A street photograph of a long line of men walking along a roadside in a Tamil town, many wearing white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. A red and white state transport bus is on the left, and shops with signs including XEROX and a TMB Surabhi ATM line the road beside a hill. The men appear to be part of an organised procession or walk. - Nithyanandapedia

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A street photograph of a long line of men walking along a roadside in a Tamil town, many wearing white dhotis and white shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. A red and white state transport bus is on the left, and shops with signs including XEROX and a TMB Surabhi ATM line the road beside a hill. The men appear to be part of an organised procession or walk.

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