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A large group of devotees seated on the floor in a temple hall during a ritual ceremony. Many women and girls wear saffron-orange saris and salwar outfits with rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some sit with palms pressed together in prayer, while others hold small brass vessels and offering trays. Brass bowls, plates and a kalasha-style pot lie on a mat in front, and an orange cloth draping a pillar sits in the background. Several people in white clothes sit toward the back. Garlands hang at the top of the frame. No single figure is identifiable as a person.

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