Photo of several women seated cross-legged on the floor of a white-tiled hall, eating a meal served on banana leaves with paper cups of drink. They wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces and bracelets. One woman in the foreground gestures with food in hand while others eat with their fingers; the plates hold rice, vegetables and sweets. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photo of several women seated cross-legged on the floor of a white-tiled hall, eating a meal served on banana leaves with paper cups of drink. They wear white kurta-style clothes with red-orange shawls and beaded necklaces and bracelets. One woman in the foreground gestures with food in hand while others eat with their fingers; the plates hold rice, vegetables and sweets.

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A photograph of a group of women and a girl seated cross-legged on a bare floor, eating a communal meal from green leaf plates. The women wear white kurta-style clothing with red-orange shawls and red-orange beaded rudraksha-style malas, and one woman wears a red-orange dupatta and glasses. Small paper cups sit on the floor, and plates hold sweets, fried snacks and fruit slices. A child in yellow sits behind them. Several other seated participants are partially visible in the background. No swami or other candidate is visibly present.