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A large outdoor gathering on a wooded hillside with dense green trees and bare trunks. Many people in white garments with orange shawls stand and sit along a dirt slope, some with hands folded in devotion. In the foreground, a black portable speaker sits on the ground beside a man in white reaching toward it, and a white-capped person with dark hair faces away from the camera. Hazy hills and buildings appear in the distance beyond the trees.

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August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a long line of devotees walking along a forested hillside path in Tiruvannamalai, surrounded by green trees and bare branches under a pale sky. Many participants wear white clothing and saffron-orange shawls or sashes. In the lower foreground, a hand in a white sleeve rests on the edge of a dark vehicle or cart. Hills and distant buildings are visible through the trees.2008-08-03Outdoor satsang on a rocky hillside among scrubby trees at Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at center holding a microphone on a stand, near a black portable speaker held up by another man. Around him many seated devotees sit on stones, mostly wearing white clothes with orange saffron shawls; some have hands folded in namaskar and a woman in the foreground presses palms together. A woman in white with an orange shawl holds a camera nearby, and men in white and orange stand along the upper right slope. Green leaves and rock outcrops fill the background.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a long procession walking uphill along a wooded forest path lined with green trees and bare branches, under a pale sky with hills in the distance. Many devotees, mostly men, wear white clothes with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. Several people in the foreground, including a man with a moustache wearing an orange shawl, face the camera. The crowd fills the path and continues into the trees. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this view.2008-08-03A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on bare ground under trees, many wearing white clothes with saffron-orange shawls. Most have hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Brass and steel vessels and pots sit in the foreground near the seated crowd, and a thatched structure is visible above green foliage. The crowd is dense and extends back up a slope, with a few people standing among the trees.2008-08-02August 03 20082008-08-03August 05 20092009-08-05Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees gathered on a dusty clearing among green trees and flowering shrubs, beneath a rocky hillside with a white temple gopuram on top. Most people wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders; some sit on the ground while others stand in groups. A woman in a light blue sari and beaded necklace stands in the foreground.2008-08-02August 05 20092009-08-05A large crowd walks along a shaded dirt path lined with bamboo and dense green trees in bright daylight. Many men wear white kurtas and dhotis with orange or saffron shawls and orange head cloths, some with lanyards around their necks. Women in white and pink saris walk among them, and a man in a grey shirt carries a bag. On the right, participants carry decorated poles and a colourful umbrella-style canopy overhead. Some people in the foreground show only partial faces or heads. This appears to be a procession of devotees moving through a forest path.2008-06-09