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A large crowd of mostly women sits cross-legged on a carpeted hall floor during a ritual gathering. Most wear white kurtas, white salwar or saris, with red and orange shawls and rudraksha or bead malas. Several in the foreground hold small brass cups or oil lamps and offer them with raised hands, while others have eyes closed in prayer. A woman at left wears a white vibhuti or kumkum mark on her forehead. Plastic chairs and stage equipment appear at the back, and a few people in the rear seats are older. No central figure is clearly visible in this frame.

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