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Night photo on a dirt path beside a red-and-white striped building and a tree with hanging items. In the foreground, several women in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls stand with their backs or sides to the camera, one woman with glasses and a red bindi, hands raised in greeting. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands barefoot on the path in the center, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and looking toward the camera. Behind him a man in a white turban wears an orange shawl. Other people in white and grey clothing are scattered in the background. Several people are visible, one visible man has a clear saffron-shawl cue but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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Night photograph on a dark road in Tiruvannamalai during a girivalam-style gathering. A central man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe and extends his right arm toward a shaved-headed monk in orange robes, who stands with hands folded. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls and a woman in a yellow sari and a woman in a red-and-orange sari stand close together; a cameraman films at left. Several people in white and orange surround the central pair on the road.2008-01-02A night-time street scene at Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees gathered on a paved road under dark trees. Most of the people wear white dhotis or robes with orange shawls. In the centre, a man in an orange robe stands in the road with his arms bent, facing the group, while several other figures in orange and maroon robes stand nearby. A lit bus and a small temple gateway are visible in the background, and a Tamil-language banner is partly visible at left. A figure with long curly hair and an orange shawl stands at the right edge in white clothing.2008-01-02Night photograph of a large group of devotees walking along a road lit by a street lamp, with dark trees behind them. Most wear saffron-orange or white garments and yellow-orange shawls. A tall man in an orange robe stands centre-left with his hands clasped at his chest and looks upward, and a young man in orange with a shawl stands at left. Several women in orange saris and white clothing stand beside them, and a small boy in a red shirt and shorts stands in the middle foreground. The scene appears to show a group circumambulation of the sacred hill. No readable text is visible in the image.2008-01-02A night photograph of a large devotee procession walking along a tree-lined road, lit by street lamps. Many people wear white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry small bags or bottles. A man in a bright orange robe walks near the front, and a figure in a yellow sleeveless top stands in the foreground facing away. Roadside signboards with Tamil text stand to the right beside a tall pole. The scene reads as a Girivalam-style walk, with devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls moving together.2008-08-03A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path between green trees at an outdoor ashram-style setting. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red-bordered shawl carries a small brass or metal vessel with a green sprig, while another woman in orange gestures beside her. Several people in orange robes and white dhotis or kurtas follow along the path, including a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala on the left and a man in white with a red shawl on the right. A small building with a framed picture stands behind a fence at the left edge, and dappled sunlight falls across the ground.2009-08-03November 05 20072007-11-052008 - Nithyananda University - Udal and Kattumurthy Courses2007-05-09January 02 20082008-01-02A night-time photograph of a group of devotees gathered on a paved courtyard in front of a terracotta-coloured building under a corrugated roof. Women wearing white and cream saris with yellow or red borders, and a few in orange or red saris, stand in loose clusters. A man in an orange robe stands near the center, and another person in white dhoti-style clothing stands at right. Bright lamps light the scene, and a notice board with photographs hangs on the wall at right. Red wooden benches and a red-railed rectangular frame sit in the foreground.2013-01-01Night-time outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees seated on the ground in orange and white clothing. A man in saffron/orange robes with short hair sits on a white raised platform, smiling and addressing the group. To the right, a woman in a yellow sari stands near a utility pole. Many devotees wear orange shawls or stoles; several women have braided hair. Dark trees surround the scene, lit only by ambient light.2008-01-02August 03 20082008-08-03A night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram, lit only by a single white wall light and a distant floodlight. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas stands in a loose queue. Several women in white saris with yellow or orange borders hold brass plates and small vessels. Many men wear orange or saffron shawls over white clothing, and some wear yellow shawls. A man in the right foreground with grey hair and a white shirt watches the group. A camera operator on a tripod is visible at the far right, and a building with a lit wall lamp stands at the left.2008-05-01