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A photograph of a row of women and girls seated on the floor in a hall, in saffron-orange sarees with red borders, praying with palms pressed together. Many wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. In front of them, banana leaves hold rice, fried items, sweets and bananas, with white paper cups of water. Behind them, an orange cloth draped over a red-covered seat or throne is visible. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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Rows of young women and girls in orange saffron robes sit cross-legged on a pale floor with palms pressed together in namaste before banana leaf plates of food. Many wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bangles. White cups stand beside the leaves, which hold rice, curries, fried items and sweets.2013-07-14 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01A photo of a row of seated women in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, before banana leaf meals set on the floor. Several women wear rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads; one wears a pink-and-orange sari with a dark rudraksha mala. Plates hold rice, curries, sweets, fried items and bananas, with paper cups beside them. Behind them, more saffron-clad participants sit and a saffron cloth hangs over a raised seat in a hall with a projector screen.2013-07-14Photograph of a long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed in anjali mudra during a ritual. In front of them lie rows of green banana or leaf plates holding rice mounds, fruit, and small white cups, an offering arrangement suited to a Maheshwara Puja pinda tharpana food offering. A white statue stands at the upper left and gold columns frame the hall. The women are the physical participants; no man is clearly visible in the row, and no identifiable a person appears in the frame.2016-08-02July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13August 02 20162016-08-02A row of women in orange and saffron saris sits cross-legged on a polished floor in a hall with red drapes, palms pressed together in namaste. Several wear rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. In front of them, banana leaves are laid out with small white cups, white flowers, and food offerings, a Maheshwara Puja-style pinda tharpana arrangement. A stage screen glows at the top right, and a person in white dhoti is partly visible at the far left edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2016-08-02July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies