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A photograph of a seated meal in a hall with a white glossy floor. In the foreground, rows of young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on banana leaves heaped with rice, dal, vegetables and sweets, with steel cups and paper cups beside them. Several monks in orange robes sit in a line along the leaf plates, one with his hands folded in front of him. Behind them, people in white ritual clothes sit on mats. At the back, a seated figure in orange sits on a gold-trimmed throne in front of a decorated stage with painted deity figures and a framed portrait, with a mat and a cloth covering the floor. The scene shows a communal meal in an ashram setting.

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