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A photograph of several women in orange and rust-coloured saris and shawls, wearing rudraksha mala necklaces, gathered closely as they eat or hold yellow food balls. Some women are looking up with mouths open to receive food from others, while one in a rust sari extends food toward them. Some wear white or yellow tilak marks on the forehead. Behind them, other devotees and a seated crowd fill a hall with red curtains, a white wall and a small screen. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

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December 18 20162016-12-18April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesSeveral women in saffron and rust-red saris and dhotis cluster together in a temple hall, sharing prasad. A woman in a rust-red sari with a dark bun and gold nose ring holds a yellow sweet to the mouth of a younger woman in an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala. Other women on the left and right hold yellow prasad in their hands, smiling. In the background, several men with bare upper bodies, white forehead markings and orange cloth wrapped at the waist stand in the hall, with pillars and floral decorations behind them. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-11-11 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A crowd of women in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas eat food from their cupped hands during a communal gathering in a hall. A young woman in the foreground with a red-brown bead mala and a silver necklace raises a handful of yellow rice to her mouth, while women beside her hold similar portions. Several women wear red-brown blouses, and bangles and red wrist threads are visible. The background shows more orange-clad participants and a bright stage area.2017-03-14December 18 20162016-12-18A 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.2016-02-23November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of women in red, maroon and orange saris and rudraksha malas standing close together and passing small portions of a yellow food offering to one another with their hands. The woman at left, with grey hair in a bun and a gold bangle, extends her hands toward the offering. Several men in orange dhotis, bare-chested, are visible in the background of an ornate temple hall with pink walls and gold pillars. The scene appears to be a communal distribution of prasad during a ritual.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of women in saffron and orange sarees with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, feeding sweet food to one another in a bright hall. In the foreground a woman with her hair in a bun offers a handful of food to a smiling woman with a white forehead mark who opens her mouth to receive it. Behind them, other women hold food on leaf plates, and colourful striped hangings and pink drapes decorate the room. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of several women in rust-orange and brick-red saris with gold borders, gathered in a hall during a ritual. Foreground women hold cupped hands with yellow grain or flower offerings; the central woman in a red sari with a rudraksha mala raises a hand toward her face. Another woman on the right wears a dark mala and bangles and extends her hand. Behind them, men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas stand among onlookers, with a screen and a shrine-like backdrop at the top. The scene suggests an offering or puja setting.2016-12-18Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +2 copies