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A street procession moves along a busy Tamil Nadu roadside. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a red head covering and a rudraksha mala walks forward holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident, with a saffron-clad companion and female devotees in saffron and white beside him. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron shawls and yellow scarves, and women wear white saris with red-orange borders. A temple gopuram rises in the background above shops, a signboard reading Madhu Cottages, and tin-roofed buildings. The crowd numbers roughly several dozen people.

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