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A photograph of a large open-sided pandal where several seated saffron-robed sadhus and priests sit in a row on mats, each beside a printed banner showing a saint's portrait and a name in Kannada script. The foreground sadhu, with a long grey beard and orange turban, holds a brass bowl and gestures with his hand while wearing a garland of yellow marigolds and a red flower. Behind him a bald man in orange garments with a yellow shawl holds an open book, and a shirtless priest in a light green cloth sits with a small brass lamp and offering plates. Haze hangs in the air, a decorated palanquin or ratha stands at the right, and a cameraman with a tripod works near the back. Banner text reads Maanakanjarar and Viranmeendar.

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