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A procession on a dirt path near a single-storey orange building with a green corrugated roof. Musicians in white dhotis play long brass horns, one beating a drum. Behind them, women in white and yellow saris carry brass kalasha pots with flowers. Further back, people in orange and saffron clothing walk beside a multicoloured umbrella, with a sign reading 'WAY TO TEMPLE'. Devotees in yellow shirts, blue and pink saris and dark clothing follow. Pink flowering plants border the right foreground.

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A dirt path lined with flowering shrubs and a green lawn leads toward a sign reading "WAY TO TEMPLE" beside orange-walled buildings with green roofs. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera: several men in white dhoti and kurta with yellow shawls, one drummer carrying a large drum, and a man in white with a yellow shawl holding a camera. On the left, a group of women in salwar kameez and a uniformed guard stand watching. Pink flowering plants and a tall tree frame the right side.2010-10-17A photograph of a dirt courtyard at an ashram campus with orange boundary walls and green-roofed buildings. A procession of drummers and musicians walks toward a sign reading WAY TO TEMPLE. Men in white dhotis and cream kurtas play a large drum, a long horn and small cymbals. Women in yellow and red saris carry brass plates with flowers. A man in a yellow vest and white kurta carries a camera, and a young man in a dark shirt stands in the lower left. Several people in salwar kameez stand in the background, and a path of pink flowering shrubs lines the right edge.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt path at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam campus, with a 'WAY TO TEMPLE' sign at the top centre. Drummers in white dhotis and shawls play long-handled drums, while women in white and cream saris carry brass kalasha pots with flower and leaf decorations. Behind them a crowd of devotees follows, including a person in orange robes under a multicoloured umbrella and several people in yellow and bright clothing. Pink flowering plants line the right edge, with a green-roofed building and palm trees in the background.2010-10-17Outdoor procession on a dirt path past an orange-roofed building and green hedges, heading toward a sign reading WAY TO TEMPLE. Two drummers lead, one in a white dhoti and orange-trimmed shawl playing a large drum slung at his side, and another in a white shirt and dhoti striking a drum with a stick. Behind them, women in white and cream saris carry brass pots of flowers, and a woman in a red and yellow sari walks at the front. Saffron-robed devotees follow under a multicoloured umbrella, with a man in a yellow shirt and women in blue saris further back. Pink flowering shrubs line the foreground.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor procession of devotees carrying offering trays of fruit, flowers and sweets, with red and orange flags raised behind them. In the foreground a young woman in an orange-bordered white sari holds a tray piled with bananas, oranges, grapes and pineapple, decorated with marigolds. Behind her women in white and cream saris carry further offering trays, one with pineapples and bananas. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-yellow borders, wearing a gold-beaded necklace, reaches toward a tray. A sign reads Way to Temple beside a terracotta wall and pink oleander bushes.2010-12-20October 17 20102010-10-17A festival procession moves along a dirt path past an orange-walled compound and a green-roofed building. In front, a drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a dhol drum with a stick, and behind him a man plays a long wind instrument, while other musicians in white dhotis and yellow shawls follow. Devotees in orange and saffron clothing walk behind, many with red and yellow markings, and a woman in a yellow shawl carries a brass vessel. A small umbrella canopy with a striped pattern stands near a sign reading WAY TO TEMPLE. Several onlookers in casual clothes, including a man in yellow shirt, watch from the side. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-10-17A dirt-path procession at an ashram compound on a Dasara celebration day. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe walks near the centre, holding a red and white ceremonial umbrella overhead, while a small devotee-style figure carries a deity murti adorned with red garland. Around them, women in white saris with yellow borders and children with faces and clothes smeared with coloured powder walk in procession. A sign reads Way to Temple. Orange-walled buildings and green-roofed halls stand behind. Roughly twenty people are visible.2010-10-17