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A group of saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a floor with a jungle-forest backdrop, eating a meal from steel thalis set on low wooden tables scattered with marigold petals. The man in the centre front wears a red-maroon turban, a dark red shawl over a yellow-gold sash, and a thick ornate gold necklace of beads; he is pressing food with his hand. At right, an elderly bearded man in orange robes and glasses eats with his fingers from a plate of roti and curry. Behind them, others in orange and peach robes eat, one raising food to his mouth. Plates hold roti, rice, dal and curries, with water bottles nearby.

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