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August 26 2017

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A photo of several people in white ritual clothing preparing offerings at a steel counter. Three men wear white dhoti-style garments and rudraksha malas; the central man has a white cloth wrap and a gold bangle. Their hands are arranging fresh green leaves and herbs on a wooden tray beside dried leaf bowls. Other leaf bowls rest on a metal tray at right. Hands of additional people are visible at the edges. Four people are partially visible, so the count is in the 2-5 range.2017-08-26A photograph of ritual preparation. In the foreground, a bald man in a white cloth draped over one shoulder with a yellow border wears a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial pendant, and is sorting green leaves with his hands. Beside him, a second man in an orange-red cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and handles more leaves. Trays and bowls hold fresh green leaves and a green fruit. Two other people in white shirts stand at the edge of the frame. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering preparation.2017-08-26A busy kitchen or prasadam preparation scene with several people gathered around a steel counter. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and a cream top bends over a wooden tray of fresh green leaves, while beside her a metal tray holds leaf plates being filled. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand at the counter, and a person in an orange saffron robe is reaching into the tray.2017-08-26August 26 20172017-08-26January 01 20192019-01-01August 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01Women devotees in yellow shawls prepare offerings on a large golden tray filled with silver bowls, small gold bells, and green leaves with white flowers. In the foreground at left, a person in orange robes sits beside the tray, and at lower right a partly visible hand reaches toward the offerings. A woman at center wears a white sari with a yellow shawl and gold bangles, while a woman at right wears glasses, a white forehead mark, and a yellow shawl. The setting is an open floor with a woven mat at right.2010-08-01A photograph of a ritual food offering in a hall. In the foreground, an older woman in a rust-brown sari sits on the left, handing golden-yellow food from a large silver-rimmed brass tray. A woman in white with a white hairnet and rudraksha mala takes an offering from the tray. Beside her, a young person with long dreadlocked hair in a bun and orange saffron robes receives food with cupped hands. Behind them, several people in orange saffron robes stand, and a laptop sits on a purple cloth. No clear visible a person candidate is present.2019-01-01December 28 20142014-12-28A 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.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01