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A large hall during a Guru Purnima celebration. Dozens of women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand in a long queue along a raised platform, several holding trays or offerings. In the foreground a technician in white operates an audio console on an orange cloth. A woman in an orange sari at left centre gestures toward the line. Carved golden lion sculptures flank the stage, and a red curtain hangs at left. Flat screens on the front rail show a ritual with a figure in red. Many more people sit or stand in the background, and a camera on a tripod is at right.

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