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A photograph of a group of devotees walking along a rocky forest path in Tiruvannamalai, shaded by green trees. Most walkers wear white dhotis or saris with orange scarves draped over their shoulders, and several carry small bags. A painted white sign on a boulder in the foreground reads partly as a request to keep away from the path or the area, and another sign stands at the right edge. The group appears to be on a girivalam walk around Arunachala hill.

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August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 05 20092009-08-05August 03 20082008-08-03A large crowd of devotees walks single file along a narrow dirt path through dense green trees and shrubs on a hillside, apparently a girivalam circuit. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear white saris with orange borders and orange shawls. Some devotees hold branches or lean into the foliage on the left, and a low grey stone wall runs along the path. Distant rocky slopes and a pale sky are visible at the upper right, and a few people at the edge hold or face the procession.2008-08-03A photograph of devotees walking uphill through a wooded hillside path among boulders in Tiruvannamalai. Many devotees wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man in white with an orange shawl faces away from the camera, and a woman in orange appears at the right edge. A painted white stone sign reads in blue lettering that devotees must obtain prior permission from the forest office to visit Skandhashram, Virupakshi cave and the top of the hill, warning by Forest Department. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2008-08-03A photograph of a file of people walking single-file across a grassy, rocky hillside clearing at Salem Ashram, flanked by palm trees and scrubby green trees. In front, several monastic figures in saffron/orange robes lead the line; behind them, a group of women in white and cream saris with yellow borders, several carrying small items, and further along a figure in white with a red-orange shawl. A lone figure in white with a dark bag walks on the left path. No a person candidate is visible.2009-11-30Outdoor photograph of a group walking up a dirt path through green trees on a hillside. A man in the centre with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and a white garland of flowers, walking among devotees. Around him, many men in white kurtas and dhotis wear orange shawls, some with rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A large dark rock with painted markings lies on the left, and a utility pole stands behind the trees under a pale sky.2008-08-02A photograph of a hillside forest path ascending past large boulders and trees. A group of roughly two dozen devotees walks up stone steps, the men and women dressed in white dhotis and mundus with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A painted stone signboard on the left reads that devotees must obtain prior permission from the District Forest Office to visit Skandhashramam, Agnikshi cave and the top of the hill; another signboard is visible at the upper right. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role only as devotees.2008-08-03August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a group walking single file along a rocky dirt path through dense green trees. In front, a young man wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his body and sandals, walking ahead. Behind him, a line of women and girls in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls, some wearing black rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, follow along the trail. The background is lush with acacia-like foliage.2009-08-08