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Night 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.

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A 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.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night 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 photo of a seated man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair sitting cross-legged on a white concrete platform, smiling. Around him, a seated group of devotees in orange and white clothing face him, including a woman in white with an orange shawl and a long braid, and an older man in white on the left. The candidate's appearance has several cues (long hair, saffron robe) and the page indicates a person was present, but the face and features are not clearly verifiable, so the seated figure is described as a person.2008-01-02Night photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair seated cross-legged on a low white platform, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti, speaking with a raised face. Dark foliage fills the background. Heads and shoulders of several listeners are visible at the bottom edge of the frame. The seated speaker shows probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, consistent with a sannyasi giving a discourse at an outdoor night gathering.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night 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 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.2008-01-02A man sits cross-legged on a white concrete ledge against a dark night background of bare branches. He has long, wavy black hair falling past his shoulders and wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl over an orange dhoti-style garment, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. His bare feet are visible and his hands are folded in his lap as he gazes off to the side. The setting is outdoors at night with no other people visible.2008-01-02