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A photograph of a seated meal ceremony in a hall. Many young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged on a polished floor, with their hands folded in prayer. Each sits before a long banana leaf laid with food, and small white cups sit along the rows. Behind them, women in white and pastel clothing are seated in chairs and watch. Blurred figures in the foreground and a striped mat complete the scene. Several of the saffron-clad youths wear rudraksha malas and white body markings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.