Close-up of a figure in a deep red silk sari with a thin gold border, wearing an ornate gold waist belt engraved with a seated deity figure and an Om symbol, plus a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and dark beaded mala strands. Only the torso, hands raised in front, and jewellery are visible; the face is cropped out. Warm stage lighting and yellow garlands appear at the edges. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up of a figure in a deep red silk sari with a thin gold border, wearing an ornate gold waist belt engraved with a seated deity figure and an Om symbol, plus a heavy gold necklace with a large gold pendant and dark beaded mala strands. Only the torso, hands raised in front, and jewellery are visible; the face is cropped out. Warm stage lighting and yellow garlands appear at the edges.

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