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Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees standing on a street during the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people, mostly men and women, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or hands clasped in prayer, facing toward the procession. A man in a white shirt and a man in a yellow checked shirt are prominent in the foreground; a woman wears a pink and orange sari and another a teal sari. Bright floodlights and street lamps light the scene, and a red shop sign with white lettering is visible at right. A small blue bird logo appears at top left and a timestamp reads 31 18:41 in red at lower right.

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