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A photograph inside a decorated, brightly lit hall with pink and green fairy lights along the walls and ceiling. A crowd of devotees stands and moves through the narrow space, many in everyday clothes such as saris and shirts. In the centre, a gilded ornate frame surrounds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. On the right, workers in white caps and white clothes serve food across white counters, while devotees queue and collect items. A small framed portrait hangs on the right wall, showing a smiling man with a saffron-orange turban and beard, though its subject is not clearly established here. Prominent people include a bald elderly man with a white head wrap and a green cloth, and a bearded man in a checked shirt in the foreground. Several women wear colourful saris and flowers in their hair.

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A photograph of a crowd of people queuing inside a brightly lit hall decorated with strings of green, pink and yellow fairy lights along the ceiling and walls. On the left, a gilded ornate shrine or throne-like arch with a red backdrop is visible. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in striped or cream shirts stand close together, some wearing orange cloth, while a woman in a pink blouse and purple floral sari stands in the foreground with her hair in a bun. On the right, serving staff in green caps work behind a glass food counter holding trays of food. Ceiling fans turn overhead. A timestamp reads Oct 17, 2024 09:09AM.2024-10-17A photograph of an annadaan food-service hall decorated with strings of green and pink fairy lights along the ceiling and walls. Many men stand and sit at long yellow tables, several holding stainless steel thali trays being served. 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