on a table in a hall. Behind her, several women in orange saris stand in a line, and a large yellow cloth bin holds dried fruit or nuts. The background shows a seated crowd in a warmly lit hall with red drapes and banners.

A photograph of a large hall where many young women in saffron-orange clothing stand along long tables covered with red cloth and banana-leaf plates. They hold up and offer handfuls of yellow-white rice or grain toward the plates, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and several have flowers in their hair. In the background, more saffron-clad devotees and a golden ornate palanquin-style canopy with a red cushion can be seen near a dark wooden doorway. Water bottles and small brass cups sit on the tables among the food.

August 02 2016

Indoor ceremony in a hall with dark wood panelling and a white projection screen on the right. Several women in saffron-orange saris and blouses stand in a long row, each holding and offering a handful of yellow flakes or rice over banana-leaf plates set on a red cloth. Some wear white flowers in their hair, rudraksha malas and bangles. On the left a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a mala stands near a decorated altar with brass lamps. Behind, a gilded canopy with a red top shelters a seated figure and a deity murti, with more people in white and orange in the background.

November 17 2017

A photograph of a devotional offering inside a hall with white-tiled floor and orange mats. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged and hands food to a girl in white with an orange shawl and beaded necklace, who holds the offering out. A steel bowl of cooked rice sits between them, and another steel vessel is visible at left. A bald person in orange robes bends forward at lower right. Behind them, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and garland stands beside a white-draped chair with flower offerings, and several people in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel or stand at right. A large carved wooden plate hangs on the left wall.

A photograph of a line of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics, many wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, passing handfuls of cooked rice or grain along a long row of banana-leaf plates set on the floor. Their hands are cupped and extended toward the food in a serving line. Behind them a gold-coloured ornate deity shrine and gold statues stand in a pink-walled hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

A photograph of two women arranging a spread of food offerings in many small metal bowls on the floor before a framed portrait on a golden-trimmed throne-like seat. The portrait shows a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white bead necklace, garlanded with white flowers and orange-and-red blossoms, set against a tree backdrop. The woman on the left wears a white sari with a teal blouse; the woman bending at centre wears a white sari with a dark braided hair bun. The background is draped in orange fabric with green leafy decorations at the edges.