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A large hall with white walls and ceiling fans hosts a seated meal. Many people sit at round tables covered in gold cloth, many wearing white clothes with red-and-saffron shawls. In the foreground, a smiling man in a white kurta and a rudraksha mala walks, holding a folded orange cloth and a water bottle. A bearded man in white walks in the center, and a girl and a woman with a long braid sit at the right table with plates. Behind them, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti with orange and red banners. The room is busy with diners and attendants serving food.

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