Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees standing on a dirt path beside a grassy embankment with rocky hillside and trees behind them. Many women in white saris with gold borders stand in the foreground, some with hands folded or holding phones; a few wear blue or pink tones. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, and a white van is parked up the slope. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees standing on a dirt path beside a grassy embankment with rocky hillside and trees behind them. Many women in white saris with gold borders stand in the foreground, some with hands folded or holding phones; a few wear blue or pink tones. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, and a white van is parked up the slope.

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Photograph of a long line of women in white and cream saris with gold borders, standing on a dirt path beside a grassy rocky hillside with scattered trees. Several women wear red bindis, necklaces and bangles; one in the foreground wears a blue and gold sari. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis stand on the slope, and a white vehicle is parked nearby. Some women hold small bags and bottles. The line stretches toward the background, with many more people visible in the distance.

Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees walking along a raised dirt embankment at an open site under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. Many people wear white garments, and several women in saffron, orange and yellow saris stand at the front, one holding her hands together in prayer. A man in a light pink dhoti stands among them. To the left a freshly cut earth slope with sparse green shrubs drops away, and gravel piles lie in the background beside a row of trees. Distant buildings are faintly visible.

A crowd of devotees stands outdoors on bare brown earth beneath a green wire fence and trees at what appears to be an open ground event. Most are women in white or cream cotton saris and dhotis-style white garments with light borders, several wearing small name badges on their clothing. A man in the front left with a grey hair and a moustache wears a white shirt and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Women in blue, purple and orange saris stand among them, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold necklaces. A plastic water bottle is visible in the lower right. No candidate for the a person is visibly present.

A group of women walks barefoot along a dirt path past large leafy green trees. The woman at far left wears white clothing and glasses. Several women in the middle and right wear white saris or white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One woman in the centre wears a green and cream patterned sari. In the background an older man in white and a woman in a patterned sari stand near the trees, with a red-earth mound and a wooden utility pole nearby.

A long procession of devotees walks single file along a dusty red-earth road lined with tall trees under a partly cloudy sky. Most participants wear white clothing: white dhotis and kurtas for the men and white saris with gold borders for the women. One woman in the foreground wears an orange-saffron sari and carries a brass pot or kalasha on her head, and several others carry small items on their heads. A woman at right in a white sari with a pink border wears a flower in her hair and walks away from the camera. A man in white with a white shawl stands at the right edge of the road. The scene is a ritual padayatra walking procession.

August 24 2014

A large outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty ground under trees, mostly men and women in white clothing with lanyards. Many stand with arms folded, watching toward the right where people carry offerings on trays and baskets, with flower garlands and fruit visible. Parked white vans, cars and a small white building with a red door sit behind them, with utility poles and open scrubland beyond.

December 17 2006

A photograph of a large group of women gathered outdoors on dry grassland beside a campus with trees and multi-storey buildings. Most wear white or cream saris with gold borders, and several wear black beaded necklaces. One woman in a green sari stands in the centre, while a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a blue-patterned blouse. Others wear plain white salwar-style or everyday clothes, and a woman in a white sari holds a water bottle. Several people carry small identification badges on their clothing. The group appears to be talking and standing around in a casual, open area with a paved walkway at right.

A long outdoor procession on a dusty dirt track under an overcast sky, with a long line of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas walking in rows. Many men and women carry brass and clay pots and round trays of fruit and offerings on their heads, and some hold bananas and coconuts. A man in the foreground at left presses his palms together in namaste, and a woman in a red and white sari with a red bindi stands beside him. Parked vehicles, trees and a water tower lie in the background, and a few people in colourful clothing walk among the white-clad participants.

A photograph of a long queue of devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwars in white, cream, blue, green, and yellow, standing outside a white-walled building decorated with string lights and banana plants at the entrance. Many hold small metal bowls or vessels of offerings; several have hands pressed together in namaskar. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit in the background near steps and a red-and-white platform. A small child in a blue-and-white outfit is held by a woman at center. A visible Tamil-script sign is above the entrance area.

Outdoor photograph of a long line of devotees standing along a dirt embankment under a partly cloudy sky, with a pale open field and distant trees behind them. Many women wear sarees in yellow, orange, pink and white, and several men wear white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange cloth. The row stretches toward the upper left, and the foreground woman in a mustard-yellow saree holds something in her hands. Gravel piles and a few scattered orange-robed figures are visible in the background.