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Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd gathered on open ground at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, with some in orange, red and blue checked shirts in the foreground. Red and white string lights and tall white floodlamps line the grounds. On a raised stage at the back, a lit screen shows a seated figure in orange and gold, and a dark hill rises behind the scene.

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