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A long row of banana leaves laid out on a bare grey floor, each holding a serving of food: a mound of cooked rice, pale papadum-like wafers, a yellow-brown dal or chutney, shredded white and orange vegetables, and small vadas, with white paper cups of liquid beside them. A mat with a blue border runs along the left edge. At the top left, a seated person in white dhoti and cloth sits at the row's head, with only their arm and lap visible; a few metal serving vessels sit at the far top edge. The image is a photograph of a meal being served in an ashram dining hall.