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Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered on dry, sandy ground under a bright sky. In the foreground, several women in white and cream saris and salwar are seated or kneeling, one in a green kurta with an orange scarf, and a younger woman in a white outfit kneels beside a wooden pole draped with orange and red flags. Behind them, a standing row of women and girls in white, pink and yellow saris and dresses watches a raised stage covered in orange cloth and a striped mat. On the stage at the right, a person in a red garment with a long rudraksha-style necklace speaks into a microphone; a brass deity murti or ritual object sits near the front of the stage. Children sit on the ground in front, one in a pink top and another in a red shirt. Partial orange-robed figures stand at the left edge. Scaffolding and a concrete building appear in the background.