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A photograph taken indoors in a large hall with polished floors and framed religious pictures on the walls. Two women sit cross-legged on red-and-white striped mats. The woman on the left wears glasses, a cream sari with a red and gold border, and bangles, and gestures with one raised hand while looking down. The woman on the right wears a black top and black trousers, multiple rudraksha and bead malas, bangles and rings, and holds her open palm upward toward a small metal bowl with a white substance in it. Scissors, a small white container and papers lie on the mat. Other people in white clothing sit further back in the hall, and a spotlessly clean setting with a banyan-style display is visible beyond.

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