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A night-time photograph of a community meal under a covered porch, with a string of marigold and pink flower garlands hung across the top. Several children and young people sit on the floor eating from metal thali plates. A man in an orange shirt and grey trousers sits cross-legged in the centre, gesturing with his raised hand. A teenage boy in a yellow shirt and a boy in a striped shirt stand behind, one holding food, and a older boy in grey carries stacked metal plates on the right. A girl in a purple dress stands at the left edge, and a smiling girl in a white and black top sits near the front. Kolam rangoli designs are drawn on the floor in the lower corners. The scene shows annadan, a free food distribution.

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