MY COMMENT:- THE WOMAN IS FROM KERALA BECAUSE THOSE DAYS =[19 TH CENTURY ]- WOMEN NEVER COVERED ABOVE WAIST- THIS SOLDIER BELONGS TO THE ORIGINAL MADRAS REGIMENT -MOST PROBABLY RECRUITED FROM KERALA (NAIR SOLDIERS)AFTER DEFEAT OF TIPPU-AND AFTER THE TRAVANCORE KINGS WERE BROUGHT UNDER BRITISH RULE-1800'S
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