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A photograph of a seated meal (annadan-style) under a white tent canopy decorated with orange and marigold garlands. Rows of saffron-robed sadhus wearing orange and pink turbans sit on blue mats along both sides, with steel plates, small steel bowls and water bottles set before them. Between them lies a floor design of coloured rangoli in red, blue and green. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands barefoot in the centre, holding a cup or container while serving. At the left foreground, an elderly bearded man in white, with his hair tied in a topknot and wearing glasses, sits facing the camera. At the far right, a young man in an orange shirt sits smiling.

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