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A seated group of devotees, mostly women, fills the frame of a dimly lit hall for a meditation session. Many hold small lit oil lamps or candles in cupped hands. In the foreground, several women wear white garments with yellow shawls, and one woman in a cream sari with a dark-bordered wrap sits near the centre holding a lamp. Others wear white, pink and orange-yellow saris. Behind them, a red-draped table holds metal vessels, and a window with red curtains lights the upper left. The participants sit on mats on a polished floor, with a plastic container at the lower centre.

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