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Photograph of a seated woman in a white sari with a maroon blouse and an orange-red border, holding a small lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other near her chest. She wears a red bindi, a white forehead mark, a red-and-white lanyard and small earrings. Around her, seated devotees in white and pastel salwar kameez and white clothing have hands folded or hold lamps and bells. A brass bell is held by a person at the far left, and a pink container sits on a cloth at the bottom left. The setting appears to be a large hall with people seated on the floor during a puja or satsang.

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