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A seated group of women in white and cream garments sits on the floor of a hall during a protest. Several wear orange or saffron shawls, and others wear yellow-bordered white saris and wooden rudraksha malas. Some hold cardboard placards reading "STOP THE ATROCITIES", and a woman at the top holds a pink sign reading "STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION". Behind them is an orange-painted wall, a counter, and a shrine area with a brass kalasha-like object. A woman in a red and grey sari sits at the back left, and women in floral and cream clothing sit behind the front rows.

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