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Night photograph of a long procession of devotees walking along a dusty road lit by a bright white light from the right. Most wear orange, saffron, yellow and red sarees and dhotis, with a few women in white sarees at the left edge. A small triangular flag with a golden emblem is carried above the line. A red-orange building with a window stands behind them, with more people in white clothes at the right background.

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March 02 20162016-03-02Night photograph of a large walking procession on a paved road in Tiruvannamalai, lit by street lamps and vehicle headlights. Many devotees wear white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some men wear orange garments. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe walks barefoot at the front of the group, while others in white and orange move behind. A utility pole and a blank roadside billboard stand at right beside leafy trees. Many people are visible, with the group extending into the distance.2008-08-03February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesA night procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a red-orange boundary wall. A brightly lit, ornate palanquin or chariot with golden canopy and glowing lamps moves at the back. In front, a group of devotees walks in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis or saris, several carrying large decorated fan-shaped banners with ornate motifs on poles. A woman in a white sari with a long braid walks at the front holding a small object. Pink and yellow flowering shrubs grow at the right edge.2013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 11 20092009-01-11February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesFebruary 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a group walking along a dark road during a girivalam circumambulation at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange shawl walks with a long wooden staff, flanked by a woman in a cream-and-gold saree with an orange shawl and a woman in an orange robe and white dhoti. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha-style malas, follow under a single orange street lamp. A pile of rocks sits at left.2008-01-02Night photograph of a large group of devotees walking along a road lit by a street lamp, with dark trees behind them. Most wear saffron-orange or white garments and yellow-orange shawls. A tall man in an orange robe stands centre-left with his hands clasped at his chest and looks upward, and a young man in orange with a shawl stands at left. Several women in orange saris and white clothing stand beside them, and a small boy in a red shirt and shorts stands in the middle foreground. The scene appears to show a group circumambulation of the sacred hill. No readable text is visible in the image.2008-01-02April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNight photograph of a procession moving across a dusty open ground at a Kumbh Mela site, lit by sodium street lamps and hazy orange light. Robed sadhus and sannyasis in saffron, orange and white walk in a loose column, several carrying tall saffron flags on poles and one carrying a large framed banner. A white ornamental structure with a tall pillar stands in the background, with a cross-topped building behind it. Some marchers wear white dhotis and shawls, others orange robes, and a few carry ceremonial staffs. Vendor stalls and a large billboard appear at the right edge, and a few onlookers stand along the path. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the procession.2013-02-15