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A row of women seated on the floor in orange and red saris performs a puja on a polished white floor. Several hold small brass bells and brass oil lamps (diyas), and the nearest woman holds a brass bell in her right hand. Brass plates in front of them hold flowers, red offerings, fruit, a conch shell, a small brass vessel and a lit oil lamp. Plastic containers of prasad sit among them. Further back, other seated people in orange and white clothing continue the row, and a red curtain hangs in the background.

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