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A man stands barefoot on a striped woven mat at an outdoor stage with a white canopy, palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. He wears a red-orange turban, an orange-red dhoti with gold border, a gold ceremonial necklace and a pink-white flower garland, with long dark hair falling at his back. Behind him are a brass lamp stand with a trident-topped finial, and red and white garlands on a wooden lattice backdrop. A white evaporative cooler stands at left. Dressed devotees in saffron and white stand at the right edge. The photo is a visible stage greeting during a Tamil Kalpataru event, not a festival-specific ritual.

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