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Devotional food offering at a temple or ashram hall. A woman in a rust-brown sari with dark bun and red-bordered garments kneels at left, serving from a large brass pan of yellow rice. Centre, a woman in a white and gold-bordered saree with a white hair net, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and forehead tilak watches attentively while wearing clear gloves. At right, a bare-chested sannyasi with long hair and an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder reaches into the pan to take rice. Behind them, other saffron-robed monastics stand, and a flat-screen monitor and a tripod are visible.

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Photo of a ritual food offering. A bare-chested man in orange ochre cloth with a sash and white sacred markings on his chest and upper arms holds out a handful of yellow rice-like food toward a silver tray. A woman in a dark red-brown sari with gold border kneels at left, scooping from the tray. Seated centre is a woman in a white and gold-bordered Kerala-style sari with a white head cap and rudraksha-style beaded necklace, watching. Behind them, many people in orange robes stand, and a tripod and laptop are visible. A man at right wears orange and a beaded necklace. The scene suggests an offering or distribution rite.2019-01-01Photo of a ritual preparation in a hall. Three women sit on colourful striped mats. The woman at left wears a rust-red sari and a beaded orange-brown necklace and scoops yellow powder from a large silver bowl. The woman at centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a white head cloth and gold and beaded necklaces, smiling. The woman at right has her hair in a bun and wears glasses and an orange shawl over her bare upper body, with white markings on her back and shoulder, and she holds a handful of yellow powder. Behind them stand rows of people in orange robes, and a laptop sits on the mat.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle presses a handful of yellow rice preparation from a large brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and white hairnet holds a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala. A shaven-headed man in saffron cloth with white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and chest reaches toward the bowl with both hands. Another woman in orange robes sits at the right, and saffron-robed attendants stand in the background. The floor is covered with a colourful striped mat.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual preparation scene on a striped cloth. Three people sit on the floor around a large metal bowl of yellow food. A woman on the left in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala hands out a portion of the yellow mixture. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, a hairnet, a rudraksha mala and gold jewellery. A shirtless man with an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders, facing away, takes a handful of the mixture. Behind them, an orange-robed figure stands near a flat-screen monitor, and a large television on the right shows a screen with red-clad figures.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food preparation at an ashram event. Four women and one young man are seated on a colourful striped mat around a large silver bowl of yellow rice mixed with herbs. A man with bare upper body and a wide orange shawl sits in front, mixing the rice with both hands, while a woman in an orange-red sari with gold-bordered sleeves and rudraksha mala reaches into the bowl. A woman in a cream-and-gold Kerala-style sari, white hairnet and red-brown beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at right. Orange-robed devotees stand in the background.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering in a temple-like hall. A large silver bowl holds cooked yellow rice with vegetables. A woman in an orange-brown sari with rudraksha mala kneels at left, scooping the rice, while a woman in white and gold kasavu-style dress with a hairnet and forehead tilak watches beside her. At right, a white-haired woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala kneels, cupping rice in her hands, and a younger woman in orange stands at far right wearing rudraksha beads. Other saffron-robed devotees stand in the background near a monitor and tripod.2019-01-01A seated ritual scene in an ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a bangle and a coiled bun pours yellow rice or grain from her hands into a large ornate silver bowl held by a bare-chested man in orange. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap and a white-painted chest marking, and his palms are open to receive the offering. A second woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a hairnet and rudraksha beads sits beside them, watching. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees stand near a laptop and a monitor on a mat. The setting suggests a food or grain offering ritual.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering at an ashram. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a red-beaded necklace and gold bangle scoops yellow rice from a large silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari, a white hairnet, and a gold pendant holds a handful of rice. A young child in an orange cloth with a white cord across the back reaches toward the offering. On the right, a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other figures in orange and white stand in the background, and a screen shows a colourful image.2019-01-01