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Two women sit cross-legged on a mat on a white tiled floor, eating a meal from steel plates with their right hands. Each plate holds rice, vegetable curry and a flatbread. The woman on the left wears a rose-pink sari with a gold border, a red blouse and a rudraksha mala, with glasses. The woman on the right wears an orange-red sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, bangles and a white vibhuti mark on her forehead. White paper cups line the floor in front of them, and more seated people in orange and red saris are visible at the top edge. a person's presence is not visible in this frame.

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