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A photograph of several women in orange and saffron sarees with red borders and rudraksha malas, standing in a row and holding small brass plates or offerings of flowers and grains in their hands during a ritual. The woman on the right has a white tilak on her forehead and holds a bundle of yellow petals. Behind them, an ornate pink and gold canopy and a red backdrop suggest a temple-like hall, with other devotees in orange moving in the background. No appearance-based a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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July 10 20132013-07-10Several women in deep orange-red saris with gold borders stand close together in a hall, feeding each other small yellow sweets or food pieces from their hands. The woman at centre, with a rudraksha-style mala around her neck, smiles broadly while extending food toward a younger woman with a dark braid and gold earrings. Other women to the left and right hold yellow food in their palms, and men in orange robes and white-curtained walls appear in the background. This matches an ashram food-offering ritual shown in the excerpt.2016-12-18October 23 20152015-10-23July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19October 23 20152015-10-23Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a large group of women in orange and saffron saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, standing in a hall during a ritual. Several hold small balls of food, apparently pinda offerings, while others pour or raise items; banana-leaf plates with food and small cups sit on the floor in the foreground. Red curtains, framed photographs and a wall screen are in the background.2016-08-02A photograph of a crowded hall where several women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas eat yellow food from small leaf plates. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair and glasses eats from a hand-held portion while another woman in glasses feeds her. Other women at right hold similar plates. Behind them, a blurred crowd and framed photographs line the walls.2016-09-30July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a line of women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics, many wearing rudraksha malas and bangles, passing handfuls of cooked rice or grain along a long row of banana-leaf plates set on the floor. Their hands are cupped and extended toward the food in a serving line. Behind them a gold-coloured ornate deity shrine and gold statues stand in a pink-walled hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2017-09-19