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Outdoor Pongal celebration in Tiruvannamalai with a row of seated devotees in white on the left and a group of attendees in front. Two saffron-robed figures stand near a raised platform in the centre, one wearing an orange shawl. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around the platform. Behind them are rows of black clay pots and kalasha vessels, banana plants and colourful balloons decorate the site, and a hill with trees rises in the background. A red and white banner hangs on a pole at left.

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