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A 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.

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A photograph of a wooded hillside path where a group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls walks uphill past large grey boulders. A painted white sign on a rock reads that devotees must obtain prior permission from the forest office to visit Skandhashram at the top of the hill, Virupakshi cave, with a warning by the Forest Department. Several people in white dhotis, white kurtas and saris with orange shawls climb a stone-stepped path among green trees, with agave plants in the foreground.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A 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 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo of devotees walking uphill along a rocky forest trail among trees and boulders. Many people wear white dhotis or white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the foreground a man with glasses and a red tilak mark on his forehead looks toward the camera, and a woman with a long braid and orange shawl walks beside him. A stone marker with white painted lettering stands on the rocks, and a lush green hillside surrounds the path.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A 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.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 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.2008-08-03