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A night procession walks along a dirt path past a thatched hut and bamboo fence. Under a multicolored fringed umbrella, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing walks together. A man in orange at the front, carrying a small object, leads the line. On the right, a white-haired man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a woman in white with an orange shawl walk among others in white kurtas and orange scarves. Small blue logo appears in the upper left corner.

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Night procession on a dirt path with a scaffolded structure and thatched hut behind. A striking umbrella with colourful fringe and a decorative pattern is held aloft over a figure in orange robes. Devotees in white and orange shawls walk barefoot; several men in white and women in white saris with orange shawls process along. A man in orange holds a brass or metal kalasha-like vessel. Light falls from a pole at right.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Night procession on a dark road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of devotees walking together. In the center a woman with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange garment and walks with hands clasped. Beside her a young man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth walks in step. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls and an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes with a red border carry garlands, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Tall trees and a utility pole frame the background. Consistent with the girivalam circumambulation described in the page excerpt, though no sacred landmark is clearly visible.2008-01-02August 03 20082008-08-03A night procession moves along a dirt path past a red-orange building. Many women and men in white traditional dress walk in a line, several in white saris with red or yellow borders and white shirts. Several people wear orange or saffron robes and one woman wears a saffron sari. A man in white drums a large barrel drum, and a bearer carries a tall brass trident-like staff. A tall ornate red and gold canopy umbrella and two decorated orange-gold parasols are held aloft at the front of the procession. A lantern glows at the right edge. The procession appears to be a ritual parade with Hindu ceremonial elements.2010-11-21November 20 20102010-11-20Night photograph of a crowd walking a girivalam path near a temple, the figures dressed in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with his back partly turned, and a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl walks beside a man in orange robes holding a walking staff. Other devotees in white and orange follow along the dirt road. The scene conveys a devotional circumambulation at night.2008-01-02August 03 20082008-08-03August 01 20082008-08-01November 11 20102010-11-11