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Photo taken indoors in a plain white-walled room beside a barred window. Two people stand with their backs to the camera before a table holding fruit and offerings: a pineapple, oranges, a flower-garlanded cake-like tray and wrapped trays of food. The man on the left wears an orange shirt and orange dhoti with a red border. The figure on the right wears an orange robe, an orange head wrap and a white flower garland with red blossoms. No face is visible. The scene suggests a ritual offering of food, with the figures facing the table.

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