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Street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. A smiling bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, holds up an orange flag on a pole with his raised arm, a red cord around his neck and a white ID badge on his chest. Behind him, a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest plays a drum, and devotees in white walk alongside decorated canopy poles with purple fringe and gold-topped orange-and-red ornamental canopies. A truck with the word JAYALA partly visible sits in the background. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.

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A roadside procession moves along a paved road lined with tall coconut palms on a hazy day. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a saffron flag with a dark emblem; another man beside him in white carries a silver trident. Behind them, participants in white and orange clothing walk, a man in orange dhoti plays a hand drum, and a decorated palanquin with purple canopy, floral garlands and a flower-covered ornament is carried in the background. Trucks and a yellow vehicle sit at the roadside. Men in pale shirts and trousers walk along a dirt shoulder, and a man in a blue shirt stands at right holding a cloth.2005-12-31A roadside procession on a tree-lined road with palm trees and a dirt shoulder. In the foreground, two men in white shirts and white dhotis walk barefoot with arms raised; one wears a red lanyard and the other a white shirt with a blue-and-white Nithyanandapeetam badge. Behind them, saffron-and-orange flags with a blue bird emblem are carried, and a decorated palanquin or ratha with purple canopy and floral garlands moves forward. A drummer in orange dhoti plays a drum, a trident is raised above the crowd, and a truck and cars appear at the left edge.2005-12-31A street procession on a paved road lined with palm trees. Two large ceremonial parasols with lavender fringed canopies and red trim, decorated with gold and colourful motifs, are carried above the crowd. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a tall orange flag aloft, with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A drummer in orange dhoti and bare chest plays a drum with a stick. A person in orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala and orange shawl walks behind the drummer, with a man in a white shirt and red garland in the right foreground. Several people in white clothes follow along the road, and a woman in white carries a staff with a small banner.2005-12-31August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved rural road lined with trees and dry fields. Four men in white kurta and dhoti walk barefoot toward the camera. The man at far left raises his arms wide and holds a white flag on a pole. The man second from left wears a lanyard and holds his hand up. The man second from right holds a tall orange-red flag and wears an orange shawl over white clothes. The man at far right, in white, raises his hand. Behind them a white van and an orange truck sit on the road, and onlookers stand at the roadside in white and other clothing.2005-12-31A photograph of a roadside procession on a paved road lined with tall palm trees and a dry, sandy verge. Several men and women in plain white clothing walk and dance, some raising white and orange flags. In the centre, a bearded man in white shirt and trousers wears a red lanyard badge and swings one arm while holding a saffron-orange flag with a small emblem. To the right, a man in white with a bright orange-saffron shawl and a red lanyard holds an orange flag aloft. Other marchers in white stand behind them, and a grey overcast sky sits above. Some participants wear identity lanyards.2005-12-31A road procession in a rural area with a low tiled building and a green hoarding behind it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk barefoot along the asphalt. The foreground man in a white shirt and dhoti raises an orange flag on a pole, and another man in a white dhoti waves an orange flag at left. Further back, a line of white-clad participants carries a long white banner, and one man wears an orange-and-gold shawl. Several men on the right wear white shirts and dhotis. Trees and a grey sky are visible in the background.2005-12-31A roadside procession on a paved road lined with trees and a grassy verge. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl raises one fist and smiles, while another man in a white shirt holds up an orange flag. Several men in white and cream clothes, some wearing lanyard badges and rudraksha-style beads, raise saffron-orange flags bearing a dark circular emblem. A white banner stretches along the left edge, and a white van waits behind the crowd under an overcast sky.2005-12-31August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01December 31 20052005-12-31