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A photograph taken from above of a group of devotees gathered at the entrance of a white building with a covered porch, carrying offerings for a procession. Women in saffron, orange, mustard and green saris carry brass plates of fruit, flowers and food, and a woman in a green-and-gold sari gestures with her hand. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass thali, and another man in a grey checked shirt carries a tray of flowers. A man in a pale shirt holds a long yellow and red flower garland. A young woman in a lavender kurta with a blue dupatta holds a steel bowl of food, and another young woman in white carries a large orange bowl of white flowers and greenery. Potted green plants stand to the right and a silver car is parked on the street at left. The image is watermarked and the page excerpt notes a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession of deities at Chennai, though no deity or chariot is visible. About 15 people are visible.

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