Night photograph of a group walking outdoors in the dark. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red bindi, smiles broadly. Around him, saffron-robed men and men in white kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, one with a white tripundra forehead mark. A white-haired older woman stands at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a group walking outdoors in the dark. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and an orange shawl over orange robes, with a red bindi, smiles broadly. Around him, saffron-robed men and men in white kurtas with orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, one with a white tripundra forehead mark. A white-haired older woman stands at the right edge.

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Night procession on a dark road with a crowd of devotees walking together. A central man with long dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange robe and has a red tilak on his forehead, walking in the middle of the group. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white outfit with an orange shawl walks among them. A man in front wears an orange robe and a small bag strap, and another holds a small light. A roadside sign and a street lamp are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a night-time crowd of devotees at a Girivalam walk around Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a man wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands folded in front of him. Two men flank him: on the left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala; on the right, a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a tilak. Behind them, more devotees in orange and white stand in the dim light. A probable Swamiji appearance is noted in the central figure, whose saffron turban, robe and rudraksha cues are distinctive.

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Night procession on a dark road lit by a single street lamp, with a crowd of devotees walking together. In the center a woman with long dark hair wears a plain saffron-orange garment and walks with hands clasped. Beside her a young man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth walks in step. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls and an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes with a red border carry garlands, and a man in white stands at the right edge. Tall trees and a utility pole frame the background. Consistent with the girivalam circumambulation described in the page excerpt, though no sacred landmark is clearly visible.

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