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Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees on a hillside with terraced slopes, trees and a building in the background. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with glasses wears white dhoti-style cloth with a gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, facing a woman in an orange saree with maroon blouse, a green leaf in her hand and a beaded mala. Beside her stands a woman in orange saree with a maroon border holding a leaf and wearing a pendant, and another woman in cream and orange saree holding papers. Several other women in orange, cream and white sarees stand behind them. No identifiable a person is visible.

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