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Night street procession in a crowded Tamil town street lit by shop signs. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and walks at the centre, smiling, with a palm-up gesture toward the crowd. Around him devotees in saffron and orange robes, a woman in red and yellow sari, and men in white shirts with gold necklaces and tilak marks press close. A cameraman films from a raised angle. Behind is a Thiruvannamalai Traffic Police canopy, an ICICI Bank sign and blue buildings.

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