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Photograph of a seated group of women and girls in saffron and orange saris and maroon tops with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold small brass oil lamps (diyas) lit with flames, lifting them in a devotional gesture. A woman in the foreground with grey hair and a bindi looks down in concentration; another lifts a lamp at right. Sheets of paper and a water bottle rest on the floor. Spectators with white-marked foreheads sit behind them.