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Night photo of a crowd walking along a road in procession, most people wearing white clothes with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Several women in orange saris and men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely together. A roadside stall with bottles and cool drinks stands behind them under a tree, and a teal signboard with Tamil text is mounted on bamboo poles at the right. No central figure in saffron ornate dress is clearly visible, so no a person candidate is identified.

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Night procession on a roadside in Tiruvannamalai. A large crowd of devotees walks along the road, most in white clothes with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a bald man in a plain orange-saffron robe walks barefoot, while others around him wear white. A green signboard with Tamil text stands beneath a large tree, with roadside stalls and a parked motorcycle on the right. A woman in a white sari with a gold border walks at the far right.2008-08-03A night photograph of a large devotee procession walking along a tree-lined road, lit by street lamps. Many people wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry small bags or bottles. A man in a bright orange robe walks near the front, and a figure in a yellow sleeveless top stands in the foreground facing away. Roadside signboards with Tamil text stand to the right beside a tall pole. The scene reads as a Girivalam-style walk, with devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls moving together.2008-08-03Night procession on a roadside in India, with a large crowd of devotees walking along the street. Most wear white clothing and orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry small bags. Market stalls with a yellow canopy, tarpaulin-covered sheds and a utility pole line the road, with dark trees overhead. Many figures in the foreground and background are walking in one direction, forming a dense group. No specific individual can be clearly identified as a person from the visible appearance.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Night photograph of a long procession walking along a dark roadside during a girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. Dozens of devotees in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis walk in a loose column, many barefoot. A man in front wears an orange shawl and dhoti and carries a staff, while a figure near the left edge holds a camera. Women in white and yellow saris wear orange shawls and garlands. Piles of rubble and a yellow notice board stand beside the road, with a street lamp and trees overhead.2008-01-02August 03 20082008-08-03January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a large devotee procession walking along a road under street lamps and dark trees. Many people wear white dhotis and white kurtas or saris with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Two central figures in full saffron-orange robes walk near the front of the group, one barefoot and one in orange sandals, while others in white follow closely. A yellow vehicle and a white van travel slowly behind the procession, and a yellow signboard for steel products stands at the left edge beside a roadside fence and a green tarpaulin shelter.2008-08-03August 01 20082008-08-01A night-time street scene at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees gathered on a paved road under dark trees. Most of the people wear white dhotis or robes with orange shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange robe stands in the road with his arms bent, facing the group, while several other figures in orange and maroon robes stand nearby. A lit bus and a small temple gateway are visible in the background, and a Tamil-language banner is partly visible at left. A figure with long curly hair and an orange shawl stands at the right edge in white clothing.2008-01-02Night 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.2008-01-02