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A photograph of a crowd walking across a bare reddish-brown dirt field toward the right, with a fence of white posts and green trees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and grey-striped track trousers walks with a red shawl across his shoulders. Beside him, a woman in white clothes and a red shawl walks, and a man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them, a larger group of devotees in white kurtas, red shawls and orange saffron robes walks in a line, and a few people in orange cloth and red garments are scattered through the crowd. Some participants kneel on the ground in the middle distance.

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A group of about two dozen men walks barefoot along a dusty dirt path through scrubby green grass and bushes under a pale sky, on a pilgrimage circuit. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala walks holding a wooden staff. Beside him, a man in an orange robe carries a small orange-and-white bag. Other walkers in white and orange follow in a loose line across the frame.2008-01-03June 17 20092009-06-17A group of about a dozen people walks along a dirt path beside green trees and bushes under a bright sky, apparently on a pilgrimage walk. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot, and beside him another saffron-robed person follows. Most others wear white dhotis and shirts or white saris, with a woman in a pink-bordered sari and a woman in a green-bordered white sari in front. Two men on the right wear yellow shawls over white clothes and rudraksha-style beads, and an older man in white walks at the front left. The text overlay identifies the photograph as belonging to the Nithyanandapedia archive.2009-08-05A dirt path winds through a green compound at dusk, with a small white building and trees on the left. A group of about ten people in white and orange-saffron clothing walk along the path toward the camera. In the front, a man in a red-orange robe with a shawl walks in the centre of the group, while a woman in a bright orange-red sari walks alone on the right, moving toward them. Men in white kurta-style clothes wear orange shawls. A flagpole and a stone structure appear in the background.2007-12-07August 05 20092009-08-05Photograph of a group walking along a dry, reddish dirt path through scrubby green bushes and trees, apparently on the journey around Arunachala hill. In the foreground a man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands facing a line of people. Several women wear white saris with orange or red shawls, and a man on the right wears an orange kurta and dhoti. Another man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a dark bag walks further back on the path. A water bottle is held by one person.2009-08-05A group of about a dozen adults walks along a dirt path with reddish soil, past a grey concrete block wall on the right and green trees and a distant domed building on the left under a hazy sky. Most wear white or light clothing with red and orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear lanyards and medals. A woman in pink-and-blue patterned clothes and red trousers walks near the centre, while a woman in white with a red shawl walks in the foreground holding a phone. Participants appear to be walking together on a road.2016-10-12December 12 20162016-12-12A photograph of a festival procession moving across an open dirt ground toward a distant decorated float. Many devotees walk in a long line; several women in white and yellow saris carry brass pots with green leaves and flowers on their heads, and some people are marked with red and yellow powder. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a figure in an orange robe walks near the front. A small boy in a red shirt and a child in a dark t-shirt stand at the right edge. A red-and-white helicopter-like vehicle and a brick boundary wall appear in the background under an overcast sky.2010-10-17July 14 20132013-07-14November 16 20092009-11-16October 12 20162016-10-12