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Crowded interior of a sleeper bus with luggage on overhead racks and orange curtains. Many smiling devotees fill the seats and aisle, including women in orange and saffron saris with bindi, a young man in white kurta, and several boys in white and cream clothing, one wearing rudraksha beads. A boy in a lavender shirt raises a hand, and a boy in a cream kurta leans over a seatback. A bald man in white at lower right wears a white headband and beaded necklaces. No one is clearly identified as a person; the scene shows a group travelling together.

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Crowded interior of a train sleeper coach with bunk berths stacked with luggage and bags above. Many devotees pack the compartment, several smiling and waving. A young man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the back. A boy in white with a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala sits near the centre, and a girl in lavender with a rudraksha mala waves an arm. Orange shawls drape the seats. A shaven-headed sannyasi in white with a beaded necklace sits at the lower right edge. Women wear orange and red saris, and a woman in the back wears a jasmine garland.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Interior of a crowded sleeper train or bus coach with bunk berths overhead holding bedding and bags, and yellow curtains and ceiling fans. Many devotees fill the seats and aisle, smiling and cheering. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas sits at left laughing and clapping. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala smiles at centre, and a woman in white sari with orange shawl and mala sits beside him. Several women wear orange and saffron shawls. A man in white kurta stands at the back reaching up, with arms raised. Orange cloth is draped across the seats.2012-07-23Photograph inside a crowded sleeper bus with bunk berths, yellow curtains and ceiling fans. A group of about twenty people, many in orange and saffron shawls and white clothing, sit and stand packed together, smiling and laughing. A woman in a purple salwar holds her hands together near her chest. A seated older man on the right, bald with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala, wears an orange wrap. A man in white stands at the top centre, and several children and women fill the seats. Luggage sits in the overhead racks. No clear identification of a person is possible from appearance.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Interior of a crowded tourist coach with cream-coloured ceilings, yellow curtains and overhead luggage racks. A bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands in the aisle, and several people in orange and saffron clothing sit or stand around him, some with forehead markings. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair gestures in the middle row, and a man in a striped shirt and orange shawl sits at right. Standing people visible in the aisle and seated passengers in the foreground.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Inside a bus with orange-cushioned overhead racks and yellow curtains, a crowd of devotees gathers in close quarters. A central man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds up his hands with a smile, standing beside a woman in lavender clothes. Several people in orange and white wear sandalwood and kumkum marks, and a woman with gold jewellery sits at the right edge. Bags and a yellow bundle sit on the racks above.2012-07-23