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Night outdoor ritual at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam during Chitra Pournami celebrations. Three shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and shawls stand on a raised platform, the nearest in a white-and-saffron-bordered cloth holding a small bell, the far right one in a red-striped white shawl holding a brass lamp. Brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on the platform, with lit flames in the foreground. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white, sits and stands before dark trees and strings of small lights. A white pillar stands at left, and a banner is visible in the background.

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