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A village street procession outside a temple-like complex in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu. Schoolgirls in mustard-yellow uniforms with orange sashes and red hair ribbons walk in a line, followed by men in white dhotis and checked or plain shirts and onlookers. A small wooden shrine-like booth with a painted panel stands at left, a white temple tower with an orange flag rises behind, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pole. Orange flags flutter from poles and a thatched entrance with palm fronds frames the right side. Several adults and children watch from the roadside, and a child is carried on a man's shoulders at left. Crowd is visible, roughly 21-100 people.

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