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A street scene outside a temple in Tamil Nadu, with several men in saffron-orange robes walking on a roadside. The central figure wears an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, carrying a plastic bag, and another saffron-clad man walks beside him carrying a white bag. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks alongside, and an older man in white stands at right by parked motorcycles. Behind them is a temple gateway with painted deity figures, a shop sign reading Poompuhar Handicrafts, and a flower stall with marigold and rose garlands. Two saffron-robed figures wear gold or beaded necklaces, and a woman's painted figure appears on the temple wall.

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