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Devotees sit on a red floor cloth during a seated puja in a hall with a gold-patterned backdrop. A woman in a dark teal silk saree with a red border closes her eyes with hands folded, a red bindi on her forehead and a long pendant on a cord. An older woman in a cream saree with teal and blue paisley borders sits with hands clasped and rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind them a young man with a white tilak and rudraksha beads sits in orange cloth. In front, steel plates hold yellow flowers, a lotus, and offering vessels. The seated people appear to be about five in view.

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