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Outdoor street procession in a town, with a figure standing barefoot on a raised red-carpeted float at the left. He wears a saffron-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a beaded mala, and holds a long pole with an orange flag bearing a dark emblem. Behind him a crowd of devotees waves orange flags. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand near the float, and men in white shirts and dhotis, one woman in orange sari, walk among the crowd. A decorated ornamental umbrella or chariot canopy appears at upper right, with shops and street lamps lining the road.

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April 27 20082008-04-27A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands barefoot on a raised red-carpeted stage, holding a long pole topped with an orange flag bearing a black emblem. A rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs on his chest. Beside him, uniformed police officers in khaki stand guard. Below, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange saris holds up orange flags during a street procession, with a decorated ceremonial canopy with a colourful dome in the background. A white-draped chair sits on the left of the stage under a banner with Tamil text.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27Outdoor street procession at dusk in a town street lined with shops and utility poles. On a raised red-carpeted platform under a white canopy, a bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands holding a long staff, raising his hand toward the crowd. Around the platform, devotees in white and orange clothes and khaki-uniformed police officers walk among many saffron flags carried on poles. Two ornate umbrella-shaped canopies with fringed multicoloured tops rise above the crowd, and a man in white holds a camera.2008-04-27A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot on a red-carpeted stage under a white tarpaulin canopy, holding a long wooden pole that carries an orange flag printed with the word DHYANAPEETAM and a black bird emblem. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a gold-bordered orange shawl. Behind him, similarly robed followers stand, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands at the right edge of the stage. Smaller orange banners and a crowd of onlookers fill the background street scene.Outdoor street procession under a white canopy, with a robed figure in saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange turban standing at left and holding a long pole topped with an orange flag bearing a black Dhyanapeetam emblem. Behind him, saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand among orange flags on poles, with a policeman in a peaked cap at lower right and a crowd of onlookers in the background. Utility poles, wires and multi-storey buildings line the street. Swamiji (probable) is the robed figure at left, identified by the long swept-back hair, saffron turban and ornate orange robes, standing on the raised platform as part of the procession.2008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27