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A procession walks along a dirt path inside a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with tall white gopuram towers and palm trees behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and has white markings on the forehead, with long dark hair; a similarly dressed sannyasi walks beside him. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a uniformed police officer in khaki accompany them, and a bald man in orange robes with a gold necklace walks at the left. Trees and a small shrine structure are visible to the right.

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