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A dense outdoor protest march on a dirt road lined with banana trees. Large crowds of men and women in white clothes march holding red and orange flags on long poles. A large red banner reads "Walk to End Religious Persecution, Paramahamsa Nithyananda and his followers". Many participants carry red placards bearing a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with long hair and a rudraksha mala, with slogans like "We want justice, not excuses!" and "Abuse of my Guru! We want an answer!" A few men wear bright white shirts with orange badges. Several placards are in Kannada script.

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A large outdoor procession of many people walks along a dirt road lined with banana plants. Most participants wear white clothing, and many carry red-orange flags bearing a blue emblem on poles. Several hold printed placards: one large red banner reads "Kanga... to a person... HINDUS PERSECUTION" and smaller white signs show a portrait captioned "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and read "WE WANT JUSTICE FOR" and "ABUSE OF MY GURU! WE WANT AN ANSWER!" Some marchers wear orange-and-white rosette badges with a small portrait. The crowd fills the frame densely, with many people visible including partially hidden figures. The portraits on placards are printed depictions, not the physical people walking.2010-07-24A dense outdoor procession of hundreds of people walks along a dirt road lined with banana plants. Most marchers wear white clothing, many with orange-and-white badges, and carry red-orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem on long poles. Many hold handheld placards: one reads "Abuse of my Guru! We want an answer!", another "We want justice for Paramahamsa Nithyananda", and a large red banner on the left reads "...s persecution ... a person ... followers". Several placards show a printed portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Some marchers wear white dhotis and saris; a few wear yellow or orange cloth. The crowd fills the frame densely.2010-07-24Aerial view of a long procession on a roadside, with many devotees in white clothes walking with bright orange-red flags on poles and handheld placards. Most women wear white saris with orange-red markings, and men wear white kurtas and shirts with round orange badges. Placards read slogans like 'Stop the religious persecution', 'Who is going to answer for our sufferings?' and 'Silence is agreement', several bearing a small portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Onlookers stand along the dirt verge, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside the marchers.2010-07-24A long procession of people walks along a paved road, many dressed in white with orange-and-red flags on poles. A large red-and-orange banner reads "Walk to STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION" and shows a smiling man with an orange turban and orange robes; the banner names Paramahamsa Nithyananda. Several marchers hold smaller red placards with a similar portrait, and two uniformed police officers walk at the left edge. Trucks and a passing van share the road, and a grassy roadside with a metal guardrail lies on the right.2010-07-24 +1 copiesA large outdoor procession of devotees moves along a dirt path lined with banana plants. Many people wear white kurtas and dhotis, and some women wear white saris. Numerous red-orange flags are carried aloft, and many marchers hold red-and-white placards bearing a portrait of a man in orange robes with long hair and a printed slogan. Stacked logs and a metal frame sit at the left edge, and a blue tarpaulin is visible at upper right. Several drummers in yellow turbans and dhotis stand near the front. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the crowd; the placard portraits are printed depictions and cannot be attributed to a physical person.2010-07-24A large procession of marchers in white clothes walks along a paved road, many carrying saffron-orange flags on poles. A red banner held aloft reads 'Walk To STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION' with a portrait of a saffron-robed figure and the words 'by Paramahamsa Nithyananda and his followers'. Several placards show a saffron-clad portrait and slogans such as 'STOP ABUSING MY FAITH! STOP ABUSING MY GURU!'. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge of the crowd beside a red bus and white trucks. Men and women in white shirts, dhotis and sarees march in rows, some wearing lanyards, with a few small children visible among them.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large crowd of devotees on a paved road during a padayatra procession. Many people wear white and cream traditional clothes, some with white shawls or dupattas, and carry orange-red flags on long poles. Several hold white-bordered placards with orange and red printed text and a small portrait. Round white fans or discs and orange rosette-style badges are visible on clothing. A few people in white shirts and dark trousers stand at the top left.2010-07-24Aerial view of a large procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a red tarpaulin wall. Many men and women in white dhotis, sarees and shirts carry saffron-orange flags and handheld placards with printed portraits and slogans. Several ornate decorated palanquin-style carts with golden canopies move at the top left, and a red banner reads in English about religious persecution. Spectators stand at the edges and a crowd fills the roadway.2010-07-24A street procession moves along a paved road with devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing orange shawls with round orange medallions. Several carry red and orange flags on poles and hold up red and white placards bearing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Uniformed police in khaki walk alongside the marchers. Onlookers stand on a metal railed footbridge above the road, some in white and one in a dark shirt. A woman in a white sari with an orange border is at the right edge.2010-07-24A street procession on a roadside lined with palms, shops and parked buses moves toward the camera. Many participants wear white clothes, including cream saris with gold borders and white dhotis with shirts, and most carry tall orange-red flags with a blue emblem on poles. Women in front wear cream saris, one holding a flag, and several people wear round orange badges bearing a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Handmade signs show portraits of a saffron-robed figure with headlines in English. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the right, and a woman in a pink sari carries a small child in yellow on her hip. Many people are visible in the crowd.2010-07-24Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a paved roadway, with a white bus at left. Many people in white and cream clothing walk toward the viewer, many carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem on a pole. Several carry signs: one large red-framed banner shows a smiling man with an orange turban and an orange robe, labelled with the words Walk to end religious persecution. Another red sign reads Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Champion of Modern Hinduism. A woman in a white sari at centre holds a banner, and a girl in a red and yellow outfit with a black bag stands at left. Green grass and trees lie in the background.2010-07-24A large outdoor procession of devotees in white and orange moves along a dirt path past a white single-storey building with barred windows. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles and hold placards with printed portraits of a bearded figure and slogans such as "We want our religious rights" and "Walk for the religious tradition." Men in white shirts with orange circular badges and women in white saris walk closely together. Behind them, a decorated ornate palanquin with a gilded canopy and a distant ratha-style structure are visible under trees, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. A brass vessel is carried on a tray by a man in white at the upper right.2010-07-24