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Night photo of a large crowd walking across an open dirt courtyard near a lit temple gateway with a tower-like structure in the background. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in checked or pastel shirts. Women wear saris in orange, pink and teal. In the foreground a man in a white shirt has a green-and-white striped shawl draped over his shoulder, and a woman in a teal blouse and red-patterned sari carries a small bundle. Stalls with white cloth and items are visible at the left edge, and a flowering tree stands at right. The page appears to describe a walk around Arunachala Hill, but no a person is visible in this frame.

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