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A long hall with a corrugated roof and cream walls hosts a communal meal. Rows of people sit on the floor along the length of the room, eating from banana leaves with glasses of water beside them. A man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl walks down the central aisle between the rows, with a bare-footed stride. Several servers in white shirts and white head coverings move about, and women in green and yellow saris sit among the diners. Decorated pillars with colourful patterns stand at the sides. This appears to be an annadan style meal. a person is the man in the yellow shawl walking the aisle, identified by the yellow shawl and white ceremonial clothing; the appearance cues are limited, so this is uncertain.

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