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A photograph of devotees walking barefoot along a dirt path past a thatched-roof building with red walls. Three people carry offerings balanced on their heads: a teenage boy in a white t-shirt printed with a portrait and red beaded necklace, a younger boy in white shirt and trousers with glasses, red cloth and a flower garland, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a white cloth bundle and flower garland. The younger boy wears an ID badge reading Nithyananda Seva. Their steel vessels hold flowers and green banana-leaf wrappings. Other people walk behind them, including a man in a lavender dhoti.

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December 31 20062006-12-31A line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk outdoors carrying metal pots and vessels on their heads and in their hands, many topped with yellow and white flowers. Several have white sacred marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man at left holds a pot in front of him. A shaded canopy with red and gold decorations stands behind them, and a low concrete wall with ash-marked ground lies in the foreground.2006-12-31A procession of men in white ritual clothing carries brass kalasha pots wrapped in woven netting, topped with yellow flowers and green leaves, on round brass trays filled with rice. The foreground man in a white shirt and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. The man in the centre wears dark sunglasses and a red tilak. Behind them, a man in an orange shawl and white garments holds a red umbrella, and more participants in white and orange follow. A red building, colourful tasselled cloth and a garland-hung sign reading Ananda stand behind the procession on a dirt ground.2007-02-15December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a procession of devotees in white clothes carrying silver vessels on their heads, each covered with yellow cloth and flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt holds a silver pot overhead, with a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead and a visitor badge clipped to his shirt. Behind him, other devotees, some older and one woman in a headscarf, walk in line under a dark tent canopy with trees and sky beyond. No readable signage is visible.2006-12-31Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees in white clothing carrying metal pots on their heads, each holding yellow-orange offerings with flowers, in a procession near a temple structure. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with white and sandalwood tilak marks on their foreheads; a few women and younger men stand among them. One older man at lower left, with grey hair and white garments, holds a pot in his hands. Behind them a decorated temple entrance with draped cloth, colourful hanging banners and a canopy is visible, with a dry landscape and trees beyond. The scene suggests a palakodam milk-pot offering procession, but no a person is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2006-12-31A long procession of devotees in white traditional clothes walks along a dusty dirt road lined with eucalyptus trees. Several people in the foreground balance brass pots and decorated kalasha vessels with flowers and cloth on their heads. A man in the centre wears a white kurta, a rudraksha mala, and dark glasses, and an older man in a white dhoti and kurta walks beside him. A tall saffron-orange flag is carried near the middle of the line, and a framed portrait of a man is held up on a pole to the right. Modest houses and sheds stand in the background under a pale blue sky with clouds. The scene reads as a ritual padayatra or temple procession in a rural village.2005-12-31A photograph of a barefoot outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath leafy trees, with fallen dry leaves on the ground. Several devotees carry metal vessels and kalasha-style pots on their heads or raised in their hands, some with flower garlands. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap walks forward with his arms relaxed, his face turned to the side. Around him, men and women in white ritual clothing walk barefoot, a woman on the right in a white sari with a flower garland, and a woman in the foreground wearing a white garment and carrying a vessel on her head. Spectators in casual clothes stand at the edges. The scene reads as a devotional procession.2005-01-01A photograph of devotees carrying metal pots on their heads outdoors at dusk, as at a palakodam milk-pot offering. Four visible men wear white clothes; the foreground man has a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and one carrier wears a rudraksha mala and an ID card on a lanyard. Some pots have flower garlands and yellow cloth tops. A teenage boy in a green checked shirt stands behind them. Behind is a stone-block construction site with a tree and a corrugated roof. A visible white-bordered text and logo appear on the right, and a red-and-yellow packet is held by one man.2006-12-31A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and small roadside stalls. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts carry metal kalasha pots with yellow cloths on their heads, several wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Behind them, a woman in a cream sari with a green-bordered shawl walks beside a large framed portrait of a bearded figure in white turban and orange-rimmed clothing held aloft on a purple-bordered board. Other devotees in white and light shirts follow, and a red-orange flag is visible in the background among the crowd. A bicycle is parked at the right edge.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31