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A large indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and strings of small lights draped along the balconies. Many women stand closely packed in white saris and white outfits, most wearing orange shawls over their shoulders. Some hold small bags and one holds up her hands in prayer. Men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand at the right edge near a camera on a tripod, and a crowd watches from the upper balcony. Red carpeting lines the floor in front.

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