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Two women in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and rudraksha malas stand close together outdoors at an evening event. The woman on the right wears a khaki-green wrapped head cloth, a red tilak on her forehead, and holds cupped hands full of yellow offering material, possibly turmeric or flower petals, while looking down. The woman on the left, wearing glasses and a small bindi, smiles broadly and reaches toward the offering. Blurred people and a colourful umbrella appear in the background under pink-lit tent fabric.

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