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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a leafy hillside among trees and a palm, many with eyes closed and hands folded in prayer. Most wear white shirts or kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several women in orange shawls sit in the foreground, and some hold green leaves. No central figure is clearly identifiable in the frame, and no one is confidently identified as a person.

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Outdoor gathering in a wooded hillside setting, with dense green trees and a rocky stone platform in the foreground. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged at the center of the group, with a small figure in orange nearby. Around them, about forty devotees sit on the ground in orange and white clothing, many wearing orange shawls, and a few women wear saris in blue and yellow. A man in orange sitting to the right gestures toward the center. The group appears to be listening attentively in a seated satsang or discourse-style setting.2008-08-03August 02 20082008-08-02A large outdoor group of devotees sits cross-legged on a rocky hillside under sparse green trees, many with palms pressed together in namaste or hands folded in prayer. Most wear white or cream clothing with bright orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A tall gopuram temple tower is visible in the distance on the right, and a few standing people stand near the trees at the left. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang gathering on the hill.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering on a hillside under trees, with hundreds of devotees in white clothing and saffron-orange shawls. Many sit on the grass facing toward the upper area, and a tall decorated pole with painted floral and bird motifs in red, blue, yellow and white stands among the trees. A white-clad figure stands near the centre of the crowd. Rocky outcrops and a small white building appear in the background. Several people in the foreground wear orange scarves and hold a blue book.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a large outdoor gathering in a forest clearing with tall trees and green foliage. Many devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls sit on a rocky stone path, some with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, a bare-legged man in white clothing stands at the left, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style garland stands near the centre holding a small object. On the right, a smiling person in orange robes with a beaded mala sits on the rocks, and a woman in a blue sari sits among the seated crowd. A woman in an orange sari kneels in the lower left holding a camera-like object.2008-08-03Outdoor group meditation on a rocky hillside under green trees near Tiruvannamalai. A central young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a crossbody saffron wrap, sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation; his appearance is a probable candidate for a person by his long swept hair and saffron clothing, though the identification is uncertain. Around him thirty to forty devotees sit on stone, many in white with orange shawls, some with hands in prayer. A woman in a white sari with orange shawl sits beside him, and two men in orange robes sit lower right, one holding a small object. Many more devotees fill the background among the trees.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees gathered on a dry, rocky hillside surrounded by green trees and shrubs. Most people wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders; some women wear saris in pale and orange tones. Many sit on the ground in groups while others stand and walk among them. Behind them stands a thatched-roof hut beside a large boulder on the hill, with more people visible along the upper ridge. The scene appears to be a gathering or procession at a temple hill site.2008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03