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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees walking in a line on a dirt ground in front of a red-brick building. Many women wear orange and saffron saris with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas and small shoulder bags. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk among them, and a man in a green shirt is at the centre. On the right, a blue and white flag is raised, and a few people in white stand near a tree. Bright light falls on the foreground, and a blurred hand appears at the lower right edge.

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March 02 20162016-03-02Night-time photograph of a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls, standing and sitting around a construction site lit by a tube light. In the foreground a young man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer beside a white cloth-draped object and an orange cloth on a stone ledge. A small golden kalasha-shaped vessel stands on a golden base with orange cloth. A wooden pole rises between the people. Several devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha-free white attire, and a man at right holds a camera.2006-12-11Night-time outdoor gathering on a paved open area, with a large crowd seated on the ground and many people standing behind them. Many seated participants wear saffron-orange tops, some with lanyards and name badges, while others wear white. In the left foreground, a standing man in white with a saffron-yellow shawl raises one hand toward the crowd. Nearby, several people in white clothing stand with arms raised or open. A woman in a red-orange shawl stands near the centre. Dim lights and a dark sky frame the scene, with a wooden structure at the far left.2008-06-09Night procession on a dark road during a girivalam walk around Arunachala at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes walks with arms folded, flanked by people in white dhotis with orange shawls and gold-bordered white garments. A woman in a yellow-gold sari walks beside a man in white clothes. On the left, a woman in a white and gold sari and an orange shawl holds a microphone and speaks. Street lamp glow and trees frame the scene. a person is not clearly identifiable here; the saffron-robed walker is a devotee-like figure of uncertain identity.2008-01-02November 21 20102010-11-21A night procession on a dirt road in front of a red building. In the foreground, a row of devotees carry golden trident-topped staffs (trishulas) with flaming torches and red-and-gold pennants. A woman in orange robes at centre holds a torch, flanked by women in white, a woman in a pink kurta and patterned trousers, and a woman in a dark blue dress with a red shawl. Red and orange ceremonial umbrellas stand behind them, and a brightly lit illuminated chariot (ratha) glows at the right edge.2016-09-05Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple doorway, with a crowd behind them. The central figure wears a plain saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair, a white forehead mark with a red dot, and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace. Flanking him are men in orange and maroon-bordered garments with gold necklaces, one holding a folded pink cloth. On the right, a shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks speaks. Behind them a bespectacled man in orange wears a gold necklace. The stone wall, wooden door and crowd suggest a temple entrance.2010-01-08November 21 20102010-11-21Night 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.2008-01-02November 25 20092009-11-25Night 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.2008-01-02January 03 20162016-01-03