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Night photo of a dense crowd at an outdoor Tamil evening event, many people with arms outstretched and palms open toward the front, some palms holding white powder or ash. Women wear saris and salwar in green, pink, yellow and blue, with gold earrings, bangles and red thread on wrists; a man in a white shirt and a checked shirt stands among them. A small flame glows in the background near a vehicle and a flag, and street lights are visible overhead. The scene suggests a devotional blessing or distribution of sacred ash, though no deity or a person figure is clearly visible.

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