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Night photograph of a group of about twenty people in plain white ritual clothes walking single file along a dirt road lit by a distant floodlight. Several women wear white saris with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and the men wear white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts. Many wear white lanyards with identification badges around their necks. A man near the front wears a white cloth tied around his forehead. Dark trees, a palm and an orange boundary wall frame the scene. No one in the frame can be identified as a person with confidence.

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A night-time photo of a group of devotees walking along a dirt road lit by a streetlamp, with palm trees and dark foliage around them. Most wear white traditional clothing, and several wear lanyard badges. In front, a woman on the left wears a white sari with a yellow shawl and carries a book, a man in the centre wears a white cap and white dhoti, and young men on the right wear white shirts and dhotis. There is no clear visible a person candidate in the group.2010-10-12A night-time photograph of a group of devotees walking along a dirt road lined with palm trees and dark foliage. They wear all-white clothing, including dhoti-style garments and white shirts, with lanyards or neck cords. Several women in white saris with yellow borders or yellow shawls walk at the front-left, one holding a small book. Two men at the centre-right wear white kurtas and white headbands. A street light glows in the background, and the path is lit only by the distant light and a few lamps. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person; the group appears to be a procession of ashram members walking together.2010-10-12A night photograph of a dirt road lit by a single distant street light, with dark palm trees and shrubs on both sides. A group of about ten people in white ritual clothes walk toward the camera along the road. Several wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style necklaces, and one woman at the left wears a white sari with a yellow border. The figures are small and partly in shadow, and no individual can be clearly picked out as a particular person.2010-10-12December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A dusk procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a dark blue evening sky. In the centre, a bald monk in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot at the front, followed by a line of sannyasis in orange and ochre robes. On either side, men in plain white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyard badges, walk along and link arms with the group. A distant green light glows in the background. The scene is a walking procession of ashram devotees and sannyasis.2009-12-30November 11 20102010-11-11A night-time photograph on a dirt road lit only faintly by a roadside light on a pole at left. On the right foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban walks in profile, wearing rudraksha beads and orange sandals, with a shadow cast on the ground. Behind him, a line of four to five people in white dhotis and white clothing, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, walks in the same direction. The scene is dark and dusty, with dark shrubs at the right edge.2008-11-11August 03 20082008-08-03A night-time walk across a dusty reddish-brown open ground, lit by small torches and phone lights held by several people. In the centre, a bearded man in a long saffron-orange robe and saffron-orange shawl leads a group, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible at his chest. Beside him a figure in orange robes and a second orange-robed person walk ahead, while others in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing yellow sashes, follow behind. A few people in dark clothing stand at the right edge. Construction debris and piled materials appear on the left in the darkness.2009-11-16Night photograph of a large group of devotees walking barefoot along a dark tree-lined road, possibly a girivalam circuit. Most wear white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the centre wears a full orange-saffron robe and holds his hands together in front of him. Another man at the right edge, in a white kurta with a rudraksha-style mala, smiles and gestures. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl walks near the middle. A man in a yellow top is at the left. Several people carry small lights. Trees overhang the road and the foreground shows a tarmac surface. The scene is a walking procession of devotees.2008-08-03Night-time outdoor photo of a large crowd walking on reddish-brown dirt ground. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or white kurtas, with a few in darker or patterned clothing. A white van stands at left, and a red-orange flag on a tall pole rises at right against a dark sky. A small potted plant sits in the foreground. The crowd is moving across the ground in a loose procession.2006-12-17