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A street procession in a town lined with pale yellow and blue multi-storey buildings. At centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange shawl walks while holding a flower garland and a small object in his hands; he has short dark hair and a clean-shaven face. Around him, many men in white dhotis and shirts, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas, press forward, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near him. A large multicoloured parasol with tassels is held overhead on the left, and orange-saffron flags are carried among the crowd. A signboard on the building reads a Tamil name, and a banner above a shop shows a portrait labelled Priyam. Appearance alone is insufficient to confirm the identity of the saffron-robed man, so the role is described only as a devotee-led procession participant.

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