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Four young women sit cross-legged on a purple cloth bordered with gold, seated in a row before a decorated altar during a ritual. The two left women wear red saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas; the third wears an orange sari over red; the fourth, at right, wears an orange sari. Each holds pink lotus flowers and loose flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis including Ganesha in pink with a red garland, a goddess figure in white with a yellow garland, and a lion-mounted goddess with a trident. Brass lamps, kumkum and turmeric plates, and flower offerings fill the altar area.

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