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A street procession at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white vibhuti stripes on his arms and chest, wearing rudraksha malas and an orange-and-red dhoti, holds marigold and flower petals in his hands. Beside him, a man with a yellow-and-pink marigold garland and rudraksha beads sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, sannyasis in saffron and orange cloth, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand among devotees. A girl in orange holds a plate with an oil lamp and flower petals. Stone temple walls and a green gate frame the scene.

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