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A photograph of a large hall where many devotees in orange and rust-red robes are gathered for a Maheshwara Puja style food offering. In the foreground a woman with hair tied up in a bun and rudraksha beads stands beside another seated woman in a rust-red wrap. Centre right, a woman in bright orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace holds a small food offering in her hands. Behind them, many people in orange and red garments stand and sit near mats and leaf plates of food. Along the back wall, framed photo panels and banners are displayed.

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February 23 20162016-02-23February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a hall with a monastic-style gathering during a food offering. A figure with long dreadlocked hair piled on the head, wearing a rust-red robe with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a trident pendant, and a long beaded necklace, reaches forward to feed a food offering from her hand to a woman in an orange robe and beaded mala who has her head tilted back and mouth open. Another woman in a rust-red sari with a red bindi stands beside them smiling, and other women in orange and red robes move around in the background. Framed photo collages hang on the pale wall behind, and white-clad people are seated along the floor at left.2016-02-23A 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.2016-02-23December 18 20162016-12-18February 23 20162016-02-23Indoor photo of a devotional food-offering scene in a large hall with pale walls and ceiling lights. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a rust-red sari with white vibhuti marks on her forehead holds a small handful of cooked rice toward a woman with dark hair in a bun, dressed in orange. Several other women in orange robes stand around, and a woman in a green-and-orange sari appears at the right edge, with framed posters on the wall behind.2016-08-02March 30 20162016-03-30Photo of a large hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several women in red and rust-coloured saris and salwar kameez stand close together, a woman in a rust sari with rudraksha mala at center applying a mark to the forehead of a younger woman in orange robes with a gold border, who has a white vibhuti mark on her forehead and a rudraksha mala. Another woman in orange with gold trim sits in front, eyes lowered, her hands held near a plate. Behind them a long table is laid with many brass and steel plates of food offerings, and monastic-looking people in orange robes stand along the right side. Two lit oil lamps glow on the back wall, and a golden chair stands at the left with a figure in red seated near it. Bright yellow flowers appear at the left edge.2016-02-23 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14March 14 20172017-03-14November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies