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A photograph of a ritual preparation in an indoor hall. In the foreground, an older woman in a rust-orange sari kneels and presses yellow turmeric-like paste or powder from a large silver tray. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a white head covering and a kumkum/vibhuti forehead mark holds a rudraksha mala and shares the tray. A young girl in a saffron-orange dress and shawl, with a white forehead mark and beads, holds out a handful of the yellow mixture. Behind them, women in saffron-orange saris and rudraksha malas stand near a table draped in orange cloth, and a camera tripod is visible at left. Two physical people are not clearly seen beyond the foreground group, so the count is approximate.

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A photo of women preparing food offerings in a hall. In the foreground, an older woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala kneels beside a large silver bowl of yellow rice and vegetables, stirring it with a ladle. In the centre, a woman in a white and gold-bordered kerala-style sari, wearing a white hair net and a red rudraksha mala, sits and watches. On the right, a young woman in orange sannyasini-style robes with a tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a handful of yellow food. Other orange-robed people stand behind, and a tripod and a screen are visible.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering at an ashram. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a red-beaded necklace and gold bangle scoops yellow rice from a large silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari, a white hairnet, and a gold pendant holds a handful of rice. A young child in an orange cloth with a white cord across the back reaches toward the offering. 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A woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha beads on the left scoops yellow rice from a silver bowl. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with a white hairnet and gold pendant, holds out yellow rice and gestures to a girl in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who extends her cupped hands. A man on the right, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and chest, bare-chested under an orange shawl with rudraksha malas, stands beside her with glasses and a topknot. Other people in orange robes stand behind, with a tripod and red draped table in the background.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. 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