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Outdoor group puja in a forest clearing with many seated devotees in orange, saffron and rust-red sarees and robes, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground, women sit on a pink cloth with brass plates holding pink flowers, small brass lamps and offerings, and some hold small brass vessels. A young woman in a rust-red sari and orange blouse with a rudraksha mala holds a brass item at center, while others around her perform the ritual. Background shows more seated participants, some in white, and a bare-chested man at the rear. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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