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Night photograph of a dense crowd gathered outdoors near an illuminated temple gopuram. Several men wear rudraksha malas and bare upper bodies with orange or saffron dhotis, and some carry long ceremonial staffs or tridents with silver tops. A man in a yellow-trimmed shawl and orange cloth stands at the centre, and men in white dhotis and a man in a blue shirt stand nearby. Small lamp flames appear on the ground in the foreground. A candidate matching the a person description is not confidently identifiable from appearance alone, so the central figure is described by role only. The scene looks like a procession or temple gathering with sadhus and devotees.

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