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Devotees sit on the floor of a hall eating a communal meal from banana-leaf-style plates on striped woven mats, a scene of annadan-style seating. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground has a green garland around his neck. A man in an orange-and-white garment sits among them, and a woman in a white sari with gold border walks past at left. Metal crowd barriers with plastic posts divide the seating rows. Small paper cups and a green water bottle sit near the diners.

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