A photograph of a dining hall with rows of people seated at long black metal-topped tables on red-edged benches and white plastic chairs. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts; some wear rudraksha malas. They eat from round steel plates with steel bowls. The floor is grey tile and the walls are mesh-paneled. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a dining hall with rows of people seated at long black metal-topped tables on red-edged benches and white plastic chairs. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts; some wear rudraksha malas. They eat from round steel plates with steel bowls. The floor is grey tile and the walls are mesh-paneled.

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