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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a decorated hall with red walls, string lights and a small ornate silver umbrella overhead. In the foreground, a person with long dreadlocked hair wearing an orange top and orange-and-gold cloth sits on a red cushion, holding a brass tray with a folded white paper. Facing them, a smiling woman in a white jacket with a rudraksha-style bead necklace accepts or presents the tray. Behind them, a large crowd of women and girls sits on the floor, many in orange, pink and green saris and garlands, with a few men and a leopard-print cushion at the lower right.

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