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A photograph of five men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged in a row on a white tiled floor, each before a green banana leaf meal served with flatbreads, papadums, fried snacks, vegetable curries and small steel cups of water. The men on the left wear rudraksha malas and white marks on their arms and foreheads, and several are smiling or laughing. Behind them, a white-draped chair holds a framed portrait of a man with a printed caption, and a carved wooden backrest stands to the right. Stone steps and white walls frame the room.