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A photograph of a group of women seated on the floor of a bright hall, performing a lamp ritual. Most wear red, orange and pink saris with gold borders, and several hold lit oil lamps (diyas) in their hands or on the mats before them. Small brass plates, a metal deity murti, flowers and kumkum-marked offerings sit on orange cloth mats in front of the row. A few women in white and pink saris sit at the back, and a sheet of paper lies on one woman's lap. The room has tiled floors and large windows with a white-framed door on the left.

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