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December 25 2015

A night-time outdoor photo of three men walking across grass beside a dark hedge and a low stone wall. The man on the left wears a rust-red dhoti and carries a small lamp; the man in the centre wears a rust-red shawl and dhoti, a white headband, and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace; the man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, dark beaded malas, and carries a small orange-red vessel. A thin upright pole stands in the grass in the foreground. The scene appears to be a ritual procession or walk in the dark.

Night photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a dirt path past a temple-style pillared structure lit by a bright lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-yellow-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a beaded headband and a long necklace of white beads. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe with a headband walks behind, and to the right a bare-chested man in an orange garment with yellow borders and rudraksha bracelet looks on. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks at right-centre. Another man in white stands behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears in the background.

Night photo of a procession on a paved road. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with gold trim, a large gold-beaded necklace and rudraksha malas carries a tall silver staff and smiles. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a long braid walks, and a bald man in maroon robes with gold stripes holds a bright torch. A woman in dark maroon with rudraksha beads walks at left. Illuminated stage-like structure and lights glow behind, with a large tyre and vehicle at left.

Night photograph of a procession on a paved courtyard at the Thiruvannamalai ashram, with bare trees and a dark red boundary wall behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a deep maroon robe wears a red and gold turban, a large pink-and-white flower garland, and a gold pendant necklace; he walks with a straight posture. Around him, several men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white head band, while men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls stand at the edges, one holding a white cloth bag. A woman in a blue sari and others in red and maroon garments are visible behind. Some participants gesture with raised arms. Eight to ten people are visible.

December 25 2015

March 11 2017

Night-time outdoor photograph on a dirt path beside a dark red wall. In the foreground a figure with long, thick black hair swept down the back wears an orange-red garment and a multi-strand red and orange flower garland with gold tassels, walking away from the camera; the figure has a gold ornament in the hair. Beside and behind, a second man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and a white forehead marking carries a reddish bag and a small dark object. At the far right edge, another person in white with an orange-red shawl stands near the wall. Dark trees and shrubs are in the background.

October 30 2016

Night photograph of a procession walking along a green carpet runner beside a whitewashed wall under strings of lights and orange flags. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe and red turban wears a heavy gold necklace and a brown beaded mala, with an elaborate gold pendant; his face is turned to the side. Around him walk other robed attendants: a man at left in saffron-orange dhoti holds a tall silver staff and a striped cloth; a bald man in rust-red with an orange-gold border and beaded necklaces walks beside him; a man at right wears a white dhoti with gold border, gold necklaces and a dark beaded mala. A man in light shirt and trousers walks behind, and a few more people follow in the background near tents and lit posts. A gold-and-white banner or small kalasha-style detail is faintly visible at right.

Night photograph of a group walking along a paved path beside a white tent with a green-lit interior and distant lights. At centre, a bearded man in a deep red-orange turban with a vertical tilak and a large gold pendant on a thick necklace, wearing a rust-red shawl over a leopard-print waist cloth, walks forward smiling. He is flanked by men in white dhotis with gold borders, one holding a small umbrella and another carrying a white and gold object, plus a man in a maroon kurta with a white dhoti and a bearded man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala. Several others walk in the background.

Night procession inside a temple corridor with a crowd walking barefoot. In the centre, a smiling man wears a golden crown and a red-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold borders, with a large gold pendant and a rudraksha mala; he is a candidate for a person based on the crown, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, men in orange and saffron robes with beaded necklaces walk alongside, and a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala holds a torch. On the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red mala walks beside them. Background devotees in white and orange move through the dim, lamp-lit hall.