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A nighttime outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered near a temple wall painted in red and white, with a green signboard and a street light visible. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace and sandalwood tilak stands among devotees, some in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. A bald man in white and orange stands at left, and a person in a light blue shirt bends forward toward another person crouched at the lower centre. The scene looks like a devotional gathering or darshan at a temple entrance.

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January 02 20082008-01-02August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night-time outdoor scene at a temple entrance with a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wearing a long garland of white and red flowers stands on a step while a shirtless man in a white dhoti bends low to touch the ground at his feet. Nearby, another saffron-robed figure holds a small object, and a uniformed officer stands at right beside a white wall with spiked iron railings. Overhead tube lights illuminate the trees and the crowd.2008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night photo of a crowd walking along a road in procession. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a red shoulder cloth holds a small flashlight, and beside him a smiling young man in full orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead walks forward. Around them, many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, and a woman in white with a red shawl and a red bindi walks among them. Some devotees carry water bottles. The scene looks like a girivalam-style circumambulation procession at night.2008-08-03January 02 20082008-01-02August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple corridor at night, past a carved stone pillar on the left. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead the group; the central figure wears an orange garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate crown-like headband, and two others in orange have garlands and white headbands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a green and yellow cloth bundle, and a man in a white shirt walks at the right edge.2012-05-21Night procession on a dark road at Tiruvannamalai during girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. A group of devotees walks in a tight line, most in white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes with his arms folded across his chest, and a woman in a pale yellow saree walks beside him. Behind them, figures in deeper orange robes and white outfits follow under dark trees. Some walkers are visibly older than the young men at the front.2008-01-02Night procession with devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carrying tall poles, a decorated umbrella and a brass-topped staff. At center, a man in a peach-colored silk wrap stands with eyes closed, wearing a long necklace of red and white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, hands folded. To his right, a man in a rust-red robe wears a gold ceremonial necklace and smiles. Several white-clad attendants with orange shawls surround them, with string lights glowing in the background.2008-01-01