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A night-time street scene at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees gathered on a paved road under dark trees. Most of the people wear white dhotis or robes with orange shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange robe stands in the road with his arms bent, facing the group, while several other figures in orange and maroon robes stand nearby. A lit bus and a small temple gateway are visible in the background, and a Tamil-language banner is partly visible at left. A figure with long curly hair and an orange shawl stands at the right edge in white clothing.

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