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A group of roughly two dozen women in saris and salwar kameez work together on a red earth slope shaded by tall trees with pale trunks. Many wear orange, saffron and red garments, while others wear green, white, pink-and-blue checked or patterned clothes. Some crouch or bend to dig and shovel soil, while others stand on the incline carrying out the work. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pole at the left edge. No deity, ritual object or a person figure is visible in the scene.

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