A photograph of a rural food distribution hall with a thatched roof of woven palm and bamboo poles. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white gloves ladles yellow rice from a large stainless steel pot, and a man in a brown shirt holds out a steel plate to receive it. Behind them a row of seated people in white clothing waits for food, with more men in white along the tables. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a rural food distribution hall with a thatched roof of woven palm and bamboo poles. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white gloves ladles yellow rice from a large stainless steel pot, and a man in a brown shirt holds out a steel plate to receive it. Behind them a row of seated people in white clothing waits for food, with more men in white along the tables.

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