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A row of young girls in orange-saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor, eating a communal meal from banana leaves set before them with small steel cups and yellow-orange food. The girls wear orange dresses or saris, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and earrings, and hair in buns with hair clips. Several bend forward and reach toward the food, some with hands mudra-like near the leaves.

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A photograph of a row of young women seated on the floor during a ritual, wearing saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and hair pulled back, with one wearing a small orange flower. They sit with palms pressed together or hands resting on their laps, eyes closed in concentration. Silver-toned ritual trays and small lit oil lamps sit on the left in front of them.2014-09-12A row of young women and girls in saffron-orange clothing sit on the floor in a ritual setting, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have gold bangles and earrings and hold their hands in front of them in a devotional gesture. Brass puja plates with flowers, fruit, lit oil lamps and incense sticks are arranged on low tables before them, with a rope barrier along the upper edge of the frame. Photograph is from an archive page about a pada puja satsang event.2014-09-07January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a row of women seated on the floor in matching saffron-orange saris, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed in prayer. Banana leaves with metal tumblers and food offerings line the front of the row. Several women wear rudraksha bead bracelets, bangles, earrings and sindoor-style forehead marks. Many more devotees in orange are visible behind them. The scene reads as a devotional offering of food during a Krishna Janmashtami celebration.2017-08-14January 08 20182018-01-08A row of women seated cross-legged on the floor in saffron-orange saris, hands folded or resting in their laps, eyes lowered in meditation or prayer. In the foreground, a light-haired woman wearing a large rudraksha mala and small earrings sits at the right edge. Before the row, leaves hold offerings of bananas and other fruit and flowers. Behind them, a red curtain and a brass vessel suggest a temple or ashram hall with warm, bright light.2019-01-01Photo of a large seated group of young women and girls in saffron-orange dresses with pink borders, wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical forehead markings. Many have hands raised in mudra or clasped in devotion, and they sit close together on a floor with boys in orange and red behind them. Dark hair is tied in buns. A white pole and a clear plastic container with items sit at the lower right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or devotional gathering, but the scene shows only the students' seated devotion, with no clearly visible figure identified as a person.2014-09-10A long row of women seated on the floor in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, hands pressed together in prayer or seated with eyes closed, facing a long line of banana-leaf plates heaped with food and small cups. A white-draped stage with two figures in white and red stands in the background. Sequence of devotees during a food offering ritual.2016-12-18A group of young women and girls seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha mala necklaces, sit behind a long white-covered table set with brass oil lamps (diyas), small brass bowls, a brass kalasha-style vessel, flower petals and white cloth. A girl at centre wears a forehead tilak and looks forward with focus, while others sit with hands folded or resting on laps. Several of the women wear red and orange sashes, and a woman in glasses with a saffron garment sits at the upper right. The setting appears to be a hall with white walls. Count of physical people visible is about ten.2013-09-11A photograph of a row of young women and girls seated on the floor in a hall, many in saffron-orange saris and some in maroon. Several wear rudraksha malas, and a few have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Each is seated before a small low wooden stand holding brass puja vessels, lamps and small containers, with red cloth laid out. The seated women have their hands joined or resting on their laps, eyes closed or lowered in meditation or chanting. A woman in an orange sari at the right edge stands out for her rudraksha necklaces. No a person candidate is visible.2013-05-12September 13 20142014-09-13April 17 20142014-04-17