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A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala walks down a decorated entrance hallway toward the viewer, smiling. A long white and orange marigold garland hangs over her shoulders, and orange marigold strands line the floor along a woven mat. A marigold and leaf toran with a swastika motif hangs over the doorway, and a man in white dhoti and a red shawl stands at the left beside a door draped with colourful cloth. Walls are cream and peach. This appears to be a house visit ritual welcoming a guest with garlands and flowers.

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