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A street procession moves along a dusty road in a town. A large white banner held aloft reads in Tamil and shows a portrait of a smiling man with a white head-wrap and rudraksha beads, beside a red emblem and a church-like building; the banner's caption reads Dhyana Peetam, Chennai Mahanagaram Kilai. Several men in all-white dhoti and shirt clothing walk and carry red flags on poles, and a few hold a white placard reading CHENNAI. Men wear white and light shirts, rudraksha-style beads and identity badges. Strings of small pennants stretch overhead, and roadside shops with signboards line the street.

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