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Outdoor photograph on rocky ground beside grass and trees. Several people sit and stand in white traditional clothing: a woman in a white sari with gold border in the foreground-right, a man in white shirt and dark curly hair in the lower-left, and a seated woman in white drinking from a small white cup. A figure in orange-saffron cloth sits at left edge, partly hidden. A metal pot stands at the right edge. Ceremonial food sharing appears to be taking place.

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Outdoor photograph on a rocky hillside with scrub trees and large boulders, a group gathered on flat stone for a pause during a walk around a sacred hill. A man in an orange cloth and orange-red waistcloth sits at left, gesturing while speaking, with a second person in orange beside him and a cameraman in white behind them filming. Many people in white ritual clothing sit and stand around; some women wear white saris with orange borders and others wear blue and teal salwar. A man in a white kurta stands in the centre near a steel vessel on the rock, and several participants hold small paper cups. Distant hills fade into haze under an overcast sky.2009-08-05A large group of devotees dressed mostly in white sits and stands on a rocky hillside among scrubby trees, with forested hills behind them. Many wear white kurtas, saris and salwar, with some in orange or saffron shawls and lanyards. A cameraperson with a video camera stands at the left edge. Several people sit in a circle on the rocks, and a man in an orange top stands at the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2009-08-05A 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 03 20082008-08-03August 05 20092009-08-05August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo of young women at an ashram-style grounds eating snacks from paper plates and cups beside a large granite boulder. A woman on the left in a white sari with a yellow shawl stands eating, while a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse and orange shoulder bag holds a plate. In the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a yellow shawl and green border holds a plate. Two seated women in orange blouses and cream trousers eat, one holding a plate with food and a paper cup. A woman in a white sari stands further left beside green shrubs and a black water tank. A white pole wrapped with rope stands in front of the boulder, and trees and red flowering shrubs fill the background.2011-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated group on reddish dry earth with sparse green shrubs and a hillside behind them. A woman at right in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits on a rock, facing the circle, apparently leading a discussion. Around her, roughly twenty-five people in white clothes sit cross-legged; many wear yellow shawls and several have orange sashes. A steel bucket sits in the centre foreground, with water bottles nearby. The scene suggests a group sitting session on a hill walk.2009-08-05Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with green shrubs, showing a crowd of devotees in orange and white clothing sharing food from paper plates. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-red top and orange shawl bends forward holding a plate, while a woman in a red blouse beside him laughs and holds a plate. A bearded man in a blue t-shirt wears a rudraksha mala and orange wrap. Others in orange and white robes sit or stand around, some with orange caps, eating and conversing. No candidate's appearance clearly matches the a person cues, so identity remains uncertain.2006-05-26A photograph of four people seated on grass, bent forward and handling small clear plastic packets or bags on the ground. The man at left wears a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and has curly dark hair; beside him a woman in white clothing with long dark hair works over a packet. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border sits at right, and another woman with hair in a bun in white clothing is at the far right edge. Shoes lie in the grass at left and tall grass fills the background.2008-11-11Devotees 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 rocky ground beneath a leafy tree. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak sits centrally on a rock, hands resting on their knee, eyes lowered. The person is. Around them, many devotees sit on stones and the ground in white dhotis and saffron shawls. A woman in a white sari with saffron border and dark-rimmed glasses sits to the right holding a cloth bag, and a standing man in an orange robe stands at the right edge. A woman in a yellow shawl sits at left, and a girl in white with a saffron shawl holds a water bottle.2008-08-03