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Photograph of a procession leaving a large carved stone temple gateway at dusk, with a tall gopuram-style stone structure behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl and a long ornate necklace, walks at the centre with hands folded at his chest; the row of sannyasis around him wear saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and men in green and navy sports tops form a guard line on the left. A man in a white dhoti and an older white-clad devotee stand on the right, and an elderly woman in a light blue sari with hands joined in greeting stands at the right edge. A purple sign reads in Tamil that it is the route to the Yagasalai, and yellow barriers line the path.