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A large group of children and teenagers in costume poses on the steps before the entrance of Sri Anandeshwara Temple, with the name printed on a brown sign above the doorway. Several boys in front wear gold crowns, gold necklaces and dhoti-style garments in red, yellow and orange, some holding staffs or a bow. A standing boy in the centre wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha-style mala. Girls in saris in teal, red, magenta and green sit and stand around them, several wearing gold jewellery. Seated children in the front row include a girl in a teal sari and a boy in a green costume with a gold crown, while a small child holds a green fan. The orange-painted building wall frames the scene.

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