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A dense nighttime crowd fills a temple street lit by strings of yellow and red lights along the walls and an illuminated gateway ahead. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps move through the crowd. In the centre, a bare-chested figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and a strand of beads, with possible rudraksha-style adornments, and appears to be a sannyasi or devotee; the appearance is only partly visible in the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis are visible around him. The scene is part of the Karthikai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai temple.

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