A row of women seated on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in orange and saffron tops and white skirts. The nearest woman in front holds a brass incense holder with rising smoke, while others beside her hold brass lamps or vessels. Small brass oil lamps, plates of fruit and flowers sit on an orange cloth before them. No deity figure or throne is visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A row of women seated on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in orange and saffron tops and white skirts. The nearest woman in front holds a brass incense holder with rising smoke, while others beside her hold brass lamps or vessels. Small brass oil lamps, plates of fruit and flowers sit on an orange cloth before them. No deity figure or throne is visible.

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