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Night procession on a road in Tiruvannamalai during a girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. A large crowd of devotees and disciples walks in two loose rows under dark trees and orange street lamps. Many wear white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair in an orange robe walks barefoot ahead of others, and a man in a rust-orange robe walks beside him. A man in a plain white dhoti and shirt walks at the right edge. The scene is evening devotional circumambulation, with a clear view of the orange-clad sannyasis and white-clad devotees.

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Night 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 20082008-01-02A night-time photograph of a large group walking along a dark road lit by a few street lamps. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls or stoles draped over them, while some wear orange or red garments. One woman in the foreground-right wears a yellow saree. Tall trees line the road and a string of lights hangs overhead at the top of the frame. A central figure in white clothing walks at the front of the procession, and the group is in motion, some carrying items. The photo is a bit blurry and grainy.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02A nighttime photograph of a procession walking along a dark road lit by a street lamp under trees. A large group of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk in a loose crowd. Several wear orange wraps across their bodies, and one woman in a yellow sari walks near the centre. Some people hold small objects and lamps. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a specific person from appearance alone.2008-01-02Night 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.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02