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A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated women, most wearing white headbands tied at the back of the head, sitting cross-legged on a red floor covering. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in colours including white, yellow, green, pink, blue and lavender, with long braided hair. Water bottles sit among them, and bright ceiling lights and white pillars line the hall. Their heads are turned toward the front, away from the camera. No individual figure is identifiable as a presenter in view.

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