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Outdoor photo of a seated group of devotees on rocky, bushy ground, many wearing orange saffron shawls over white clothes. In the centre a man in a blue shirt and white trousers with an orange shawl and watch sits with a hand to his head. Behind him a man in a white t-shirt wears a rudraksha mala and sits with eyes closed. A woman in white with light hair sits on a rock at the back. Nearby women wear bindi and sit in meditation or listening postures, and a camera is partly visible at left.

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Devotees 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 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 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 02 20082008-08-02A 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.2008-08-03Outdoor photograph of a seated gathering on rocky ground among trees and shrubs, most people in white clothes with orange shawls. In the lower right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange robe, an orange shawl and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala, and holds a mala in the hands. Beside them a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with hands clasped, and a woman in a blue-and-white sari with an orange shawl sits nearby. A standing man at left wears white. Many others in white and orange shawls sit or stand in the background.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor 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.2008-08-03August 02 20082008-08-02