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A large hall with cream walls and framed portraits hung along the upper wall, with a few tall windows and ceiling lights. Many women sit cross-legged on a white floor in rows, most in white or cream saris with yellow or orange shawls, some in orange and green. Several hold small brass objects or cups and seem to be chanting or singing together. Plates with flower petals, small brass bowls and plastic containers sit on mats in front of them. Two women in orange robes sit at the left, and a seated audience fills the background.

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