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A photograph of a devotee in orange robes with long dreadlocked hair bowing forehead-down on a striped mat, a sign of deep prostration. Beside them, two women kneel and serve yellow rice from a large ornate silver bowl; the woman at center wears a white and gold sari, rudraksha beads, a gold pendant and latex gloves with a white hairnet, while the woman at left wears a rust-red sari and gold bangles. A laptop and a screen showing an orange-clad figure stand behind. Other orange-robed people are partially visible at the edges.

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January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01Photograph of women preparing food at a ritual or community kitchen setting. Three women in the foreground work over a large silver bowl filled with yellow-golden rice or grain. A woman in a rust-red sari on the left sits and handles the food, while two women in white and gold-bordered cream saris lean in; one pours grain from a steel vessel and wears a white hairnet and a sandalwood tilak. Behind them, orange-robed people stand, and at right an older woman with white hair and glasses, wearing an orange blouse and rudraksha mala, sits beside a television screen displaying a video, with a laptop and a striped purple-and-green cloth on the floor.2019-01-01A photo of a food offering ritual in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha malas hands a portion of yellow rice from a large silver-rimmed brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border and a white hair net kneels and holds out cupped hands. On the right, a young woman in orange sari with a braided plait and rudraksha mala receives the rice in her cupped palms. Behind them, several people in orange robes stand, and a screen shows a video. About six people are visible.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 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 20192019-01-01January 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 07 20192019-01-07