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Inside a plain room with pale pink walls, a smiling woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala feeds a yellow sweet to a woman in a red sari who leans back with her mouth open. Both have white vertical marks on their foreheads and bangles on their wrists. Behind them a second woman in red and a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl stand near framed colourful devotional pictures on the wall. The setting appears to be a ritual or puja gathering.

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November 10 20132013-11-10September 30 20162016-09-30Several women in matching rust-red saris with gold borders gather closely, one offering a small portion of food from her hand to a woman in the centre who has a red bindi, white forehead markings, a long rudraksha mala and a nose stud. Other women hold food portions and wear rudraksha malas and bangles. In the background a man in white dhoti and white head cloth with an orange shawl stands near framed photographs of red-toned ritual scenes on the wall. Context suggests a food offering ritual in an ashram room.2016-02-23Two smiling women in maroon and rust-red saris with gold-bordered pallus stand in a temple hall, eating sweets from their hands. The woman on the left wears a white necklace, a gold bangle and a rudraksha mala, and has a small mark on her forehead. The woman on the right has a white tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala, a pendant and earrings, and holds sweets in both hands. A woman in an orange sari is between them, and blurred figures in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested, stand in the background near a wall with framed pictures and an orange-trimmed doorway.2016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a devotional gathering indoors at a Bengaluru ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala feeds a yellow-coloured offering from her fingers to another woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border; the recipient's face is turned toward the offering. Behind them, framed red and orange artwork hangs on pale pink walls, and a person in orange robes and rudraksha beads is visible at the left edge, with another figure at the right. The scene suggests prasadam being distributed during a puja. No one visible is identified as a person.2016-03-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDevotee women in ritual dress share food in a hall. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a maroon sari with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala feeds a sweet to a woman in an orange sari, who leans forward with her mouth open. Another woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala feeds a second woman on the right, while holding a sweet in her hand. Several people in orange and maroon garments, some bare-backed, stand in the background. Pale pink walls, a wooden door and a framed picture are visible behind them. Visible people number about six, and no clear a person candidate is shown.2016-11-11 +1 copiesIndoor devotional gathering in a temple hall with pink walls and framed pictures. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with a black rudraksha mala and a gold pendant eats or receives food from her fingers while smiling. Beside her, a younger woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala opens her mouth to receive, and another woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant leans in to assist. A woman in an orange sari with a vertical tilak on her forehead sits at the lower right. Behind them, several people in orange and rust-coloured garments, some bare-backed in dhotis, stand or move about. Three women and a few others are visible; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual food offering in a large hall with red curtained panels and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks feeds a yellowish food ball to a seated woman in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and white markings on her forehead. Another woman in pink feeds food from her hand beside her, and several women in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas stand around, some holding food balls. Background figures in red and orange robes move through the room.2016-02-23A photograph of a line of women in matching rust-orange saris with thick gold borders, standing in a row and feeding each other small pale yellow food offerings from cupped hands. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid and a white tilak on her forehead opens her mouth to receive the offering from a woman on the right, who wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles. Other women behind them hold similar portions of food. The background shows a hall with striped curtains and a hanging colourful textile. No a person candidate is visible.2013-04-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copies