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A photograph of an outdoor food-serving scene at a medical camp. A shaven-headed young man in white ritual dhoti with a rudraksha mala and wire-rimmed glasses sits on a stone ledge, ladling food from a steel pot with a small bowl into leaf plates. A middle-aged man in a striped white shirt with a pink shawl and white dhoti stands facing him, holding out a hand. A woman in a red blouse and patterned sari stands nearby, with seated people behind a blue and orange counter. A printed banner reading Free Medical Camp hangs in the background, and palm trees and a white building are visible.

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