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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall at dusk showing a long row of women sitting on the floor in rows, each with brass oil lamps lit before them, along with small brass plates, bowls and flower offerings. Many women wear red, orange and yellow saris; the woman in the foreground in white has her palms pressed together in prayer. At the right, a man in a white shirt stands holding a camera. At the back, a few people in white dhotis and white clothes stand near a wooden table and equipment, with a yellow-clad figure among them. The setting resembles a lamp puja gathering.

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