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A photo of a seated group in an indoor hall during a ritual session. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands bent forward, touching the forehead of a seated woman with red-dyed hair, white top and orange shawl, who has her eyes closed. Beside them, a woman in a yellow top bows with hands joined in prayer. Around them, devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit on white cushions, and a woman in yellow with an orange headband is at left. Several people are in white at the back. A small white and red ritual object sits on the floor near the praying woman, and a painted orange and yellow ritual sheet is visible at lower left.

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