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A photograph of a large hall serving a communal meal. Along a long stainless-steel serving counter, volunteers in white saris and white kurtas scoop food from steel pots into leaf plates and paper cups. In the foreground, a man in a red shirt and dark trousers holds a leaf plate of rice, vegetables and fried snacks, wearing a KALPATARU identity badge. A woman in a white sari with green-and-gold border and gold bangles stands at the counter beside a volunteer in a navy top. Many other people in white and orange clothing queue or move through the hall under ceiling fans. Brass lamps and stacked leaf plates are visible in the background.

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