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Four young men in saffron-orange robes with red borders sit cross-legged on a mat in a plain room, eating from stainless steel plates of rice, curry and vegetables. Several have rudraksha malas and bangles; the man on the right wears spectacles and a white tilak on his forehead. Small white disposable cups stand on the floor in front, and steel vessels sit on a shelf behind them. This appears to be a communal meal of ashram residents.

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