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Indoor ritual scene in a pale pink hall with framed pictures on the wall behind. A young woman in a dark wrapped head covering and a rust-red blouse with a long rudraksha-style mala and beaded necklaces feeds food with her fingers to a woman in an orange top who leans her head back. Beside her, another woman in a rust-red sari with gold border and dark beaded mala holds a leaf-plate of food. At left, a woman with a white vibhuti line on her forehead holds a plate of food. Other devotees in red and orange garments stand in the background, one on the right wearing a rust sari with gold border.

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November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with pink walls, framed pictures and wooden doors. In the foreground a young woman in a dark head wrap, red top and beaded rudraksha mala with a trident pendant offers food from her palm to a woman in an orange top holding a bowl of golden grain or prasadam, who tilts her head back to receive it. Other devotees in orange, maroon and white saffron-toned garments, several bare-shouldered, stand and bow in the background.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11Several women in matching rust-red saris with gold borders gather closely, one offering a small portion of food from her hand to a woman in the centre who has a red bindi, white forehead markings, a long rudraksha mala and a nose stud. Other women hold food portions and wear rudraksha malas and bangles. In the background a man in white dhoti and white head cloth with an orange shawl stands near framed photographs of red-toned ritual scenes on the wall. Context suggests a food offering ritual in an ashram room.2016-02-23A photo of a ritual food offering in a large hall with red curtained panels and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks feeds a yellowish food ball to a seated woman in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala and white markings on her forehead. Another woman in pink feeds food from her hand beside her, and several women in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas stand around, some holding food balls. Background figures in red and orange robes move through the room.2016-02-23A 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.2016-02-23November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesMarch 14 20172017-03-14Devotee women in ritual dress share food in a hall. In the foreground, a smiling woman in a maroon sari with a yellow border and a rudraksha mala feeds a sweet to a woman in an orange sari, who leans forward with her mouth open. Another woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala feeds a second woman on the right, while holding a sweet in her hand. Several people in orange and maroon garments, some bare-backed, stand in the background. Pale pink walls, a wooden door and a framed picture are visible behind them. Visible people number about six, and no clear a person candidate is shown.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of women in a temple hall eating food together. In the foreground, a woman in orange clothing with her head tilted back takes a piece of sweet from a woman in the centre, who wears a rust-red sari, a long rudraksha mala and a white tripundra on her forehead, and offers it with her right hand. Another woman on the right holds a piece of food in her hands. Women in orange and red saris, some with hair in buns, sit or stand in the background, and a blurred figure on the left wears white. A tree and red-and-gold decorative elements appear behind them. The setting suggests a communal annadan or prasad distribution.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies