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Night photograph of a group walking in procession on a dark road. Many devotees wear saffron and orange sannyasi-style robes and white dhotis with saffron shawls, while a woman in a cream sari with gold border walks among them. In the right foreground a figure with dark tousled hair, wearing a white garment with an orange shawl, faces away from the camera toward the group. Several others carry small lamps and walk in step. The background is almost entirely dark.

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January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a group walking along a dark road lit by a single street lamp, apparently a girivalam circuit. At the centre, a man in a long saffron-orange robe with a walking staff and a rudraksha-style necklace walks beside a man in a rust-brown robe. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white garments with orange shawls walk in procession, and women in white and gold saris with orange shawls and one woman in a yellow sari walk nearby. Trees line the dark background.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession on a paved road. A woman in a pale yellow sari with gold border walks barefoot at the centre, carrying a dark vessel in her right hand. Around her, men and women walk in a group: several in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls, and at the middle right a figure in a full orange robe. A few sannyasi-style figures wear orange and maroon cloth with rudraksha malas. A devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl stands at the right edge. Darkness and trees frame the scene.2008-01-02Night procession on a dark road at Tiruvannamalai during girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. A group of devotees walks in a tight line, most in white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes with his arms folded across his chest, and a woman in a pale yellow saree walks beside him. Behind them, figures in deeper orange robes and white outfits follow under dark trees. Some walkers are visibly older than the young men at the front.2008-01-02Night photograph of a group walking together on a paved road beside dark trees, apparently part of a girivalam circumambulation. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks with hands clasped near a bare-chested companion, while beside him a figure in saffron robes and a saffron shawl carries a wooden staff. Women in white sarees with orange borders and orange shawls walk on the left, and a woman in a yellow saree carries a small bag. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some wearing rudraksha malas, complete the line.2008-01-02A night photograph of a group of devotees walking in a girivalam procession around the sacred Arunachala hill at Tiruvannamalai. Many are dressed in white with orange shawls or sashes, and some wear saffron-orange garments. A figure at the lower left in an orange robe and white dhoti holds a small camera up to their face while standing on a low stone step. Behind them stands a street lamp and an illuminated temple gateway with painted red and white stripes and a few colourful banners. The scene is dark, with the crowd lit mostly by the street light.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02