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A large crowd walks at night along a narrow temple corridor lined on the left by a yellow metal railing and rows of small painted figures. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, several with rudraksha or bead malas around their necks; some wear red or orange-saffron garments, and one woman in front wears an orange shawl over white. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks among the group. Stone carved pillars and a lit temple gopuram area frame the background, and hanging lamps glow above. The scene suggests a girivalam-style circumambulation at a temple.

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January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a large crowd walking barefoot through a temple courtyard. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while several sannyasis wear orange-saffron garments and orange shawls. A uniformed policeman in khaki walks at the front-left, and a man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them are stone temple structures, pillars and a lit gopuram-style tower, with a yellow-and-black metal barrier at right and floor kolam designs in red and yellow underfoot. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible.2008-01-02Night photograph of a procession descending a stone temple staircase, lit by lamps, with a gopuram tower visible behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt and cap leads the group, with several other khaki-uniformed officers around him. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange robes walk in a column, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. Yellow metal barricades line the path and an orange gate stands at right. Many people are visible, but the exact count is uncertain.2011-12-20A large crowd walks along a narrow stone passage beside a temple wall, moving in procession toward the temple. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis with white sacred threads, and many wear rudraksha malas. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a saffron turban wears a long gold necklace and carries nothing visible, with an orange shawl draped over others nearby. Another man in a bare chest with white tripundra ash marks carries a brass pot on a tray. Ornate sculpted stone figures and an ochre-painted wall line the route, and a yellow-painted gate with a floral garland is at the lower right. The procession appears to be a temple procession with devotees accompanying a central figure.2007-01-12Night procession through a temple courtyard with a tall gopuram tower lit in the background. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a long-haired figure in orange clothing walk near the front of the group. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala leads a stretch of the line on the left. Tall stone pillars and a metal railing frame the walkway.2008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamJanuary 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a crowd walking through a lit temple courtyard. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside men in white dhotis and white shirts. Several men wear saffron or orange shawls and garments among the devotees. Women in blue and grey saris and men in checked shirts follow behind. Illuminated temple shrines and gopuram-style structures with carved pillars stand in the background under dark night sky.2008-01-02January 12 20072007-01-12September 23 20122012-09-23 +1 copies