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Hindu devotees gathered outside the temple; foreign journalists observing the event and taking photos; devotees with kavadis; Indian women carrying silver pots on their heads; crowds of people waiting outside temple; blessings and prayers; piercing of needles through a devotee's tongue; flowers and offerings to Hindu gods; devotees pouring water over their heads; procession of Hindu devotees carrying kavadis making their way down the street; woman devotee getting her cheeks pierced; altars of Hindu gods; devotees making their way out of the temple.