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A photograph of devotees climbing a narrow concrete staircase beside a white building with a pink-framed doorway, shaded by dense green trees. A woman in a maroon blouse and brown patterned sari with a white flower in her hair holds the white railing. Behind her a girl in a light blue salwar kameez follows, and men in white kurtas with orange shawls climb behind. A blue sign with Tamil script and a portrait of a white-turbaned figure is mounted on the wall above the railing. Several people are visible, mostly from behind.

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A photograph of devotees climbing a narrow concrete staircase beside a cream-painted building, under a leafy tree. Several women in white and cream sarees with gold borders, one in a red blouse, and a woman in a blue patterned salwar with a long braid climb in single file. Two men in white shirts and a woman in a purple sari follow below. Ahead on the wall is a blue banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a figure in a white turban and garland, presented as a printed image; a candidate in white cloth is not clearly visible in person. Trees and a plain wall frame the scene.2006-11-05June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a crowd descending a whitewashed stone staircase with red-painted bands on the side wall, under trees. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a garland of yellow and orange flowers around the neck and walks down the steps, with a second saffron-robed attendant in front of him. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear ID lanyards, and women in saris and a woman in purple walk along the handrails. Several saffron-robed figures and people in casual clothing are visible on the stairs and landings. The figure in the garland is an appearance-based candidate, but the cues are limited to saffron robes and a garland, so identity is uncertain.2010-02-17August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a shaded forest path climbing a stone staircase lined with red-and-white painted railings. Several people walk up and down the steps: a woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange sari, a girl in a pink dress, a man in a light green shirt and a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a turquoise sari at the lower right edge. Further up the path, people in white and yellow clothing climb among green trees and large grey boulders. At right, a small white stone marker with a dark plaque stands beside a boulder.2010-09-04A photograph of a large group of devotees walking along a narrow concrete path through dense green trees on a hillside. Many people wear white shirts or kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Some walk in single file behind a metal railing, while others stand on a concrete landing in the foreground, with one man in a white shirt and orange shawl gesturing toward the path. A small dark object sits on the concrete ledge.2008-08-03A photograph of a wooded hillside path with a concrete staircase climbing between large dark boulders and tall trees. Red and white painted bollards and a metal railing line the steps. Several women in saris walk up the stairs: a woman in a teal sari at the lower right, and women in orange and yellow saris ascending in the middle. A few men in white shirts and dhotis are visible further up the path among the trees. A small white stone marker with a dark inscribed plaque stands on a rock at the upper right.2010-09-04A photograph of a group descending a pink-washed stone staircase beside a temple-style stone doorway with carved pillars. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a white kurta and an orange shawl over a rudraksha mala with a pendant, his palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him a man in an orange turban and orange shawl also holds his hands in prayer. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a grey t-shirt, follow down the steps, and a shirtless boy in a red-and-white checked shirt climbs along the railing at left.2006-09-24August 03 20082008-08-03February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a crowd of devotees in orange shawls queuing outside a whitewashed temple-style building with pink-and-white pillars and a red doorway. In the foreground a young man with curly hair in an orange kurta wears a rudraksha mala and looks downward. Behind him, others in orange stoles and saffron tops stand in line, some with backpacks and bags, while older women in white and grey saris wait nearby. Two pale railings and a leafy tree frame the scene.2008-07-10November 10 20062006-11-10 +1 copies