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A row of young women and girls in saffron-orange sarees and dhotis sit cross-legged on a polished floor during a puja. In the foreground a girl with curly dark hair and a rudraksha necklace holds a small brass lamp and a flower, with brass plates of flowers, sweets and a small lamp set on wooden stands before them. Others behind hold brass vessels and flowers, one with a white vibhuti mark on her forehead. A red curtain and a pink cloth lie in the background, and a blue bag sits beside the foreground girl. Red and white flower petals are scattered across the floor.

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