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Long row of devotees seated on the floor at a communal meal in an ashram hall, with banana-leaf plates and food laid along the length of the row. Foreground: a woman with a dreadlocked bun and white horizontal tilak with red dot on her forehead, wearing glasses, looking toward the food; beside her an older woman with grey hair and white forehead marks. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron robes sit in line. At the right edge, a server in white gloves and purple clothing holds a metal container. Banana leaves, small bowls and steel vessels line the floor. Several more participants are partly visible in the background.

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