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A crowded outdoor procession on a tree-lined road. Several large umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels and tasselled fringes are held aloft over the crowd, carried on poles. Men in white shirts and white dhotis dominate the throng; one man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and another in the centre wears an orange turban. A man at left holds a video camera raised overhead, and a banner with a portrait is visible in the background among bunting of small flags. Palm trees and a sugarcane field line the road.

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Outdoor procession in daylight under trees, with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moving forward. Two large ornate umbrellas dominate the foreground, one held at left and one at right, each with a red and gold teardrop-shaped canopy decorated with blue and green floral borders and a central emblem. Several other decorated umbrellas in red, blue and gold stand in the background. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and a white shawl over his shoulder, and another at lower centre has a vermilion mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala. A few people in orange clothing appear among the crowd, and a uniformed officer stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial temple procession, though no specific deity or person can be confirmed from the image.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor street procession moves past palm fronds and a bamboo-framed hut. A long red banner with gold-edged lettering and decorative borders is carried at the front, and several large ornate umbrellas in orange, red, blue and green rise above the crowd. A man in a saffron-orange garment and turban walks near the umbrellas, while crowds of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, plus women in colourful saris, march alongside, some carrying flower garlands, flutes and small offerings. Festoon strings of pennants stretch overhead along the lane.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A dense outdoor procession on a dusty road lined with bunting, with a crowd of men mostly in white shirts and mundus pressing close. Several large red and multicoloured parasol-style umbrellas with tasselled edges and PEETAM lettering are raised overhead. At the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a garland of pink and red flowers, stands with palms pressed together in greeting, a visible orange-and-yellow cloth held in his hands. Beside him, a man in a white shirt wears an orange shawl. A uniformed police officer stands among the crowd in the background. A framed portrait of a deity appears at the upper right edge. Some people count as roughly 21 to 100 in view.2007-01-12A dense outdoor procession moves along a dusty road lined with palm trees. Several large colourful umbrellas with red, orange, green and blue panels and tassels, some printed with DhyanaPeetam and a bird emblem, are held aloft over the crowd. At the centre, a figure in an orange turban and saffron garments wears a flower garland and is surrounded by men in white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas, some in saffron shirts. Devotees press in around them, some smiling, and a man at the front holds a camera. Bunting strung with white and blue flags crosses the background and a uniformed officer stands near a parked car.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12December 30 20072007-12-30January 01 20092009-01-01January 12 20072007-01-12