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A woman in an orange saree with a red border and a long rudraksha mala stands at night holding a brass tray of fruit with a red flower, while a girl in a white dress with lace sleeves and a red thread necklace stands beside her with hands folded. The woman wears glasses and a tilak on her forehead. Her saffron-toned saree and the sacred beads suggest a devotional offering, though the setting is dark with only faint rain streaks visible.

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A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border stands in the dark holding a woven tray of offerings: halved white coconuts and a small bunch of ripe bananas. She wears a white vertical tilak on her forehead, a dark rudraksha mala draped around her neck, a red kumkum dot, and glasses, and she smiles upward. Beside her, two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas also stand, one wearing a red bindi and a gold necklace, and the other partly visible in white. The background is black.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A 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.2010-11-09Two women sit cross-legged with eyes closed in a meditation or chanting session in a hall. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border, rudraksha malas, glasses and a red bindi, her hands clasped in her lap. The woman on the right wears a white sari with lace trim, a red bindi, a white tilak on her forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold bangle, her hands in a mudra. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron clothing sit in rows, several also with eyes closed, in a room with white walls and a wooden door.2014-10-04 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16Photograph of two women in orange saris with rudraksha malas at a ritual event. A smiling woman with a white vibhuti line and red bindi on her forehead feeds food from her fingers into the open mouth of another woman in the foreground, who has her hair in a bun with a white flower and holds her hands cupped beneath her chin. Several blurred people in orange and white stand behind them. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2016-12-18Night-time photo of women in saffron and red traditional dress with rudraksha malas, making an offering. In the centre a woman in orange sari with a white and red forehead marking holds a brass tray of bananas, fruit and other offerings. Beside her a woman in red sari with a shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Two more women in orange stand behind, one holding a tray of fruit. Colourful string lights hang overhead against a dark background.2015-11-16Night ritual photograph. In the foreground a woman in an orange-yellow sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass tray of offerings: bananas, a halved coconut and a whole coconut. She has a white-painted forehead with a red kumkum dot and gazes upward. Behind her a woman in a red-brown sari with a shawl claps her hands in devotion. At the right edge another woman in orange sari stands. At left, a seated figure in white cloth rests beside an ornately carved wooden seat or peetha. Colourful string lights hang across the dark background.2015-11-16A young woman in an orange sari with red border and a rudraksha mala feeds a small girl in orange clothing at a crowded gathering. The woman has a white tilak on her forehead and a red bindi, and she smiles while holding food to the girl's mouth. Behind them, people in white, yellow, purple and magenta clothes stand in a bright tent setting.2016-12-18March 10 20132013-03-10Two young women in saffron-orange sari-style robes stand at a clear acrylic lectern in a temple-like hall. The woman on the right holds a handheld microphone, smiling, with white vibhuti horizontal bands on her forehead, a red-brown bindi, a nose stud, and a long brown rudraksha mala with a small pendant. The second woman beside her, also in orange with a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha-style chain, smiles and listens. At the left edge an older woman in white with a red shawl stands behind the lectern. Golden carved sculptures and pink drapes are in the background.2017-01-07