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Five people sit cross-legged on a bare concrete floor in a decorated tent-like hall at night, eating from small foil or paper packets. Four men and one woman are seated; the men wear white dhotis and shirts or a yellow shirt, and the woman wears a white sari with a gold border. Behind them stands a large printed portrait of a bearded, turbaned figure draped in red garlands, seated on a pink cushioned seat beneath a decorated red and blue umbrella. Brass oil lamps flank the seat, and a fruit or sweet offering sits on a gold cloth below it. The backdrop has purple, blue and red draped fabrics, and a striped mat lies in the foreground. Timestamp overlay reads Feb 11, 2022 at 7:54:32 PM, 6, Amman Sanadhi Street, Madurai.

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