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A photograph of a row of young girls seated side by side in a dimly lit space, their faces turned to the right. Each wears traditional South Indian attire in jewel tones, including a magenta and gold silk sari, an orange and gold blouse with a checked skirt, a deep blue garment, and a green sari. Several carry long garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses, and some have silver-toned objects tied into their garlands. Gold hair ornaments, jhumka earrings, nose studs and bangles are visible. Warm orange light falls across their faces.

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October 10 20162016-10-10Four young girls sit in a row against a dark background in a stage-like setting, facing left in soft warm lighting. Each wears traditional South Indian dress with silk blouses and skirts in gold, purple, maroon and blue, and a hair ornament across the forehead. They are adorned with long garlands of white jasmine and yellow marigold with red roses, and have bindis, earrings and bangles. No deity, a person depiction or event signage is clearly visible.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Photograph of a row of young girls seated outdoors at night, dressed in traditional silk pavadai-style outfits in purple, blue, orange and gold. Several wear heavy gold necklaces, earrings and bangles; the girl in the centre wears a purple blouse with a blue skirt and a red bindi. Behind them, partially visible figures in orange garments stand near a low platform with brass vessels. No one is identified as a person in the frame.2016-10-29Six young women in traditional Indian dress sit in a row in front of a decorated altar, holding pink lotus flowers wrapped with stems. Their garments include a blue blouse with a lavender skirt on the left, a green and gold blouse with a green skirt, a magenta blouse with a green skirt, and a gold-and-maroon outfit at right. Each wears white and yellow marigold garlands with red flowers and silver ornaments. The woman second from left wears gold jhumka earrings and a maang tikka, and the central figure wears a gold necklace and bangles. Behind them, a golden and green decorated shrine holds a small figure, with a silver trident and kalasha-like finials at the edges and smoke or incense haze in the air. A small figure in the upper background may be a deity murti or a seated person, but the picture is too small to confirm it.2016-10-10Night photograph of a row of young girls seated on a stone ledge beside a fire pit, all wearing marigold and jasmine garlands with blue and silver decorative pieces. They wear colourful silk half-saris in magenta, green, purple and yellow-checked patterns, with gold jewellery, nose rings and hair ornaments. Behind them a large painted deity murti with a pink face and orange garment stands in the dark, and the flames of a homa or yagna fire glow at the right edge.2016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10A photograph of a group of girls seated closely together on a pale pink stone or concrete platform beside water. Several wear traditional South Indian attire in saturated colours: a girl at left in a red blouse with gold border and orange skirt, a girl in a deep red top with gold necklace, and a central girl in a green saree with gold border and a large pendant necklace. Several have white jasmine flowers woven into braided or loose hair, and one has an orange flower. Some wear small bindis or vertical tilaks on their foreheads. A boy in a red garment and another in orange stand at the upper right edge, and a girl in teal holds a small object at lower right. The scene looks like an informal gathering or cultural event.2014-10-03Night outdoor ritual at a Deepavali event. Six young women sit in a row on a raised stone platform, each wearing a white jasmine garland and traditional saris in purple, orange, blue and green with red and gold trim, with gold bangles and earrings. A bright fire burns at the right edge, and flower petals in yellow and orange are scattered along the platform edge. A red wooden pillar stands at left, with a few people and a lit oil lamp blurred in the background. No individual's appearance matches an identifiable a person candidate in this image.2016-10-29October 10 20162016-10-10October 10 20162016-10-10Six young women sit in a row on a raised stone platform at night, each wearing a white floral garland. They wear silk saris in blue, green, orange, red and gold, with bright bangles and jewellery. The woman at the front right has white sacred ash marks on her forehead, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and her hands rest in her lap. Behind them a small fire burns, and at the right edge a painted deity murti stands among oil lamps and offerings. Lush tropical plants form the background.2016-10-29