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A street scene in Tiruvannamalai where a crowd of boys and a man gather around a white car. Inside the car's rear window sits a bare-chested figure in a rust-orange wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold-toned adornments, with long hair. Several boys in white shirts and striped shirts lean in, one holding up a phone to photograph him. Behind the car, a man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads stands with arms folded, with white forehead markings, beside a uniformed police officer in khaki. Parked vehicles, motorbikes and a row of onlookers line the roadside. Cars carry white signage with partial lettering.