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A photograph of a line of women in matching rust-orange saris with thick gold borders, standing in a row and feeding each other small pale yellow food offerings from cupped hands. In the foreground a woman with a long dark braid and a white tilak on her forehead opens her mouth to receive the offering from a woman on the right, who wears a beaded rudraksha-style necklace and gold bangles. Other women behind them hold similar portions of food. The background shows a hall with striped curtains and a hanging colourful textile. No a person candidate is visible.

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