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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. Two women in orange-red saffron-toned garments sit close together; the woman on the right, with grey-streaked hair in a bun, wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a large mass of yellow material in both hands, while the woman on the left, seen from behind with dark dreadlocked hair in a bun, bends forward to receive it. A third woman in orange sits further back on a red cushioned seat beside a gold-patterned backdrop and a portrait of a seated figure in orange with garlands. Gold-patterned fabric and a gilded plate or tray are in the foreground.

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Photograph of devotee women in rust-red and maroon saris with gold borders, wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces and white forehead markings, handling bowls of yellow food. A woman in the centre offers food with her hands while another in the foreground receives it, during what appears to be a ritual offering. Several other people, some with shaved heads in the background, are visible in a hall with a pale draped backdrop and a screen. A small purple dove logo sits in the top left corner.2016-12-18Three women in saffron-orange saris with rudraksha malas stand close together in a bright hall. The woman at left, wearing glasses and a vermilion forehead mark, pours or offers a golden-yellow substance into the cupped hands of the central woman, who holds it with her hands joined. The woman at right, with hair in a high bun, looks down toward the offering. Blurred figures in the background suggest a larger gathering, possibly a ritual or satsang setting.2018-04-04March 14 20172017-03-14December 18 20162016-12-18January 01 20192019-01-01September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of two women in rust-orange saris performing a ritual near a gilded throne. The woman at left bends forward, holding a plate of yellow flowers toward the seated woman at right, who has grey-streaked hair in a bun, white vibhuti lines on her forehead, and wears layered rudraksha malas over an orange sari with gold border. A red cushioned seat and a gold-framed deity image with gilded ornamentation stand behind them, and a young child in orange clothing is partly visible at upper left.2019-01-01September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a ritual food-offering scene with several women in saffron and orange-red clothing. In the centre, a smiling woman with long dreadlocked hair, white sandalwood lines and a red bindi on her forehead, wears a rust-brown sari with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala. She feeds a woman in front of her, who has her eyes closed and mouth open to receive food from her fingers. The recipient wears an orange garment and holds a small leaf with food in her other hand. Other people in orange clothing and beads stand at the edges, partly visible, and a blurred crowd fills the background.2016-12-18Photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with red curtains. In the foreground a woman in orange-red sari with a gold border and a bun offers food from her cupped hands toward the face of a woman in orange-red clothing with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings, who grimaces as she receives it. Another woman in orange holds yellow flower petals or offerings. Behind them, people in saffron and orange robes and white-marked foreheads, along with seated devotees in colourful saris, fill the space.2016-12-18July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a group of women in orange and rust-brown saris and kurtas gathered in a hall. In the centre, an older woman with grey hair and a red bindi wears a rust-brown sari and multiple dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a yellow paste or prasad mixture in her hand and extending it toward another woman. To the right, a woman with light, tied-back hair in an orange sari and beaded mala holds yellow paste in both hands. To the left, a smiling woman with a white forehead mark and dark hair in a bun holds yellow paste. Other people in orange and saffron robes stand in the background, some with bare upper bodies, near orange and red framed pictures on the wall.2017-03-14