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Photo of a ritual meal inside a bamboo-screened open hall at Aadi Kailaasa. Several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on mats and banana leaves, while a woman in white is bending forward to serve food to a seated girl. Another woman in white stands nearby, and a large metal pot and a brass vessel sit at the left. A portrait of a bearded man in white and orange is visible at the upper right edge, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible scene. The setting suggests a communal offering or annadan style meal.

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