A large outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beneath palm trees, with a green banana-leaf and bunch of bananas decorating a wooden pole in the foreground. Many devotees wear white and cream dhotis and saris, while others wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. Several women have white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear red headcloths. The crowd presses forward. - Nithyanandapedia

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A large outdoor crowd gathers at dusk beneath palm trees, with a green banana-leaf and bunch of bananas decorating a wooden pole in the foreground. Many devotees wear white and cream dhotis and saris, while others wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. Several women have white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear red headcloths. The crowd presses forward.

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