Night photograph of a crowd at a temple procession in Tamil Nadu. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe wears a thick garland of green leaves and white and purple flowers, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds a small ornate brass vessel with a gold-coloured lid. Around him, young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear white tripundra forehead markings and beaded necklaces; one at right has long dark hair and bare shoulders. A man in a blue vest at left and a bystander in a light blue cap are among the onlookers. Behind them a white wall with a green-blue cornice shows painted deity panels and a yellow signboard with Tamil lettering. a person candidate appearance is unconfirmed here, so the robed bearded man is described by role only.

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