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Outdoor photo in a wooded area with tall trees and green undergrowth. Many devotees stand and sit in a crowd, most wearing white clothes and orange shawls or stoles. A woman in the foreground-centre wears a white sari with an orange shawl and presses her palms together in anjali. Another woman on the right wears a white sari and orange shawl, hands folded. A man at right wears a white shirt and orange shawl with folded hands. A man with long hair in white clothes stands in the lower left, and a young woman with light hair in a pink top sits in the lower centre. Some people sit on rocks, and a yellow bag appears at left.

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Outdoor photo of a wooded hillside path with rough stone steps. A central figure sits on the rocks wearing long saffron-orange robes, a saffron shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, with long dark hair swept back; he is seated among devotees. Around him, many people in white dhotis and saffron shawls sit or stand among trees, including a woman in a white sari and saffron shawl, and a man in a light blue shirt with a visitor badge in the foreground. Several other people in white and orange are visible behind. The central figure appears to be a person based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and beaded necklace, though his identity is not fully certain from appearance alone.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Devotees sit and stand along a rocky stone path cutting through dry green trees at a hillside ashram in Tiruvannamalai. Many wear white clothing with orange shawls and scarves. On the right foreground, a smiling person with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, seated with hands folded; this appearance-based candidate is a person but is uncertain, so the identity is marked unsure. Nearby, a woman in a blue sari with an orange shawl and a woman in white with an orange scarf sit on the stone steps. Others on the left wear white and orange and some stand behind them. Several people are gathered in a forest setting.2008-08-03Outdoor photo on a forest path with dense green trees and a rocky stone trail. A large crowd of devotees wears white kurtas and white dhotis with orange shawls. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair in white clothes holds a microphone stick, standing beside a sitting woman in white with an orange shawl who holds a small device. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on the stones, a young girl in white and orange smiles, and a man in white with clasped hands stands in the middle. A man in a yellow shawl stands at the left edge. Devotees gather along the path.2008-08-03Outdoor gathering in a wooded hillside setting with tall slender trees and green shrubs. Many devotees sit on rocky ground in orange and white clothing, with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre foreground, a woman in an orange-and-white sari stands and speaks, holding a small object in her hands. Nearby, a man in orange clothing sits with hands folded beside seated women in white, blue and orange garments. At the right edge, a young man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits in orange robes with hands folded, appearing to be a sannyasi among the devotees. Several people in the front left hold cameras. A dense crowd of seated devotees stretches into the background.2008-08-03Outdoor gathering seated on the ground beneath trees and green leaves. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron cloth draped over his body sits closely, with a rudraksha mala visible at his neck; his appearance matches the page's reference to a person. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls sit and some join their palms in namaskar; women in white saris with gold borders and orange shawls, one wearing a bindi, sit nearby. The scene is a satsang or darshan in a wooded ashram setting.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A large crowd walks along a shaded forest path among green trees and leafy bushes. Many people wear white clothes with orange shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders. Some devotees hold their hands together in prayer, and a man in the foreground wears an orange scarf and white shirt. A few people stand farther back, and the group appears to be on a pilgrimage walk or procession through the woods.2008-08-03Outdoor photo of a seated group on rocky ground beneath leafy trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sitting on stones with bare feet, appearing to speak to the group; a probable Swamiji by appearance, with long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues. Around him devotees sit in orange and saffron shawls over white clothes. A standing monk in orange robes on the right holds a white woven bag, and a young woman in a yellow shawl sits at left with an orange-clad girl holding a water bottle. Some people wear vibhuti and kumkum.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a large outdoor gathering on dry grass with scrubby trees behind. Many people in white dhotis, mundus and kurtas wear saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a notebook and writes, while a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and long braid stands nearby. A figure at the far left in orange shawl photographs the group with a camera. Nobody is clearly identified as the a person in this image; all visible people are devotees or participants in matching white and orange attire.2008-01-03August 08 20092009-08-08