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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.

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Night 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.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession along a narrow temple lane, lit by yellow lamps, as devotees walk the Girivalam route. A uniformed police officer in olive-green uniform and a blue cap walks on the left. Center, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall orange turban holds a rudraksha mala in his hands and walks ahead of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls surround him, and a man in a pink shirt stands at the right edge. Crowd of devotees behind them, some in white and some in saffron.2008-01-02Night 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.2008-01-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night 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.2008-01-02April 05 20122012-04-05January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession on a paved temple path in front of an illuminated gopuram-style temple entrance with ornate carved cornice. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and multiple beaded garlands, walking barefoot. Flanking him are monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti with a white headband, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right directing the crowd. Devotees in white and saffron fill the background under warm lamplight.2011-12-20January 02 20082008-01-02Night 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.2008-01-02