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A roadside procession moves along a dirt shoulder beside a paved road lined with trucks and buses. In front, an elderly man in white clothes and a shawl carries a walking stick, while a man in white with a green-and-orange sash holds a large Indian tricolour flag and a German flag with a banner reading GERMANY. Behind them, devotees in white clothes carry small flags and banners reading SINGAPORE, GREECE, BELGIUM and SRI LANKA, with a child in a dark jacket walking among them. A white vintage car with a KA license plate sits on the left.

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December 31 20052005-12-31A road procession in daylight under a hazy grey sky. Devotees in white clothes and dhotis walk in a long line along the left side of an asphalt road, carrying national flags and banners. A large flag with horizontal orange, white and green stripes and a blue wheel reads INDIA, and a banner with black, red and gold stripes reads GERMANY. A man in a white shirt and tan shawl holds a staff in the foreground, and a man in white with a blue-and-red sash stands at the right edge beside a dirt shoulder. Trees, palms and green fields line the road, with vehicles visible in the distance.2005-12-31A photograph of a long road procession of people in white clothes walking along a tarmac road beside a dusty red-earth shoulder and open grassy fields with palm trees. Foreground, a grey-haired man in white shirt and dhoti holds a large Indian tricolour flag on a pole and a Brazil flag beside it, with a wooden staff in his other hand. Behind him, a young man in white carries a Germany banner, and marchers hold Canada, USA and other national flags. A man in a navy cap and white clothes holds a flag at right, and a bearded older man in white wears a rudraksha mala and carries a bag. A small roadside sign reads in Telugu script. Several people in the background carry flags and banners. a person is not visibly identifiable among the marchers.2005-12-31A long procession of devotees in white clothes walks along a dirt shoulder beside a paved road, carrying national flags on poles and banners. Foreground men hold a large Indian tricolour flag with an Ashoka chakra and a banner reading INDIA, and a man in a white tracksuit with a red and yellow sleeve holds a German flag. Behind them, banners read U.S.A., BRAZIL, GREECE, SINGAPORE, SCOTLAND, BELGIUM, GUADALOUPE and SRI LANKA. Trucks, buses and a silver car pass on the road, with palm trees and roadside trees behind.2005-12-31A roadside procession moves along a paved road lined with dirt shoulders and palm trees. In the foreground, an older man in white clothes and a light shawl walks with clasped hands, while a younger man in white beside him holds a large India flag with the Ashoka chakra and a German flag, with a US flag and other national banners carried by marchers behind. Several people in white robes follow with a long banner reading Singapore, Greece and other country names. A large loaded truck, a green sedan and a silver car share the road, and a line of buses is visible in the background.2005-12-31Outdoor street procession along a paved road in India, with a row of devotees in white ritual clothing walking past a bus and a truck loaded with logs. A man with grey hair and a tan shawl in the foreground holds a large Indian tricolour flag with an Ashoka chakra, while others carry an orange flag bearing a circular emblem, a red flag, and national flags including the United States and Bahamas. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, and women wear white saris. A young boy in a white shirt holds a flag, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the right edge. Trees and houses line the roadside under a hazy sky.2005-12-31A dusty dirt road procession of many devotees walks toward the camera under a pale sky. Many wear white ritual clothes; several women wear sarees in blue, teal and pink. Foreground figures carry orange flags and a brass tray on one man's head. Two marchers hold a large Indian tricolour, and another banner shows the flags of Germany and the USA. Behind them, decorated vehicles and an ornate float with garlands and orange cloth move along the road, with auto-rickshaws and trees on either side. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2005-12-31Outdoor road procession on a paved roadside with dry grass fields and trees behind. Devotees in white clothes walk in a line carrying national flags: a large Singapore flag, a U.S.A. flag, a Germany banner with black, red and gold stripes, and a white-and-blue striped flag, plus several saffron/orange flags with a purple logo. A woman in white with a lanyard waves at left; a woman in a cream sari with a shoulder bag walks at right; a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace holds the U.S.A. flag; a man in white holds the GERMANY banner in front. A white truck and other marchers are visible further back. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.2005-12-31A photograph of a street procession on a palm-lined road. In the foreground, an older man with white hair and glasses, wearing a beige shawl over white clothes, holds a large Indian tricolour flag with the Ashoka Chakra and the word INDIA printed on it. Beside him, a man in white holds a black, red and yellow flag reading GER and another banner reading SINGAPORE. Behind them, marchers in white clothes and white caps carry saffron and orange flags and banners along the road, with a pink two-storey building, palm trees and a hazy sky in the background.2005-12-30A dirt-road procession moves through open countryside toward a distant temple-like setting, with many people walking in white clothes. Foreground marchers carry national flags including Germany, U.S.A., Singapore, Scotland-style and Belgium-style flags, plus Poland and Guadeloupe flags, along with orange and blue-and-white banners. A woman in a cream sari with a brown border and a woman in a peach sari walk at the front left, and a boy in a green shirt stands among the marchers. Behind them, a decorated ratha or palanquin-like float and more devotees in white continue down the road, with red and white draped stalls and tents at the right edge and trees lining the route.2005-12-31A long procession moves along a dusty road lined with palms and trees. Many marchers in white dhotis and kurtas carry national flags on poles, including India, Germany, the United States, Brazil, Belgium and other countries, and some carry long banners. A brightly painted orange-and-red truck with a tarpaulin-covered load stands at left, and a crowd of onlookers in casual clothes lines the roadside, some on motorcycles. Vehicles and more decorated floats follow the marchers. No individual is identifiable as a person with confidence.2005-12-31A roadside procession on a dusty highway shoulder in rural Karnataka. Devotees in white clothes walk in a line carrying national flags of Brazil, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Scotland and France, plus an Indian tricolour. A bare-headed child in pink and a small girl in orange walk among them. Behind them, a row of heavy trucks and a Nandini milk tanker in orange and white move along the road beside a no-entry sign. On the right, a roadside billboard shows a smiling man in a white head wrap and the printed caption "Paramahamsa Nithy..." with a phone number and email. Dry scrub and palm trees line the road under a pale sky.2005-12-31