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Outdoors beneath a hazy sky, a person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low concrete platform with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a hillside. The figure wears an orange-red ochre cloth wrapped around the body and a dark shawl over the shoulders. A striped red-and-blue cloth is spread on the platform beside them. Behind is a green wooded hill, a red brick wall, white pillars, and a dark blue ornamental lamp stand with a wide bowl-shaped top beside a leafy young tree. Corrugated pink-orange sheds stand at right. The person sits in devotional prayer, possibly a Thiruvannamalai hill-side shrine visit.

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October 10 20102010-10-10February 03 20172017-02-03A bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a red cushioned chair on a raised concrete platform, his bare chest partly covered by a rust-orange wrap, one hand raised to his chin in a pensive pose. A striped multicoloured cloth lies on the step beneath him. Behind him rise white pillars, a low red brick wall, stacked rust-coloured shipping containers and a wooded hill under a pale sky. A dark blue ornate metal stand with a leafy plant stands at right. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a teaching or receiving role, with long hair and orange clothing as the cues.2017-02-03A photograph of a seated bearded man in rust-orange ochre robes on a raised platform with a red-and-blue striped mat, gazing toward a large green hill of Arunachala with rocky outcrops. A pale white pillar stands near him, a blue wrought-iron stand holds a dark bowl on the right, and a red-brick compound wall, a parked white car and leafy trees frame the scene. Given the page's Thiruvannamalai context, the rocky hill appears consistent with the sacred mountain. The man is an appearance-based candidate who wears saffron-ochre clothing and has long dark hair and a full beard, but these cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role as a seated sannyasi.2017-02-03September 07 20172017-09-07A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red bindi sits in front of a black-and-white zebra-striped backrest with a red velvet curtain behind. He wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a rudraksha mala at his chest while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Probable Swamiji: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala are the cues, and he is seated as a speaker addressing an audience.2008-10-02June 29 20092009-06-29Outdoor photo of a single person with long matted hair sitting cross-legged on a low concrete platform with a colourful striped cloth beneath them, hands pressed together in namaste. They wear an orange-red saffron cloth wrap and a dark shawl over one shoulder. Behind them rises a bare, rocky hill with sparse scrub, beside a red brick wall, white pillars, a small ornate blue-black lamp post and a tree in the foreground. A white car is parked nearby.2017-02-03A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in a namaste gesture and eyes closed, smiling. He wears layered rudraksha-style orange beaded malas across his chest, beaded bangles on both upper arms and wrists, and a gold ring. A vertical red mark and white markings adorn his forehead. He sits on an ornate silver-embossed throne with leopard-print cushions, in front of a red curtain, with a microphone on a stand near his face.2017-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +2 copiesFebruary 01 20172017-02-01Outdoor satsang under a green tarp canopy at an ashram courtyard. A man with long dark hair and a red-orange robe sits cross-legged on a large light-blue cushion, smiling and speaking into a microphone on a stand. A marigold and red flower garland drapes along the pillars behind him, and a brass trishul and a brass lamp stand at the right edge. Around him sit many women in orange and saffron clothing and white dresses, most with braided hair, listening attentively on the ground. Two electric fans and a loudspeaker are visible at the sides. a person: the seated speaker wears a red-orange robe, long hair and a vibhuti forehead mark, and is presented as the discourse speaker.2018-05-24