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Night outdoor event under a tented canopy strung with pink, yellow, green and purple pennants and banana-leaf decorations. A dense crowd of men and women in white, cream and bright saree fills the foreground, many seated on the ground or plastic chairs. On a raised stage at the back, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand and sit near a white-draped structure, and one figure in an orange-saffron shawl stands out among them. A large framed portrait and a banner with Tamil script hang at the right. Bright floodlights and a speaker are visible.

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