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A long buffet-style spread of Indian vegetarian food laid out on a leopard-print runner over a carpeted floor. Rows of small brass and steel bowls hold colourful dishes in yellow, orange, green, white and dark brown. Platters of whole fruit sit at the left, including pineapple, oranges, apples, bananas, limes and a green cucumber. A portion of a person in a green and white sari sits at the top right edge, and red flowers appear at the right. No people are seated centrally in the frame.

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