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A seated group of devotees in a hall during a padapuja-style ritual, many holding small oil lamps with lit flames. Women in the foreground wear orange, yellow and white saris and shawls; one in orange has hands pressed in prayer. Several have forehead markings and beaded necklaces. Behind them, people in white clothing sit on chairs and mats near red curtains, with one man in white and orange wearing a mala. The room has a wall cabinet, a water bottle and a camera tripod in the lower left.

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