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Several men sit cross-legged on a plain floor in a bamboo-screened hall, dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Brass vessels, small brass cups and leaf plates with rice and side dishes lie in front of them, and each seated man holds a long wooden staff or pole. The man in the centre wears a dark lanyard and a red tilak on his forehead, while the man to the right wears a wristwatch and a curly-haired appearance. Orange flags on poles rise behind the group. This appears to be a ritual meal or offering setting. No person in the scene is identified as a person.

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