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A photograph of a procession on a seafront promenade in Tiruchendur, with the sea and a blue-roofed pavilion behind. In the centre, a bearded man with a tilak on his forehead wears a rust-red dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala and walks forward, pointing ahead with one hand. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes, several with dark turbans and beaded malas, follow closely. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a bare torso holds a brass kalasha-like staff aloft, and a younger man in a white dhoti is guided along. On the right, a bearded man in white with a purple-bordered shawl and gold chain stands near a devotee, while a photographer films with a camera at lower left and another holds up a phone at right. A signboard in Tamil and a golden staff are visible, with other onlookers in the background. The visible cues for the central figure are a crown-like turban area absent, but a rust-red robe, rudraksha mala and tilak; the appearance is uncertain, so the candidate is not confidently identified.

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