A photograph of a woman in an orange-brown top with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark feeding a sweet to a seated woman in a dark bun and orange clothing. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit in a dim hall, with plates of food in the foreground. The scene appears to be a communal food offering or prasadam distribution. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a woman in an orange-brown top with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark feeding a sweet to a seated woman in a dark bun and orange clothing. Behind them, rows of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit in a dim hall, with plates of food in the foreground. The scene appears to be a communal food offering or prasadam distribution.

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Annadhan in 2013

A row of women in saffron-orange robes with yellow borders stands facing each other in a dark hall, reaching forward to offer handfuls of yellow flower petals or grains from cupped palms. Several wear rudraksha malas and wrist beads; one at the front-left has grey hair and tilak markings. Hanging cords descend from above in the dim background.

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A photo of a group of women in red and orange saris and salwar-style outfits at an indoor ceremony, eating or being fed a yellow grain or prasad mixture from cupped hands. A woman in the foreground center, wearing a dark red sari with a gold border, a red bindi and a brown beaded mala, tilts her head back with eyes closed while another woman in a red sari feeds her from the front-left. Other women in orange and saffron garments and white-haired elders are blurred in the background, and a brown wooden wall and a faint lit backdrop fill the setting.

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A photograph of women in a temple hall eating food together. In the foreground, a woman in orange clothing with her head tilted back takes a piece of sweet from a woman in the centre, who wears a rust-red sari, a long rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on her forehead, and offers it with her right hand. Another woman on the right holds a piece of food in her hands. Women in orange and red saris, some with hair in buns, sit or stand in the background, and a blurred figure on the left wears white. A tree and red-and-gold decorative elements appear behind them. The setting suggests a communal annadan or prasad distribution.

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A photo of a ritual food offering in a large hall with red curtained panels and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks feeds a yellowish food ball to a seated woman in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and white markings on her forehead. Another woman in pink feeds food from her hand beside her, and several women in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas stand around, some holding food balls. Background figures in red and orange robes move through the room.

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