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Night photo of a devotional procession moving along a dirt path between low stone walls, lit by floodlights. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red shawls and sashes, with some carrying a ceremonial chariot or palanquin topped with a red-and-yellow canopy in the background. A man in the foreground holds a large golden ceremonial fan or plate aloft, and another carries a small pot. Several people wear rudraksha-style and beaded necklaces. A red temple gopuram is visible in the distance beyond the trees. This matches a Gnanasambandar procession during the Inner Awakening event.

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