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Women in white and cream traditional saris carry offerings in a temple-style hall during a ritual procession. In the foreground, a woman with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, sweets and folded cloth. Beside her, an older woman in a pale green sari with a red kumkum bindi holds a similar tray with a packaged box. A woman in a gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala stands watching, and more women with fruit trays line up behind. A wall-mounted air conditioner is visible in the background. Five women are visible.

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A photograph inside an indoor hall during a puja offering. A woman in a white saree with a red blouse holds a silver tray of green banana leaves toward a woman in white with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-like tilak, who is arranging items on the leaves. Beside them an older woman in an orange saree and orange blouse with a rudraksha mala, a tilak on her forehead, and a white cloth in hand reaches toward the leaves. Small sweets and oil lamps are set on a white-covered table in front, with a fan and speaker behind. Other women in white stand in the background. Four visible people are prominently in the scene, with a few more partially visible at the edges.2014-07-26July 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesOutdoor procession of devotees in front of a green-roofed orange building with palm trees behind. A smiling woman in front wears a white sari with gold border and rudraksha mala, carrying a silver tray of laddus, a pineapple and other offerings. Beside her a young woman in a pink and red shawl holds a tray, and a woman in cream sari with orange border carries a long pole with an orange flag. Other devotees in white and orange clothing carry orange flags on poles, and a man in white dhoti with mala stands behind. No individual is identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees in a flag procession.2010-12-20July 24 20142014-07-24A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse and red-and-gold border sits on the floor holding a silver plate draped with an orange cloth, a red tilak on her forehead and a dark beaded mala around her neck. Beside her, another woman in a white sari with teal trim stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. Behind them, a person in an orange garment wearing a gold-beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand. Silver bowls and a silver tray with fruit are placed in the foreground, and a partially visible person's head is in the lower left corner.2010-11-09January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05Photograph of a seated group at a KAILASA programme. In the foreground, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala and pearl necklace sits cross-legged on the left. Beside her, a woman in white clothing with a long rudraksha mala and bindi sits with hands resting on her knees, gazing upward. To the right, a woman in white and cream with a wide rudraksha garland and white forehead marking sits with eyes closed. Behind them, a blurred audience in white and orange clothing fills the hall, and a red laptop is visible at lower right. No a person candidate is visibly present.2014-08-23Photograph of devotee women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and white forehead markings, handling bowls of yellow food. A woman in the centre offers food with her hands while another in the foreground receives it, during what appears to be a ritual offering. Several other people, some with shaved heads in the background, are visible in a hall with a pale draped backdrop and a screen. A small purple dove logo sits in the top left corner.2016-12-18November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of a community meal service in a plain indoor hall. On the left, a young woman in white with an orange shawl and a red bindi serves food from a steel pot using tongs and a plastic glove. On the right, an older woman in a white blouse and a green and yellow striped sari holds out a steel plate to receive food, with a rudraksha mala visible at her neck. Behind them, a man in white and a woman in a pink top with a long braid stand near steel serving vessels and covered containers.2011-07-31Three women in an indoor hall share an offering from a stainless steel plate of yellow prasadam. The woman at left, in a white sari with a gold-patterned border and an orange shawl, leans forward and serves the food with her right hand. The woman in the centre wears white with a gold border, an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and glasses, and holds the plate. At right, a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border and rudraksha beads kneels with her palms joined. Behind them, others in white and orange move through the hall, and a black speaker stands at the right edge.2009-10-17