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Night photograph inside a temple hall lined with stone pillars, a blue sign reading திருச்சுற்று மண்டபம் above the entrance. A dense crowd of devotees moves forward, many men wearing orange and saffron dhotis or shirts with rudraksha and flower garlands. Uniformed police in khaki stand among them, and a man in a green sports shirt walks in front. Festive lights and garlands decorate the hall, and a screen shows the temple in the background. No individual is identifiable as a person from visible cues in this frame.

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