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A seated communal meal in a hall where rows of participants sit cross-legged on a long white cloth laid along the floor. Each person has a banana leaf plate heaped with vegetables, rice and fruit, with water bottles and paper cups placed between them. Most women wear white or cream clothing with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear saffron or yellow dresses. Several people eat with their hands, and a line of helpers in white saris with red borders and white head coverings stands serving at the back. A saffron-robed person stands near the left edge of the frame.

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