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A row of women and girls in saffron and orange sarees with gold borders stand in a hall, extending their cupped hands to offer small handfuls of yellow grains or flower petals. The foreground woman on the right wears a red tilak, rudraksha mala and a hair bun, smiling as she offers. Others hold their hands out to a standing girl at left in an orange saree. A framed portrait hangs on the wall at upper right, and a white screen and red drapes are in the background. Several people stand in a line, with a ritual offering in progress.

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April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA group of women and girls in orange and saffron saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in a hall feeding one another a yellow sweet from their hands. In the foreground a young girl in orange with red trim opens her mouth to receive a sweet from an older woman, who wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant. Others around them hold sweets, and a golden throne with a seated figure in red appears at the left background beside a striped floor mat. A framed portrait hangs on the wall behind, and a screen stands at the back. The scene resembles prasad distribution after a puja, with offerings and marigold garlands on the floor.2013-07-10 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a line of young women in orange and rust-coloured saris with gold borders and red blouse bands, standing in a row and offering handfuls of pale yellow food to one another. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces, bangles and earrings, and some have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Green banana leaves with food lie on the floor in front. A woman at right holds out cupped hands of the offering, and a hand from the right edge reaches in. Behind them the hall is filled with more people in orange and white, and a white screen hangs at the back.2013-07-10 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with pale pink walls and a tiled floor. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala feeds a food offering into the open mouth of a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala, both with white forehead markings. Behind them, other women in orange and red saris, some with bangles, hold similar offerings, and a few people in orange robes sit in rows. A painted deity image hangs on the wall at the upper right.2013-11-10 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13September 30 20162016-09-30Several women in orange and rust-coloured saris with gold borders stand close together in a bright hall, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in a rust top and sari faces away, her hands cupped and holding grains. A woman at right with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass dish of grains and reaches forward to mark the face of the woman in the centre, who has her eyes closed. Others stand around them in the background, and a projector screen hangs on the wall behind.2013-07-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a joyful communal moment in an ashram hall. A young woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border, rudraksha mala and a red bindi feeds a smiling girl in an bright orange kurta with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks. The girl cups her hands to receive the food. Another woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right, reaching forward. Men in white dhoti and orange shawls stand in the blurred background.2016-09-30