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Aerial view of a long procession of devotees walking along a road, many women and men dressed in white with orange-red flags on poles. Many carry placards with portraits and Kannada text; a large orange banner at the top reads in English about ending religious persecution. A man in an orange robe and dhoti walks at the front left of the column, and a few men in white shirts and trousers walk alongside. Onlookers stand on the right-hand roadside and a footbridge, and a white car drives along the left lane.

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Aerial view of a long street procession on a multi-lane road, with a large group of people in white clothes walking along the left side and carrying orange and red flags and placards. A large red banner reading "Walk to ... Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" is held near the front, showing a portrait labelled with the name of Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Some marchers wear round orange badges. Onlookers stand on a footbridge and along the roadside on the right, a police officer in khaki stands near the marchers, and cars, a van and autorickshaw drive in the adjacent lanes. A signboard reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam appears at the upper right.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large padayatra procession marching along a wide road. Hundreds of participants in white clothing carry red-orange flags and red placards, and a long red banner reads "Walk to ... The Religious Persecution" followed by "...msa a person". Two men in white walk ahead near the left edge, one raising an arm. Onlookers stand on a footbridge at the right, and cars, autorickshaws and motorbikes share the road. A figure in orange robes walks near the middle of the column.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession on a city street. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, walk in a crowd waving saffron-orange flags on poles. Several hold red and white placards with printed text and a small portrait. On the right, a footbridge overhead, parked motorbikes, a woman in a pink sari and shopfronts with signboards line the road. The procession fills the centre and lower half of the frame.2010-07-24Aerial view of a pada yatra procession moving along a roadside. Many devotees in white clothes walk alongside a white van on the road, carrying red-orange flags bearing a blue emblem and small square placards with portraits. A figure in saffron-orange robes walks near the center, with a man in white and a red shawl beside him. Devotees in white and yellow dupattas and sarees and men in white dhotis walk on the dusty shoulder.2010-07-24Aerial view of a road procession moving along a wide urban street lined with parked vehicles, trucks and auto-rickshaws. A large crowd of people, mostly in white clothing, many carrying red and orange flags, walks in a dense column. Some participants wear orange or saffron garments. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside the procession. Several trucks and a green canvas-covered vehicle sit at the roadside, and a red-and-white decorated banner is visible among the marchers. Buildings and trees line the left side of the road.2010-07-24A photograph of a road procession on a tree-lined rural lane. Many people in white clothes walk forward, carrying red and orange flags and handheld placards. At the front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a large orange-red banner bearing a portrait and Kannada text. Further back, a second banner with a portrait is held by men in light clothing. Two men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk at the right edge. Green bushes and trees line the road, and a concrete wall runs along the upper left.2010-07-24A street procession on a paved road with a sandy verge at right. Orange flags with a blue bird-and-circle emblem are carried by several people. A man in an orange kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style mala walks at centre, his appearance somewhat distinctive but not clearly matching a specific identification. Nearby, men in white shirts and women in white saris with orange-bordered shawls walk alongside, many wearing identical orange-and-white circular badges. A woman at right holds a placard showing a small portrait and Kannada script. At lower left a bearded older man in white walks beside a woman in white holding a flag. Roadside edges are visible in the background, with a stone-lined boundary at left.2010-07-24A large crowd of women walks in a street procession, many holding bright orange-red flags with a blue circular emblem on poles. Most wear white or cream sarees and kurtas, with some in bright prints and patterned saris. Several carry white placards with printed text and images. A road and grass verge run along the top edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2010-07-24A large procession of people walks along a roadside on a dusty shoulder past a white intercity bus. Many marchers in white dhotis and white kurta or sari clothing carry small orange flags and white placards. Some people carry orange and red flags on poles. Two girls and a small boy in colourful clothes walk among the crowd. A white car passes on the road beside a utility pole, and a metal fence frame blurs the foreground. Credit text in the lower right corner marks the archive photo.2010-07-24A street procession of many people in white clothes walks along a paved road, carrying saffron-orange flags on poles and placards with red and white backgrounds and printed portraits of a bearded-figure caption reading "Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Champion of Modern Hinduism". Several white-clad marchers wear orange rosettes on their shirts; two uniformed police officers in khaki walk at the left edge. Roadside buildings, trees and a parked brown truck line the scene.2010-07-24A photograph of a street procession on a paved road with a kerb of black and white stripes at the top edge. Several people walk in a group. A man in a saffron-orange kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala walks at the centre, with a man in white kurta and a saffron sash beside him and another man in white walking in front. Two women in white and cream sarees walk behind, one holding a placard with Kannada text and a small portrait. Several saffron flags on poles are carried by people, including a girl in orange with a white scarf on the left. A partially visible older man in white stands at the lower left edge. The scene reads as a padayatra march.2010-07-24A long line of devotees walks along the edge of a paved two-lane road during a procession. Many carry bright orange-red flags on poles, and most wear white clothing: women in white and yellow saris, men in white shirts and white dhotis. Some children and a few women in colourful saris walk among them. Further up the road a red vehicle and more white-clad marchers can be seen. Grassy fields, trees, a utility pole and low buildings line the roadside under an overcast sky. A white car is visible in the lower left foreground. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2010-07-24