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A dusty dirt road during a procession, with a crowd of men and women walking and running forward. Many wear white or light blue shirts with blue lanyards, and a woman in a yellow-and-white saffron-bordered sari walks barefoot in front. A man in a white kurta and sandals leads the group at left. Behind them, decorated umbrella-like canopies and a float with a blue banner are visible, and a red-orange structure with a painted sign stands at left. A hanging green cable and a bottle swing across the frame near a wooden pole.

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A procession along a dirt road between walls, led by a palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti under a canopy with a bright striped umbrella. Devotees in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, with a drummer in a yellow-and-maroon dhoti playing a large barrel drum and a man in a white shirt clashing cymbals. On the right, women in white saris with yellow borders and a woman in an orange shawl walk with the procession. A young man in a blue-and-white T-shirt with a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground. Palm trees and a large white billboard frame the scene.2009-12-25Photograph of a crowded outdoor procession moving down a dusty road under flowering trees. Many devotees surround a decorated ratha/chariot carried with colourful canopies and red balloons in the background. In the foreground, young men wear light blue t-shirts with dark blue collars and rudraksha malas, while several men in white kurtas and white dhotis walk among them, one holding a red and orange flag. A small signboard reads Nithyananda Youth Centre Coimbatore beside a portrait of a woman in orange. Roughly fifty people are visible.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with trees, with a red boundary wall behind. Many people walk in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange sashes and garlands, moving toward the camera. A man at the front carries a tall orange and gold ceremonial banner on a pole, and a decorated umbrella canopy with colourful fringe appears in the background. A few women in saffron and yellow saris walk among the crowd, and some participants carry small hand items. The crowd appears to number well over twenty, with many more visible further back.2015-01-13December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside tents and a tree. A man in white shirt and white dhoti on the left raises a hand. Women in yellow and orange saris carry orange flags with a blue bird emblem. A central man in white clothes, with a crossbody bag and sandals, walks forward. Behind him, people in white and orange walk alongside a decorated palanquin with gold ornaments and orange canopies. Ceremonial flags and tent structures fill the background under a pale sky.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival. Men and women in white ritual clothes walk among crowds, several men wear white with rudraksha malas and one carries an orange flag. A decorated palanquin or ratha with purple fringe and a red-and-gold canopy is carried forward. Orange and white flags fly, including a white flag with a blue emblem. Behind, red and white draped pavilions, bunting, a thatched hut and a parked white vehicle line the route. Spectators in plaid shirts and saris watch, and a child in red stands at right.2005-12-31A large outdoor procession on a dirt ground moves past trees and low buildings in hazy daylight. Many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk closely together, with some in yellow, orange and blue clothing. At the centre a decorated golden ratha or palanquin with a tall orange-and-yellow canopy, garlands and colourful streamers is carried forward, with orange flags flying nearby. Several people in the foreground, including a child in blue and a woman in a white headscarf, walk alongside. A ceremonial parasol-style canopy appears at the right edge. A figure on the palanquin is not clearly identifiable at this distance.2009-12-27December 25 20092009-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27