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Outdoor festival procession scene: a large crowd of men, women and children gathers at dusk-like haze beside a painted, colourfully decorated wooden palanquin. The palanquin holds a seated deity murti draped in orange and green cloth and heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and grey wrap stands on the palanquin edge, holding a long curved pole while smoke or incense rises around him. A large printed poster behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban with text in Tamil. Yellow flowering trees and distant hills frame the scene.

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A festival procession on a dusty road in the early morning haze. On the right, a decorated wooden float or chariot is draped with orange and yellow marigold garlands, orange and red cloths, and a red-and-blue painted base. Several shirtless men in white dhotis and cloth wraps stand on and beside it, one holding a long curved wooden bow-like pole. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a yellow-and-orange cloth holds a silver tray. Around them, devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange robes walk, some with garlands and brass offering plates. A large printed banner behind shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, with Tamil script and a phone number. Palm and mango trees line the roadside.2011-01-16Outdoor festival procession in a Tamil village setting with a hazy mountain behind. On the right, a red and gold decorated chariot carries a deity murti draped in garlands and an orange-red cloth. A shirtless man in a grey dhoti with a teal waist sash stands on the chariot, gripping a tall wooden pole. Crowds of devotees surround the chariot: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in red, blue and pink saris, and children. A large banner with red and white lettering hangs in the background, and a few people raise cameras. Some figures wear orange shawls. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession at dusk in front of a red-painted wall. A large banner on the wall shows two portraits and Tamil text, and a flower-garlanded wooden chariot stands at right. Shirtless men in white dhotis work on the chariot, one standing on its frame and another reaching into baskets of fruit. Devotees in saffron-orange clothing with rudraksha malas and tilak stand at left, some with hands folded, while a man in an orange head wrap stands at right. Cameras and a camera operator appear at left, and a hillside is visible in the haze behind.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor festival procession at dawn: a decorated wooden ratha/palanquin-style float heaped with marigold and rose garlands sits at centre, bearing a deity murti. Before it, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in white shirt and dhoti perform an aarti, holding a lit oil lamp over a brass plate of offerings. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange clothes and red-orange saris press close, with hands folded and some raising smartphones. Men in cream shirts and a checked shirt sit on the float; a uniformed officer stands at the right. A red wall and a few sannyasis in orange robes stand in the background.2021-01-15January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple-procession scene in daylight beside a thatched-roof building. On a decorated wooden chariot draped with garlands of yellow and white flowers, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands atop, while another man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl leans in to offer garlands and flowers. Below, a crowd of shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, press forward holding flowers and offerings. A uniformed police officer stands at left and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers watches at lower right.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor temple procession in Tiruvannamalai at dusk. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, while devotees in orange and white surround him. On the right, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti heavily garlanded with yellow and white flowers, and a man in a white shirt and cream cloth steadies it. Another bare-chested priest in white dhoti and sacred thread handles offerings. Baskets of fruit and bowls are visible. A red compound wall behind carries banners with portraits and a NITHYANANDA TV LIVE sign is held up.2018-01-16