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A row of men sit cross-legged on a polished marble floor in a hall with pink walls and red curtains, facing a seated meal on banana leaves. Most wear white dhotis and shirts with red shawls, and several have orange turbans; some wear orange-brown lanyards. Small plastic cups and leaf plates of food sit before them, and a woman in orange stands at the upper left beside a water dispenser. No person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the central figures are described by role as devotees seated for a meal.
Photo 181 of 280 from 2 April 2013

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