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A large crowd fills a temple plaza during a procession. In the right foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange robe, a red and green flower-and-fruit garland, and gold bangles, holding a long staff. Ahead, a richly decorated chariot with banana-leaf and flower canopies moves through the crowd. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk with saffron flags, and uniformed police stand nearby. Behind them, a multi-tiered colourful gopuram rises above stone temple buildings with a hill in the background. A shirtless man in white cloth walks among the devotees.

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