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Several young people sit cross-legged in a long row on mats during a ritual, with eyes closed or lowered and hands folded in front of them. The girl on the left wears round glasses and a teal top; the boy beside her wears a patterned green kurta and a beaded mala. Others wear saffron, teal, yellow and red salwar-style clothes and gold bangles. Before them on the floor are brass puja plates with flower garlands, fruit, incense sticks, small oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels. A row of lit lamps glows in the background. Visible copyright and attribution text appears on the photo.

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