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Night photograph at Tiruvannamalai during a girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. In the foreground, a man with dark swept hair and a white kurta with a yellow shawl bows his head. Beside him, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a low stone ledge, hands resting on knees, with other devotees in orange and white clothing gathered around. A woman in an orange sari sits at the lower right and a few people are visible at the edges in the dark, with a faint logo in the top-left corner.

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January 02 20082008-01-02A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a white ledge at night, wearing a saffron-orange robe draped over his shoulders and body. He is smiling and looking to his left. Behind him, a second man in a white shirt with an orange shawl sits on the same ledge. Dark trees form the background, and the bare feet of several seated people appear in the foreground.2008-01-02Night outdoor photo of a long-haired figure in orange cloth draped over one shoulder, seated on a white stone pedestal, smiling toward a kneeling bald man in orange robes at lower left. Behind them a semicircle of standing people in orange robes and white clothes, some with hands folded, one person holding a camera, with dark trees above. Flowers are visible at left and sandals sit near the pedestal base. The seated figure matches presentation cues for a person: long swept hair and bare upper body with orange drape, seated in a position of honour while a devotee kneels before him.2006-08-21Night outdoor photo at a dirt-ground site under a tree. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white stone seat with arms folded, bare-shouldered. In front of him, a saffron-robed devotee prostrates on the ground, palms pressed together near his sandals. Behind them, a group of onlookers stands and sits: several in saffron robes and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, a woman in a white sari, and a man holding a camera. Some people are seated on the ground at left. The scene is lit dimly from the surroundings, with a parked vehicle in the background. The seated man shows distinctive long swept-back hair, bare upper body and saffron wrap, consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his appearance is not fully certain.2006-08-21January 09 20082008-01-09August 21 20062006-08-21Night photograph outdoors among dark trees at Tiruvannamalai during a girivalam walk. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits cross-legged on a white-painted concrete platform and smiles. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothes sit and stand closely, including a man in white at left and several women and men in orange at right. Appearance cues for the central figure (long swept hair, saffron robe) are consistent with a person, seated in a position of honour among disciples.2008-01-02Night-time crowd at a temple gathering in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a bright orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a long rudraksha-style bead mala, and is turned away from the camera toward devotees. Around him, sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange shawls, some in white clothes, press close; one devotee on the right wears a gold necklace and holds up a book bearing a printed portrait. A man in a white shirt in the foreground has his back to the camera, and others have hands joined in greeting. Dark temple walls form the background.2008-01-02August 21 20062006-08-21Night procession on a dark road at Tiruvannamalai during girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. A group of devotees walks in a tight line, most in white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes with his arms folded across his chest, and a woman in a pale yellow saree walks beside him. Behind them, figures in deeper orange robes and white outfits follow under dark trees. Some walkers are visibly older than the young men at the front.2008-01-02Night outdoor photo of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, sitting cross-legged on a low white concrete platform before a dark tree-lined background. Around the platform, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit or lean in, along with a woman with hair tied back and other seated heads in the foreground, all attentively facing the central figure. A faint purple bird-like logo appears in the upper left.2008-01-02Night photograph of a group of devotees walking the Girivalam path around Arunachala at Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, several people seen from behind wear orange shawls over white dhotis and white garments with gold borders, with dark hair visible. Behind them, a figure in an orange robe stands at a distance against dark foliage and trees. Watermarked archive photo.2008-01-02