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Indoor ritual scene at a Maheshwara Puja-style gathering, with women in rust-red and brown saris trimmed in gold. A woman in the centre with a vermilion-dotted forehead and a rudraksha mala feeds food from her fingers into the open mouth of an older woman, while a third woman beside them holds a leaf plate of yellow food. Behind them, several saffron-clad monastic devotees with long dreadlocks and rudraksha malas stand in the crowd, and a few shirtless men in orange dhotis are visible on the right. Hanging white drapes and a flat-screen monitor form the backdrop.

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A photo from a Maheshwara Puja gathering in a hall with white draped walls and speakers. A woman in an orange and gold saffron sari with long dark hair feeds food from her palm to a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads, while an older woman in orange with a mala smiles and holds yellow food in her hands. Other devotees in orange and saffron cloth stand around, and a woman in a blue top watches at lower right. A man in orange with a shaved head appears at the back. Several people are visible.2016-12-18Several 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.2016-12-18November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA group of women in rust-orange and saffron saris stands close together under a white tent canopy, several handing food and offerings to one another. The foreground woman on the left wears orange with a dark bun; in the centre a woman in rust and gold holds a small handful of yellow food while another woman takes it from her palm; on the right a smiling woman in deep orange with rudraksha malas and glasses lifts food toward her mouth. Golden and red bunting and a gold-framed structure appear behind them. No readable printed text is visible, and no a person candidate is clearly present.2016-12-18A photograph of a ritual food offering among devotees in ashram attire. A woman in a rust-brown sari with long dreadlocked hair and rudraksha malas feeds a small morsel from her fingers into the mouth of a woman in orange and red clothing with black rudraksha beads and glasses. Other women nearby wear orange and red saris and rudraksha malas; one seated woman on the left smiles and has white vibhuti lines on her forehead. Blurred figures and a white-draped background fill the setting. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of several women in rust-orange saris with gold borders, gathered closely in a ritual setting. Most wear rudraksha malas and the central woman holds a cluster of yellow-orange flowers in her hands, offering them toward another woman whose face is marked with a tilak. Their hair is pulled back and some wear earrings and a nose ring. Background shows blurred people and a white draped hall.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a group of women in red and orange saris with gold borders during a ritual offering. In the foreground, a woman in a deep red sari with gold border and a braided bun reaches out to feed a sweet to a woman who tilts her face upward, wearing an orange sari, a rudraksha mala, and a white flower in her hair. Other women in orange and red saris stand behind them, some holding small golden sweets. A red and gold ceremonial parasol and a large gold-toned disc stand in the background, with a white draped cloth at left. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with warm lighting.2016-07-12Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMarch 30 20162016-03-30