A photograph of several young women seated closely together in a hall, wearing saffron-orange robes with red-pink borders and rudraksha mala necklaces. Their foreheads bear white and red tilak marks, and their hair is pulled back. Several hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, and brass vessels and flower petals sit in front of them. A red curtain hangs behind them. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of several young women seated closely together in a hall, wearing saffron-orange robes with red-pink borders and rudraksha mala necklaces. Their foreheads bear white and red tilak marks, and their hair is pulled back. Several hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) with lit flames, and brass vessels and flower petals sit in front of them. A red curtain hangs behind them.

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