Photograph of a smiling woman with light brown hair pulled back, wearing a white garment with a gold-edged border and a green lanyard reading Volunteer, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. She holds one open palm forward in a gesture of offering. Beside her, a woman in an orange top with dark hair in a bun leans over a green-rimmed bowl, and blurred green lights appear in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a smiling woman with light brown hair pulled back, wearing a white garment with a gold-edged border and a green lanyard reading Volunteer, with a rudraksha mala around her neck. She holds one open palm forward in a gesture of offering. Beside her, a woman in an orange top with dark hair in a bun leans over a green-rimmed bowl, and blurred green lights appear in the background.

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