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Night street procession in a narrow residential lane. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti or sandal marks on their foreheads, surrounds a central figure wearing a red and gold shawl over white clothes with hands folded. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-banded cap walks at right. Behind them a white van with a DHYANAPEETAM banner and a portrait displays a lit torch or flame held aloft by a man in a green shirt. Other devotees, including a man in an orange saffron garment at lower left, follow closely.

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October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14Evening street procession in Pondicherry at dusk, with a torch-like flame held aloft at left by a man in white. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and white clothing walks through the crowd; the figure has short hair and no visible crown or distinctive adornments, so identity is uncertain. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and children gather along a concrete-walled roadside under street lights. An orange flag is visible at right.2006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesNight-time street photograph of a crowd gathered for an aarti. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a brass lamp with a bright open flame, and devotees in white and orange clothing lean in with cupped hands to receive it. Around them, many onlookers stand close together, some with palms pressed in namaskar, one older woman in a dark sari with a red bindi at left, and a man in a white shirt with a red and gold shawl at right. A white van and trees are visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is evident.2006-10-14A dense crowd of men and some women gathers on a narrow street at dusk, many in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man in a white shirt wears a red and gold shawl and holds the hands of a man in white in front of him. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-and-white cap pointing and directing the crowd. A white van with DHYANAPEETAM painted on its roof is parked behind. Several men wear white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene is a yatra-style street gathering with a timestamp of 14 10 2006 in red digits in the lower right corner.2006-10-14June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 16 20062006-07-16Crowded night photo of a dense group of men and some women and children in white shirts, dhotis and checked shirts, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a young man in a plain white shirt wears a saffron-orange shawl and a beaded necklace, and an older man beside him in white wears a red and gold-bordered shawl while his hand touches the young man's shoulder. A cameraman with a camcorder stands at left, and an orange-and-white flower-shaped temple gate and dark railings are behind the crowd. a person appearance uncertain; no certain identification.2006-10-14A photograph of a crowd of men pressing along a narrow street at night, lit by a bright light on the right edge. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several have white or tripundra-style forehead marks. A man in an orange-saffron shawl stands at centre-right with his hands folded in a greeting or namaskar. A man in a white shirt at centre is smiling. A small white vehicle behind the crowd carries a framed portrait, and a camera operator with a video camera stands at lower left. A red digital stamp in the lower right reads 14 10 2006.2006-10-14Night street scene in a town, with a dense crowd of men, women and boys pressing toward a black SUV whose windscreen displays a red banner reading NITHYANANDAM. Headlights glare on the road. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with an orange wristband and a pendant on a cord, stands in the foreground with his hands extended toward the vehicle. Another man in a white shirt reaches toward the car from the left. Buildings line the roadside and street lamps glow in the distance. The vehicle's passenger is not clearly visible through the glass.2013-06-23 +1 copies