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A long metal serving table in a tiled hall is lined with rows of white paper plates, each holding savoury mixed snack, crackers or biscuits and a dollop of red chutney or jam. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with a yellow-beaded necklace and a bindi carries a plate and walks past the table. Several men in white shirts stand along the table, one holding a plate. Other people in white and maroon garments move through the room, and a stack of cardboard boxes and a metal shelf sit at the right edge. Hall doorway with blue doors in the background.

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