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A dense crowd of devotees in white clothing eats from metal plates in a large hall. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear white saris with coloured borders. One man in the centre holds a plate in his hands and wears a red beaded garland; another man at right holds a plate of food and wears an orange-red shawl. A young man in front wears a white shirt and a black rudraksha-style mala. Orange and saffron cloth hangs from the ceiling in the background.

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