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A seated group of about ten women in colourful saris and salwar kameez sits on floor mats in a ritual setting before a row of deity murtis dressed in colourful garments. In the foreground a woman in a green sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sits with a brass plate of offerings, next to a brass kalasha and a pink flower on a stand. Women in pink, red, teal and black sit behind her. A man in white kurta sits among them near the murtis, which stand on a red-draped platform with silver and white drapery. The scene suggests a puja or satsang, with women holding offering plates before the deities.

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