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An outdoor gathering in a village street where a seated row of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on blue plastic chairs, several with arms folded or hands clasped. Behind them a large crowd of women in colourful saris and children sits on chairs and stands, with a yellow temple gopuram visible in the background and a loudspeaker mounted on a pole at right. The scene is a daytime public event in Tamil Nadu.

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