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An elderly woman with short grey hair, wearing a pale blue and light-patterned sari with a gold chain, sits cross-legged on a yellow tarpaulin sorting dried leaves and dark herbs. A steel bowl of dark dried material sits in front of her, with heaps of green leaves on the cloth and a white sack with faded printed lettering behind her. Blue plastic containers and woven sacks are in the background on a tiled floor. Her hands rest over the bowl and she smiles toward the camera.

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April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06A smiling woman sits cross-legged on a wooden floor in a plain room, wearing a white sari with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and a red bindi. She holds a folded yellow cloth in her lap while sorting green beans and leafy greens spread on a floral cloth. Steel bowls, a plastic bucket, plastic produce bags, a steel pot and a metal tiffin-style container sit around her, with a floral curtain on the wall behind.2006-10-06April 06 20122012-04-06December 20 20112011-12-20Four women sit on the floor of a storage room preparing garlands and leaves for ritual use. The woman on the left wears white with a gold border and a white hairnet, threading green leaves and a long garland. Beside her a woman in white with an orange-and-blue shawl sits among yellow cloth and green leaves. A woman in white with glasses and a hairnet on the right sorts leaves. In the foreground a young woman with long hair, white clothes and a flower in her hair works at a steel bowl of cut material. Purple bins, a burlap sack, metal pots and shelves stand behind them, with heaps of greenery and red flowers on the cloth.2012-04-06October 06 20062006-10-06Four women sit on a yellow cloth in a storeroom preparing herbs and vegetables. Three wear white cotton saris with gold borders, and one wears an orange-bordered sari; one has a grey hairnet with a white flower. A large steel tray holds green curry leaves, with bunches spread on the cloth and red dried chillies on a white sheet. Sacks, plastic bags, steel containers and shelves of packaged goods fill the background. Name badges are visible on some blouses.2012-04-06January 04 20122012-01-04A kitchen storeroom where several women in white saris with gold borders and hairnets prepare green leafy herbs. A woman seated center holds a bundle of sprigs and strips leaves; another on the left, in white with an orange-and-purple bordered sash, sits on a yellow cloth scattered with leaves. A woman on the right wears a white sari, a beaded necklace and a gold bangle, sorting greens into a large round steel tray. Shelves behind hold packets of grain and sacks, and bundles of stacked plastic sit in the background. Some women wear small identification badges on their saris.2012-04-06September 14 20092009-09-14A smiling woman sits cross-legged on a reddish-brown tiled floor in an ashram kitchen, preparing vegetables. She wears a white sari with an orange shawl draped over her shoulders and a red bindi, and holds a yellow cloth. Around her are green beans and leafy greens on a metal plate, a stainless steel bowl of water, small steel containers, and plastic bags of produce spread on a floral cloth. A white bucket, a steel pressure cooker and a blue-flowered curtain sit behind her.2006-10-06