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A long row of women sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall, palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered in prayer before a line of banana leaves set with food, paper cups and small fried snacks. Most wear white saris or dhotis-style garments with yellow shawls edged in gold, and several have hair pulled back. One woman in the foreground wears a green-bordered white sari and gold bangles. Ceiling fixtures, a dark curtain and yellow hanging cloth frame the scene. The setting suggests a communal meal offered in devotion after a ritual.

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