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Photograph of a woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, standing and smiling as she holds out a small steel tray with betel leaves and money toward a kneeling woman. The kneeling woman wears a cream sari with a rust-red patterned shawl, a maroon blouse, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings, and holds the tray with both hands. Behind them, other women in rust-red and cream clothing sit with rudraksha malas, and a gold-toned ornate seat and a wooden wall are visible. Tray offerings and devotee interaction suggest a temple or ashram gathering.

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December 28 20142014-12-28December 28 20142014-12-28Inside a temple shrine, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a white forehead mark and rudraksha mala stands at right beside a brass tray of yellow, white and purple flowers and a brass kalasha. Beside her, a woman in an orange-red sari with rudraksha malas kneels and handles items on the marble-topped platform. Behind them, another woman in white and a standing figure in orange are visible, with red curtains, gold-framed deity murti and a gold shrine canopy in the background. The scene suggests a temple puja offering.2019-01-05December 28 20142014-12-28A photograph inside a hall with plum-coloured carpet and a carved wooden chair behind the group. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree with a maroon border kneels and bends forward to offer something to a seated woman in a white and orange saree with an orange shawl, who smiles and holds out her hands over a silver plate on a green leaf containing folded banknotes. Behind them sits a smiling woman in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, and a silver bowl and white-draped table with flowers appear at the left. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is claimed.2007-11-12March 30 20162016-03-30December 28 20142014-12-28March 30 20162016-03-30November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA temple ritual scene. A smiling woman in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on the floor, holding a golden tray filled with yellow, white and purple flower garlands around a small brass vessel. In front of her, a woman in white traditional dress with her hair in a bun bows forward with her head touching the base of a silver-and-red ceremonial platform. Gold-and-wood temple shrines, red drapes and other devotees in white and orange stand in the background, with yellow fruit or vegetables in the lower foreground.2019-01-05August 24 20142014-08-24Indoor temple-style offering scene with three women in white or red-bordered traditional dress. A woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a brass tray with green leaves and folded money, while a woman in red blouse and white saree stands at left with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood-coloured tilak. At right, a woman in orange saree with red border and a dark rudraksha mala reaches to take an item from the tray. Others in white mundu and saree stand behind, a fan and an elevator door are visible at the back, and a partially visible man stands at upper right.2014-07-26 +1 copies