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Three people kneel on a purple and red patterned mat preparing a yellow paste in a large steel bowl. A woman in a rust-red sari on the left scoops the paste with her bare hands while a woman in a cream and gold saree and white hairnet pours from a steel pot. On the right, a man with short hair and a beard wears saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and a bead bracelet, reaching into the bowl. Orange-robed figures and a flat-screen monitor stand in the background.

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Indoor ritual food preparation or distribution. A woman in a brown-red sari with a rudraksha mala kneels on the left, stirring a large silver bowl of yellow rice with a ladle. Beside her, a woman in a white and cream sari with a white head covering and disposable gloves kneels and reaches toward the bowl. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing an orange cloth, holds a handful of yellow rice. Behind him, women in orange garments and jewelry stand. A purple and striped mat covers the floor, with cables visible.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A seated group prepares a food offering from a large silver bowl of yellow rice with cashews and raisins. On the left, a woman in a rust-red sari with gold bangles scoops rice from the bowl. In the centre, a woman in a white and cream South Indian sari, white hairnet, rudraksha mala and gold pendant watches the work. On the right, a young woman in an orange-saffron two-piece garment with a draped orange shawl and gold bracelets holds rice in her hands, and another woman in orange sits behind her. A purple cloth mat and a laptop are on the floor, with a television screen and a tripod visible in the background.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle presses a handful of yellow rice preparation from a large brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and white hairnet holds a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala. A shaven-headed man in saffron cloth with white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and chest reaches toward the bowl with both hands. Another woman in orange robes sits at the right, and saffron-robed attendants stand in the background. The floor is covered with a colourful striped mat.2019-01-01A seated ritual scene in an ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a bangle and a coiled bun pours yellow rice or grain from her hands into a large ornate silver bowl held by a bare-chested man in orange. He wears an orange turban, an orange wrap and a white-painted chest marking, and his palms are open to receive the offering. A second woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a hairnet and rudraksha beads sits beside them, watching. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees stand near a laptop and a monitor on a mat. The setting suggests a food or grain offering ritual.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering at an ashram event. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala kneels at left, scooping yellow rice from a large silver bowl. In the centre, a woman in a white and cream sari with a gold border and a white hair net holds a rudraksha mala and looks toward the right. At right, a figure in orange saffron wrap kneels bare-chested with white ash marks on the back and holds a portion of the yellow rice in cupped hands. A television screen and other saffron-clad people stand in the background, and a cloth-draped floor with striped mats is visible below.2019-01-01Photograph of a seated offering scene on a patterned mat. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles presses a handful of yellow food onto the outstretched hands of a young boy in saffron cloth, bare-shouldered with a beaded necklace and glasses. A silver bowl heaped with yellow rice sits in front. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a hairnet holds a small bowl, and a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in namaste, watches. Figures in saffron stand in the background.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01