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Four women sit together on a concrete step in front of a weathered teal metal gate, with green shrubs and red earth behind them. In the upper row, a woman in an orange saree with a red blouse holds a silver plate and smiles, while a younger woman in white with an orange and green shawl, rudraksha mala and bangles holds a silver plate too. In front, an older woman in a pink saree with red blouse and a bindi holds a small green plant sprig, and a younger woman in a cream saree with gold border sits beside her. The scene is an outdoor informal group portrait.

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November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor photo under a thatched palm-leaf canopy at an ashram-style site. A smiling woman in a white sari with gold border and a green-and-yellow rosette badge holds a steel plate of rice and vegetable curry. Beside her, three women in white saris sit with steel plates of rice, curry and vegetables. The woman on the left wears a patterned white blouse and rudraksha mala; the seated woman in the centre wears dark glasses and a black bead necklace. Banana plants, a small whitewashed building with red diamond motifs and a flowering bush surround them. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2007-02-15Four women sit cross-legged in a open-sided pavilion eating a meal served on green banana-leaf plates. The women wear white sarees with coloured borders and orange shawls; the foreground woman has a red-and-white bindi and a dark bun, and the woman second from right wears gold bangles and a red bindi. Brass vessels hang on tall stands beside them, and white-clad people stand along the wall and at the back under the shelter. Steel cups sit on the floor, and banana-leaf plates of rice and food are arranged along the mat. The setting suggests a communal prasad meal after a ritual.2006-10-21Three women sit closely together on a paved surface in an outdoor festival setting. The woman on the left wears a pale pink sari and a red bindi with a dark beaded mala, her hands resting on her knees. The woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border, dark sunglasses, a beaded mala and gold bangles, and her arm rests around the woman beside her. The older woman on the right has grey hair, a vibhuti mark on her forehead and a purple and yellow sari, seated with her hands folded. Standing behind them are people in white dhotis, a woman in green striped clothing and another in a green sari with gold jewellery, with a colourful festival decoration visible at the edge.2006-12-25Three women sit on red-painted concrete steps outside a white wall beside a green metal gate, eating from white paper packets or plates. All three wear white cotton saris with gold-coloured borders and orange-saffron shawls. The woman on the left looks down while holding a plate; the middle woman, wearing glasses, smiles while unwrapping food; the woman on the right, with a plain necklace and gold bangles, bites into a snack. Banana stalks lean against the wall at right. The page refers to a person event, but no candidate is visible, so no identity is asserted.2009-07-17 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of women gathered on dry, cleared ground with trees and a wire fence behind them. In the foreground a woman in a pink saree with a long braid faces away from the camera. A woman in a yellow-gold saree with a red bindi and a name badge gestures while speaking to two women in white sarees with gold borders, one wearing a beaded necklace. Other women sit on the ground in the background. No a person candidate is visible.2006-12-17Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees seated on tiered concrete steps behind a chain-link fence, with terracotta pots of green plants lined along the lower steps. Most women wear white saris with gold or coloured borders, one wears an orange-yellow sari, and one woman in a pink-bordered sari with a lotus motif presses her palms together. The foreground young woman in white with a sandalwood tilak and long rudraksha malas is singing or chanting with her mouth open. Several others sit with folded hands in prayer, and a few men in the background watch or film. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2015-07-31September 09 20132013-09-09A group photo of five people posed on red brick steps outdoors beside a grassy slope strung with small colourful flags. A standing young person at the top wears an orange robe and has long hair with a red tilak on the forehead, smiling. Seated in front are an older man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers, a grey-haired woman in a white and red sari, and a woman in a purple and pink patterned sari with a red bindi. Beside them a young woman in a blue top with folded hands in greeting. Several wear beaded mala necklaces and blue identification lanyards.2008-06-09Outdoor photo of young women at an ashram-style grounds eating snacks from paper plates and cups beside a large granite boulder. A woman on the left in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands eating, while a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse and orange shoulder bag holds a plate. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green border holds a plate. Two seated women in orange blouses and cream trousers eat, one holding a plate with food and a paper cup. A woman in a white sari stands further left beside green shrubs and a black water tank. A white pole wrapped with rope stands in front of the boulder, and trees and red flowering shrubs fill the background.2011-09-04 +1 copiesJuly 02 20072007-07-02July 22 20102010-07-22