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A row of sannyasi monks in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor, eating a meal from metal plates with their right hands. Several wear rudraksha malas around their necks and bangles on their wrists; some have shaved heads and small earrings. Before them are steel plates of rice and food, small white paper cups, and banana-leaf or cloth napkins. Behind them a standing figure in a white and green sari is partly visible, and a camera tripod stands at the top left. The scene looks like a communal prasadam or annadan meal.

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