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Outdoor procession crowd at a roadside. Several large umbrellas in red, orange and multicoloured fabric with fringed edges shelter the crowd, and orange flags are raised. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands in the foreground, and a woman in a yellow sash and white garment is nearby. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron garment with a pink flower garland stands in the centre of the group. Women in saris, including a pink sari and a green-bordered sari, watch. Printed placards with photographs and text are held up on poles, and a white bus is visible at the left edge.

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Outdoor procession crowd beneath red and orange ceremonial umbrellas with tasselled fringe, held up on poles. A woman in an orange sari with a garland of pink flowers and a wide smile raises her hand toward the crowd. Around her, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a man with a bare upper body wearing a sacred thread and beaded necklace, and a woman in a yellow and orange sari with a long braid and jasmine flower stand close together. A man in white with a yellow shawl is seen from behind at right. Printed posters and flags with portrait images appear in the background, along with saffron flags and a painted yellow emblem on a flag.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21Outdoor procession crowd on a sunny road, with a large red fringed parasol and other decorated umbrellas and yellow-and-orange banners overhead. A woman in an orange blouse and yellow saree stands at left, a woman in white with a long braid is centred, and a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at right. A bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a thread stands at far left, and many devotees in white and orange surround them. A man in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala gestures in the middle of the group. Roadside placards with printed photos and Tamil text line the background, and a brass plate is held at the right edge.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A large outdoor street procession crowded with devotees. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and multicoloured panels with gold motifs are held aloft over the crowd. Near the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl and a garland walks beside a man in saffron-orange robes. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in red sports shirts and a white cap, press around them. A tinted bus with a sign reading Guru Shakti is at left, and handheld placards with small portrait photos are visible in the background. Trees and a low yellow-roofed structure line the street.2009-01-21January 12 20092009-01-12January 21 20092009-01-21December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on dry, sandy ground under a clear blue sky. A central man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long gold-toned bead necklace and a large gold pendant, walks forward smiling with long dark hair, while a red-and-tassel umbrella and a multicoloured umbrella with a bird emblem shade the group. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a saffron shawl, and a woman in a pink sari walk closely together, with more umbrellas and people behind. Tall dry grass and trees appear in the background. Bodies are numerous and tightly packed, so the count is above twenty-one.2007-02-02January 21 20092009-01-21