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A photograph of a communal food offering being prepared in a hall with orange and red clothing. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala kneels and pours yellow rice from a steel bowl into a large silver bowl. A woman in a cream sari with a green blouse leans in holding a steel vessel, and a woman in cream and gold with a rudraksha necklace stands beside them. On the right, a person in an orange shawl with a bare back and a turban-style hairstyle holds out cupped hands, and a young girl in orange with a bindi and rudraksha mala presses her palms together. Other people in orange clothing stand in the background.

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A 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.2019-01-01A photo of women preparing food offerings in a hall. In the foreground, an older woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a large silver bowl of yellow rice and vegetables, stirring it with a ladle. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold-bordered kerala-style sari, wearing a white hair net and a red rudraksha mala, sits and watches. On the right, a young woman in orange sannyasini-style robes with a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a handful of yellow food. Other orange-robed people stand behind, and a tripod and a screen are visible.2019-01-01A seated group prepares a food offering from a large silver bowl of yellow rice with cashews and raisins. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold bangles scoops rice from the bowl. In the centre, a woman in a white and cream South Indian sari, white hairnet, rudraksha mala and gold pendant watches the work. On the right, a young woman in an orange-saffron two-piece garment with a draped orange shawl and gold bracelets holds rice in her hands, and another woman in orange sits behind her. A purple cloth mat and a laptop are on the floor, with a television screen and a tripod visible in the background.2019-01-01Photograph of a seated offering scene on a patterned mat. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles presses a handful of yellow food onto the outstretched hands of a young boy in saffron cloth, bare-shouldered with a beaded necklace and glasses. A silver bowl heaped with yellow rice sits in front. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a hairnet holds a small bowl, and a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in namaste, watches. Figures in saffron stand in the background.2019-01-01Photo of a ritual food offering in a hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha beads on the left scoops yellow rice from a silver bowl. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with a white hairnet and gold pendant, holds out yellow rice and gestures to a girl in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who extends her cupped hands. A man on the right, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and chest, bare-chested under an orange shawl with rudraksha malas, stands beside her with glasses and a topknot. Other people in orange robes stand behind, with a tripod and red draped table in the background.2019-01-01A 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.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A 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.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01Photo of a food-offering ritual with women in traditional dress. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a braided plait and red-orange beaded necklace kneels at left, scooping yellow rice from a large silver bowl. Beside her a woman in a white and gold-bordered saree and white head covering, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala and gold pendant, watches. At right a woman in a bright orange sari with gold jewellery and a gold hair ornament kneels, holding out cupped hands toward the rice. Behind them, figures in orange robes stand, and a screen shows colourful imagery. The scene suggests a prasadam or annadan offering.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01