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Night photograph of a line of devotees walking up a dark path toward a temple, lit by a single distant lamp. Most wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a red metal railing with one hand, while a woman in a white sari with orange shawl and glasses walks beside him. Behind them, a woman in white with a grey shawl presses her palms together in prayer. White concrete posts and a red-brown paved walkway line the route.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A night procession walks along a dark stone pavement. At centre, a figure in a full-length saffron-orange robe raises one arm and walks forward, flanked by other people in orange and saffron garments. Around them many men wear white shirts and white trousers, several with dark beaded necklaces and some with red or orange cloth draped over their shoulders. A man in front wears a white shirt and trousers with a dark beaded necklace. A small child in yellow stands at right edge. Dim lights glow in the background.2009-01-11August 02 20082008-08-02December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03August 02 20082008-08-02Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path beside a stone retaining wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears a plain orange saffron robe draped over his body, bare-chested and barefoot, with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bearded man in a grey-beige top with white dhoti and an orange shawl walks ahead. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl carries a small metal vessel. Other white-clad and orange-shawled participants follow up a white-walled stairway in the background, and a metal water pot stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual walk, with the figures in white and orange clothing.2006-12-11A night-time outdoor gathering on a red-walled stepped platform beside a dark water channel, with a palm tree at left. Many people in white ritual clothing stand in tiers, some with hands folded in prayer, lining a metal railing at the top. In the foreground at right, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads holds a sheet of paper, while a woman in a patterned sari stands with palms pressed together. No clear a person candidate is distinguishable by the cues required, so the figure is described only by role as a sannyasi in saffron.2010-11-30Night photograph of a group walking along a dirt path lit by a street lamp, passing a leafy tree and a white wall. In the centre, a woman in a saffron-orange robe with a beaded necklace walks among devotees dressed in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls. At the far right, a man in white raises one arm. Their footwear is bare or minimal. The scene resembles a devotional procession or walk, with no visible deity or ritual objects.2008-08-02