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Outdoor street scene at a seaside promenade in Chennai during a procession. A large portrait on a dark vehicle shows a bearded man in white robes, and a saffron flag with a bird emblem flies at right beside a wooden ratha-style structure decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Many people stand and walk along the paved walkway and road, including men in white shirts and women in white saris, plus children in mixed clothing. A red billboard reads 1066 emergency care and a sandy beach and sea lie beyond. Several white vans are parked on the left.

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A roadside scene on a coastal promenade with sand and sea behind. A dark van has a large framed portrait of a person with long light hair in white clothing mounted on its roof, and a white Dhyanapeetam van stands beside it. Men in white dhoti and shirts stand near the vehicles, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands on the pavement. Several onlookers, including children, gather along the walkway. Large billboards for Apollo Hospitals 1066 emergency ambulance service and other advertisements line the road.2006-10-30Street scene at dusk in a busy Indian city. A decorated ornate vehicle with a carved stone-style frame and a large framed portrait of a bearded man in white head wrap sits at left; the portrait is printed, not a physical person. Several people walk on a paved pedestrian area in white and blue clothing, including a man in blue shirt and dark trousers and a woman in a white sari with gold border at right. Parked motorcycles line the foreground. A red billboard behind reads Touching lives at a time, 066, and an emergency care notice.2006-10-30October 30 20062006-10-30June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on sandy ground with a large ornate golden chariot (ratha) at upper left, decorated with yellow and orange fabric, colourful tassels, a golden canopy and a tall orange flag. A seated figure in orange sits atop the chariot. Surrounding it, a dense crowd of devotees in mostly white clothing, many women in white saris and men in white kurtas, with some in pink, orange and blue. Orange and saffron flags are raised throughout the crowd, and small parasols stand in the background.2009-12-27January 04 20122012-01-04February 16 20092009-02-16January 31 20092009-01-31A photograph of a decorated vehicle procession on a dirt road beside palm trees under a pale sky. A small van-style vehicle carries an ornate wooden canopy shaped like a temple shrine, topped with a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style pendant, with orange flags and a banner. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white shawls and necklaces, walk beside the vehicle carrying orange and red flags. Men in orange robes also walk at the right with flags, and a figure in white stands at the left edge. The banner below the vehicle shows a portrait and a deity image beside Tamil text.2009-01-31A photograph of a crowded procession at a Kumbh Mela camp site. A large saffron-orange flag with a dark disc on a tall pole dominates the left foreground. A man with long dark hair and a white kurta walks at centre, smiling, with a long-haired figure beside him. Behind them, devotees in white clothes carry ornate saffron and gold-tasselled standards and small umbrella-like banners. A white vehicle, tents and a red arch stand in the background, and a man in orange-and-white clothing with a rudraksha mala walks among participants. Several people wear white kurtas, orange robes and garlands; a woman in an orange sari sits in a vehicle. Some figures wear rudraksha malas and mauve or blue bags.December 25 20092009-12-25October 30 20062006-10-30