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Photograph of devotees seated on the floor of a temple hall, sharing a meal served on large green banana leaves with rice, pickles, sweets and small cups of liquid. Two men in front smile at the camera: the one at centre wears an orange-and-gold turban, red shawl, glasses and a grey trouser; the one at left wears white with a rudraksha mala and orange cord. Behind them, other men in white and red shawls sit near golden deity murti and statues, and a person in a red-and-orange sari walks past on the left. A patterned striped mat lies on the marble floor.

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