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A photograph of a long, brightly lit dining hall with a pale tiled floor. Rows of people sit cross-legged on the floor facing a central aisle, each before a round metal plate, several with small steel bowls. A woman in a blue and pink sari stands at left holding a plate near a serving table. Men in white shirts and white dhotis or pants move along the aisle serving food. Most seated people wear white, cream or orange clothing, and a few wear saffron-coloured garments. Overhead hang orange and yellow lamp shades and fluorescent lights. The scene shows a communal meal, annadan, in progress.