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A crowded photograph inside a thatched shelter during an annadan meal distribution. A woman in a green top and gold-toned earrings, with flowers in her hair, reaches toward a paper plate of rice held by a woman in a beige sari. Women in white saris with rudraksha malas stand around, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala is nearby. A man in a cream cap and striped shirt is at left, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the back. Plates of food are held up by several people. Printed banner text is partly visible at the right edge.

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