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Street procession on a roadside in Tamil Nadu with a red and gold ceremonial umbrella held aloft over a central figure in white dhoti and white kurta, garlanded with marigolds and orange-red flowers. Around him, devotees in white shirts with saffron-orange scarves and rudraksha-style beads walk along the road. On the left a yellow-and-blue bus marked Palani Murugan passes, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands nearby. Behind the crowd, banners read Nithyananda Youth Centre and Kodumudi, with portraits of a woman in a red headscarf. Gold-finialed ratha-style canopies and a woman in a cream sari with a long braid add to the scene.

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