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Night photograph of a large crowd walking a street during a girivalam circumambulation near a temple gopuram lit by orange lights. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. A figure in a long saffron robe and orange head covering walks near the centre, holding a small printed booklet and a red-and-gold object. A man with a white beard and tilak in white clothes walks at the centre-right, and a man in a white shirt and beaded mala is in the foreground. A temple sign in Tamil script is visible on a building wall.

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January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a crowd walking through the outer courtyard of a South Indian temple with lit lamps and a gopuram-style shrine roof in the background. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and belt walks in front. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi wears an orange turban and rudraksha malas and carries nothing visible, flanked by men in orange and white dhotis with garlands and a woman in a yellow top. Devotees in white dhotis and saris follow along the processional path.2008-01-02Night photograph of a large group walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple corridor. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in front, while a person in saffron-orange robes with an orange shawl walks among the group near the middle. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a belt and cap walks ahead on the left, and men in white dhotis and checked shirts follow. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers in the right foreground faces away from the camera, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Stone pillars, a large carved stone structure on the left and scaffolding on the right frame the corridor.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02December 20 20112011-12-20Night procession moving up a stone-paved path toward a temple gopuram lit against the dark sky. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks at left. Behind him a group of devotees walks toward the temple; several men in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a central figure in orange wearing a long mala and gold chain. Other men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris. Yellow metal gates and a stone carved wall frame the right side, and temple lamps glow in the background.2011-12-20Photo 11680742 +1 copiesNight photograph of a procession descending a stone temple staircase, lit by lamps, with a gopuram tower visible behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt and cap leads the group, with several other khaki-uniformed officers around him. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange robes walk in a column, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. Yellow metal barricades line the path and an orange gate stands at right. Many people are visible, but the exact count is uncertain.2011-12-20Outdoor photo of a procession walking along a paved temple path near a pink temple wall with yellow panels and a small ornate gopuram-style tower, palm trees and a hill behind. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap and shirt holds a walkie-talkie and leads the group. Behind him, a man in saffron robes with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a large gold-coloured garland and rudraksha beads walks with raised hand, a distinctive presentation consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate. Around him, saffron-robed men and white-clad devotees wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, one carrying an orange cloth. Several more people follow in the background.2010-01-08December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph at a South Indian temple, with lit pillared halls, colourful string lights and a lit tower behind a crowd. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and ochre-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, walks barefoot beside a uniformed police officer in khaki who gestures forward. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes with garlands carry a brass vessel and cloth, a man in white dhoti walks at left, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain at right. Visitors fill the background.2017-02-06