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A photograph of a group of women in saffron-red and orange-gold saris with rudraksha malas. A woman with long dreadlocks and gold hoop earrings, wearing a red blouse and a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to feed something from her fingers into the open mouth of a woman in a red sari with a dark rudraksha mala. Other women in matching red saris stand nearby holding small handfuls of food, and a partial figure in orange appears at the upper left. The wood-panelled background suggests an indoor satsang or ashram gathering. Only the visible wearers' appearances are described; no one is identified by face.

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August 02 20162016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02Women in matching orange saris with yellow borders stand in a hall, several wearing rudraksha malas. A smiling woman at left extends her hand to feed a yellow sweet or prasadam to a younger woman, whose mouth is open to receive it, while others hold more yellow food in their hands. The setting appears to be a community gathering with a decorated backdrop and floral arrangements behind.2012-04-23 +2 copiesAugust 02 20162016-08-02August 02 20162016-08-02A photograph of a hall with a monastic-style gathering during a food offering. A figure with long dreadlocked hair piled on the head, wearing a rust-red robe with gold borders, a rudraksha mala with a trident pendant, and a long beaded necklace, reaches forward to feed a food offering from her hand to a woman in an orange robe and beaded mala who has her head tilted back and mouth open. Another woman in a rust-red sari with a red bindi stands beside them smiling, and other women in orange and red robes move around in the background. Framed photo collages hang on the pale wall behind, and white-clad people are seated along the floor at left.2016-02-23July 12 20162016-07-12November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23Photograph of a devotional gathering indoors at a Bengaluru ashram hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala feeds a yellow-coloured offering from her fingers to another woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border; the recipient's face is turned toward the offering. Behind them, framed red and orange artwork hangs on pale pink walls, and a person in orange robes and rudraksha beads is visible at the left edge, with another figure at the right. The scene suggests prasadam being distributed during a puja. No one visible is identified as a person.2016-03-30August 02 20162016-08-02Several smiling women in rust-red and orange sannyasi-style saris with rudraksha malas stand close together offering food in their cupped hands. A man with long dreadlocked hair in the centre wears a rust-red robe, a long rudraksha mala, a pendant with a trident and a ceremonial gold necklace; the appearance is consistent with a person, though the face is not used for identification. A woman in front right has her hair in a bun and vibhuti on her forehead, holding a food offering with eyes closed. Yellow rice-like food sits in small bowls and palms. A pink-walled hall with a red curtain and a blurred audience is behind them, matching a Maheshwara Puja ritual of food offering to the monastics.2016-08-02