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Several women seated closely in a meditative group at a Shodasi mandala process session, eyes closed or lowered. Foreground left, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair wears a purple top and a red-and-black patterned shawl. Centre, a young woman with long light-brown hair wears a white t-shirt and a red lanyard, hands together. Beside her, a woman with blonde hair raises one hand to her head and wears a white top and a red shawl. Right, a woman with a dark bob and a woman with a bindi, wearing white and red shawls, hold their hands in anjali near their chests. Blurred gold and orange fabric draped behind suggests a decorated altar or dais.

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