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A night-time outdoor photo at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam centre in Tamil Nadu. Six men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row before a large white board with blue grid lines and printed Tamil headings. The board reads in Tamil text announcing a daily annadanam service. Behind them a strings of small lights hang through a large tree and a thatched hut sits to the left. A woman in a bright orange sari stands near the board, and a man in orange clothing stands at the right edge. One man on the left wears a white shirt, a bead necklace and white dhoti. Bamboo poles frame the board and blue plastic chairs sit under the tree.

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