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Outdoor food distribution (annadan) under a covered veranda with yellow pillars and trees behind. Two women in saris stir large dark metal cooking pots set on wooden stools; one wears a blue and white sari with a red blouse, the other a pink blouse and pink-patterned sari. An older man in a white shirt and glasses stands behind them. Three boys stand at right: one in a teal 'ALL IS FAR IN YOU' t-shirt, one in a green polo holding a leaf plate, and a younger boy in red. At right, a framed portrait of a smiling figure with a pink-orange turban and saffron-pink clothing, garlanded with white flower garlands and a red-beaded mala, sits on a draped table beside a plate of food. A printed caption on the page describes a 45th avatar anniversary festival. Shown as a portrait, not a physical person.

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