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Night photograph of a large crowd walking barefoot through a temple courtyard. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several sannyasis wear orange-saffron garments and orange shawls. A uniformed policeman in khaki walks at the front-left, and a man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them are stone temple structures, pillars and a lit gopuram-style tower, with a yellow-and-black metal barrier at right and floor kolam designs in red and yellow underfoot. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible.

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Night photograph of a crowd walking through a lit temple courtyard. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside men in white dhotis and white shirts. Several men wear saffron or orange shawls and garments among the devotees. Women in blue and grey saris and men in checked shirts follow behind. Illuminated temple shrines and gopuram-style structures with carved pillars stand in the background under dark night sky.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02April 05 20122012-04-05Night photograph of a crowd walking barefoot along a paved path beside a long temple colonnade with pillars, during a girivalam circumambulation. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban, with a long dark beard and a rudraksha mala, walks at the front, flanked by people in saffron robes and gold ceremonial necklaces. Around them devotees wear white dhotis and shirts and some wear orange or yellow garments. A man in a pink shirt and grey trousers walks at the right edge, and a uniformed police officer in khaki is visible near the middle. A street lamp glows in the dark sky and a large tree stands at the left. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in the orange turban and saffron robe, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, is leading the procession.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Photo of a crowd descending a stone staircase inside a temple at night, lit by warm lamps. At the centre, a long-haired man in full saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering and a long gold-coloured necklace walks with his hands together; he appears to be a person, given the long hair, saffron ornate clothing and gold necklace, though identity is uncertain. Around him, devotees and disciples wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a man in a khaki cap, speaking on a mobile phone, are in the foreground, and a man in a red shirt stands at right. A garland of yellow and orange flowers is held at left, and a blue bird logo appears on the wall above the passage.2008-01-02Night photograph of a large crowd walking in procession through a stone-paved temple precinct. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while a few wear orange or saffron robes. In the centre, a figure in a bright orange-saffron robe with a saffron head covering walks among devotees; the a person candidate is identifiable only by these saffron clothes and orange head covering. Two uniformed police officers in khaki walk near the front. Some men wear red and pink shirts, and a boy in a striped shirt stands at left. A photographer with a camera is at left, and temple pillars and lit stone structures are visible in the background.2008-01-02Night photograph of a group descending stone steps beneath a blue-green metal roof canopy at a temple entrance. In the centre, a bare-footed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala walks down. Beside him, a figure in a long saffron robe with a tall orange head covering follows. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks at left, and an orange-clad attendant stands nearby. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and belts stand among devotees in white clothes, some wearing orange shawls. Ornate carved stone walls and an illuminated doorway frame the scene.2008-01-02January 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.2008-01-02