A standing young woman in front of a dark blue draped curtain on a red tiled floor, wearing an orange shawl over a white dhoti with a gold border and a purple-bordered orange top. She wears an orange and green flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden instrument in one hand and a mala in the other. She has a tilak on her forehead, a bun with flowers, and bare feet. - Nithyanandapedia

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A standing young woman in front of a dark blue draped curtain on a red tiled floor, wearing an orange shawl over a white dhoti with a gold border and a purple-bordered orange top. She wears an orange and green flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden instrument in one hand and a mala in the other. She has a tilak on her forehead, a bun with flowers, and bare feet.

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A young woman stands against a dark blue curtain, wearing an orange sari-style garment with a red and purple border and a garland of orange, white and green flowers draped over her shoulder. She has a white vertical tilak and red bindi on her forehead, dark hair pinned up with a rudraksha-bead ornament, and small gold earrings. In her right hand she holds a wooden percussion instrument with two brass cymbal-like discs, and in her left hand a wooden japa mala. A bangle reading readable name text is on her wrist.

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A photo of one standing woman in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with a red-bordered hem, barefoot on a red tiled floor before a dark navy curtain. She holds a tall bamboo staff in her left hand and a rudraksha mala in her right, with another rudraksha mala around her neck. A red bindi marks her forehead and a small colourful crown-like ornament with decorative pins sits in her hair. The page reports an event at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, but no a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.

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A smiling man stands on a stage in front of a pale pink backdrop, wearing a bright orange turban with a small blue and gold emblem at the front and a red bindi on his forehead. He wears an orange draped upper garment with a sheer orange scarf over one shoulder, a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style lower wrap, a beaded red-and-gold waist belt, and multiple strands of red and gold beads around his neck. Gold-and-beaded bangles are on his wrists and upper arms. His posture is relaxed, one hand resting at his hip, and a dark curtain edges the right side of the frame. The rendered look suggests a costumed stage performance rather than a ritual setting, and the identity of the performer cannot be established from appearance alone.

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