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A photograph of a young girl in a white dhoti-style garment and beige top standing beside an older woman in saffron-orange robes with long matted dreadlocks and white vibhuti with a red tilak on her forehead, wearing rudraksha malas. Both look down toward a tray of yellow and purple marigold flowers in the foreground. The background shows a hall with hanging decorative lamps and blurred onlookers, with a camera tripod visible at left. The woman's appearance is consistent with the a person candidate cues (saffron clothing, rudraksha malas, distinctive dreadlocks), but identity remains uncertain.

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A photograph of a temple ritual. On the left, a smiling woman in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with a vertical forehead mark, and gestures toward a brass tray. A young girl with white sacred ash on her forehead and a white-and-gold sari-style dress kneels on the right with palms pressed together in prayer. The brass tray holds yellow, purple and white flowers and a brass vessel. Behind them, robed figures in white and saffron stand near golden temple pillars, and a white-clad figure stands in the middle distance.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05Two women sit on the floor in a temple-style hall, with a brass tray of yellow, white and purple flowers and two brass cups between them. The woman on the left wears an orange-red sari, rudraksha beads, a mala-style wrap, bangles and a red-and-white bindi-like forehead mark with a ring on her finger, and she gestures over the tray. The woman on the right, in a white sari with gold border, rudraksha mala and eyeglasses, leans forward to touch the flowers with a faint ash mark on her forehead. Golden pillars and a maroon curtain stand in the background. Copyright and archive credit appear on the photo.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05Two women in devotional dress sit beside a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a red-and-silver tray, decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums and purple flowers. The woman on the left wears an orange sari, beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a bindi, and reaches toward the tray. The woman on the right wears a rust-red sari with a gold neckline, holds her palms together in namaskar, and has white vibhuti on her forehead. Behind them, other women in orange and white saris stand and sit in a hall with red curtains and gold-framed ornate shrines.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph of a hall with a young girl kneeling at the front with palms pressed together, wearing an orange saree and rudraksha mala, with a vertical sacred mark on her forehead. Beside her is a brass plate of flowers in yellow, white and purple, with brass vessels. Three women in orange sarees stand behind her with hands folded in namaskar, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A yellow-draped basket holds nuts or fruit at the right edge. An audience sits in the background and orange lamps hang along the walls under a maroon canopy. No swami figure is clearly identifiable in this frame.2019-01-05A woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a raised platform, holding a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and small brass vessels over a red-cushioned ornate pedestal. Beside her, a person in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala leans forward, hands near the offering. Scattered yams or tubers lie on a yellow cloth in the foreground. Behind them, red drapes, golden canopy structures and a figure in orange are visible in a hall setting. No appearance-based a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is set to unsure.2019-01-05January 01 20192019-01-01Indoor ashram scene with two women seated near a brass tray of flowers. On the left, a smiling woman in orange sannyasi-style clothing, a dark mala of beads and a red-orange headband sits with her hand near the tray. On the right, a smiling woman in a white saree with a gold border, a brown blouse, and a long rudraksha mala, with a red bindi, reaches toward the tray. The tray holds yellow, white and purple flowers with small brass vessels. Behind them, maroon curtains, gold-toned temple structures and another person in orange are visible. No clear appearance-based a person candidate is present.2019-01-05A devotee in a beige short-sleeved top and white dhoti bows forward with forehead pressed to a brass kalasha decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, while another person in an orange-red robe extends a hand to steady or support the vessel. A tripod and blurred figure in orange stand in the background of a studio-like setting with a patterned floor mat. The devotee has hair tied in a bun and is not visibly showing identifying cues of the page's named figure, so a person is unsure at most; no clear candidate is shown with qualifying cues.2019-01-05