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Outdoor street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram, with a tall colourful tower behind green trees. A large crowd sits in a semicircle on a stone pavement, mostly men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris. Several seated men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit near the centre. A standing man in white holds a stick-like object while others gesture. Drummers in white play a large drum in the foreground, and uniformed police officers stand at the left beside a stone building. Wicker baskets sit on the ground. Many people are visible, but counts are uncertain.

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