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Night photo on a paved road during a girivalam-style walk, with a crowd of devotees around. The central man wears a flowing saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders and body, with his right arm raised behind his head and his right hand gesturing forward while he sings or chants with eyes closed. Around him, men and women wear saffron-orange shawls and dhotis, and several women in white saris with gold borders stand with hands folded in prayer. A man on the left wears a tilak and orange cloth. Trees and a dark sky are behind the group.

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Night photo of a procession walking along a paved road during the girivalam circumambulation of Arunachala at Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in a loose saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot with arms folded across his chest. Around him, other men and women in orange robes and white dhotis walk in step; one white-clad man on the right holds a golden walking staff, and a man on the left wears a rudraksha mala. The street is dark, lit only by distant street lamps.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession of barefoot devotees walking along a road. At centre, a man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a bare right arm walks ahead of others, with a red tilak on his forehead. To his left, a figure in orange robes carries a small lit light. Behind, several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala; one holds a water bottle. Women in white saris with gold borders and bangles walk at the right edge. a person appears as the saffron-robed central walker, with a bare-chested or robed presentation and red forehead mark.2008-08-03January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession photograph on a dark road. A man with long, swept-back black hair and a red mark on his forehead stands centre-frame, arms folded, wearing an orange shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange dhoti, with bare feet. Behind him, devotees in orange robes with red borders and a man in white dhoti and white shirt holding a wooden staff stand in the crowd. One man in the background has a white tilak and orange clothing. Around 8 people are visible.2008-01-02A photograph taken under a blue-grey tent ceiling with bare bulbs and ceiling fans. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange-saffron cloth stands centre-frame, eyes closed, arms spread wide and smiling, with a rudraksha mala visible at his chest; the appearance of the man matches the Swamiji (probable) candidate, with the saffron wrap and long hair as the distinguishing cues. Around him a crowd of devotees in white shirts and white kurtas, some with event lanyards, one woman in a yellow sari, stands with arms raised and hands clapped.2006-12-16January 02 20082008-01-02A night-time procession on a dark road, with a crowd of devotees walking in white and saffron. In the centre, a man in a full saffron-orange robe with a red tilak walks forward, smiling, while a second man in saffron to his left raises a hand in greeting. Several men and women in white dhotis and saris wear saffron shawls and rudraksha malas around their necks. A man in white on the right holds a water bottle. A white-shirted older man stands on the far left, and a poster is pinned to a post in the background.2008-08-03A nighttime photograph of a procession walking along a dark road lit by a street lamp under trees. A large group of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in a loose crowd. Several wear orange wraps across their bodies, and one woman in a yellow sari walks near the centre. Some people hold small objects and lamps. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2008-01-02December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered before a low white building with a tiled roofline. In the foreground a man with long dark swept-back hair, white tilak and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undergarment, his hands clasped at his chest as he speaks. Behind him a bald man in orange and red robes stands with head bowed. Devotees around them include women in white and pale green garments, one with a white forehead mark, and a woman raising one hand.2009-01-02