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A photograph of several people walking single file along a dry dirt path through sparse scrub and thorny trees. In front, a young man with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe wrapped over his body and orange sandals, and he holds a fold of the robe at his side. Behind him, a person in a matching orange robe and sandals walks beside another figure in orange, and further back are figures in white and yellow garments near a raised orange shape among the branches. Sunlight filters through the green leaves.

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August 05 20092009-08-05A group walks along a red-dirt path through dry scrub and tall acacia-like trees, with a rocky hill rising behind them. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a striped cloth over his shoulder walks away from the camera. Two people in saffron-orange robes walk in the centre, one carrying a small object, and a younger man in orange robes and sandals walks on the right. Behind them several people in white clothes and one in yellow follow along the path. Green shrubs and small rocks line the trail.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05Photograph of a procession walking single file along a dirt path through green trees and brush. In front, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange wrap over a red undergarment and orange sandals, walking with eyes lowered. Behind him, a man in orange robes walks while looking down at his hand. Following them, several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, one carrying a dark bag. Several more people are partially visible further back. The scene is outdoors, daytime, with dry leaves and stones on the ground.2009-08-08August 03 20082008-08-03August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a narrow dirt path winding through dense green scrub and thorny bushes at dusk. A man walks barefoot in front, wearing an orange-saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, his head shaved. Several people in white dhotis and light shirts follow behind him along the path. The sky is pale and muted in the early evening light.2008-01-03August 05 20092009-08-05A photograph of a group walking single file along a narrow dirt path flanked by dry scrub and green trees on a bright day. In front, a young person with short dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe wrapped over the shoulder and walks barefoot; behind them another person in orange cloth walks beside a woman in an orange sari. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, one wearing a white shirt with a dark cord around the neck, and one at the back in white and yellow clothing. Dry palm-like plants and sparse bushes line the track. The walk appears to be a pilgrimage circuit around a sacred hill.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05A photograph of a dirt footpath winding through dry scrub and bushes on a hillside, with a line of walkers in orange and white robes. In the foreground a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, walks ahead with his hands held together at his waist and wears brown sandals. Behind him several followers in orange and white clothing follow along the path, and a hill rises in the background under a pale sky. The scene suggests a girivalam, a walk around a sacred hill.2008-01-03