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Outdoor 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.

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August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a seated outdoor gathering among trees and rocks, with many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a rock, hands folded in his lap, eyes lowered, with a red mark on his forehead; he matches the a person appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, and is presented as the central figure of the group. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her hands clasped. Around them other men and women in white and orange sit on the ground, several with palms pressed together, some wearing yellow or blue garments. A white cloth bag rests on the rocks and a plastic water bottle sits nearby.2008-08-03Devotees 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.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo under leafy green trees where a group of people gathers and smiles. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange top with a saffron shawl stands with back partly turned, gesturing toward others. To the left, a man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, while a woman in white and a woman in a white top stand nearby. On the right, two men in orange sannyasi-style robes, one with a maroon sash, smile broadly, and a man in white shirt stands behind them. Several people in the background watch, and a dark pole or stand is visible.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo of a seated gathering under trees with palms behind. Many people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the ground facing a central area. A young man in orange at the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Several children in white and orange sit in front, and women in orange and yellow sit at the lower edge. A tall brass ritual staff or ornate metal rod stands in the foreground beside garlands of white and red flowers and a brass lamp. Clothing colours are saffron, orange, white and yellow.2018-05-24Outdoor 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 20082008-08-03October 11 20062006-10-11Outdoor 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.2008-08-03A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits in the foreground wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace of ornate beads and a rudraksha-style mala, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a crowd of onlookers stands and sits outdoors among green shrubs and dry earth. A young woman in a white top with a red-patterned border and a bindi laughs with her hand near her mouth, and another woman in glasses and white clothes smiles beside her. On the left, a man in a checked shirt and a figure in white stand nearby, and a golden staff with a topped finial is held upright at the top of the frame. The probable Swamiji cues are the long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, shown in a festival crowd setting.2008-12-31