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Outdoor procession on a street with many devotees in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls. Several large umbrella-like canopies with multicolored panels, blue dove emblems and gold tassels are carried on poles above the crowd. A saffron flag rises at the top right. Near the center, a bald man in a saffron robe and rudraksha beads holds a megaphone, while a man in an orange shirt plays a wind instrument. Other marchers in white and orange carry orange flags and banners. A large crowd fills the frame with trees and vehicles behind.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Outdoor street procession under shady trees, with many people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Orange flags with a dark emblem are carried high, and several ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold finials and a square embroidered banner move above the crowd. Musicians in the foreground play a long brass horn and a drum, while a few men in orange robes and garlands walk near the centre. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head walks near the centre-left; his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is only a sannyasi in procession. Men in white shirts with orange shawls, and women in white saris, follow along the road.2008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01A street procession moves down a tree-lined road with several large colourful parasols overhead, each in blue, orange, green and cream with tasselled fringes and peacock-like motifs. Dozens of people in white clothes and orange shawls walk alongside. At the centre, a figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, walks in front of the crowd, flanked by a companion in orange. Another man in a blue cloth plays a long wind instrument at the lower right, and a vehicle is parked at the roadside.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession of devotees in saffron and white clothing walks beneath ornate parasols (umbrellas) with blue and orange panels bearing a white dove emblem and the word Dhyanapeetam. A large banner behind them shows a black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with long dark hair and a printed Tamil line reading 1008 Lingam. Several people play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-style pipes) in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-like mala and tilak leads near the front. A figure in the centre wears an orange robe, dark beaded mala and long swept-back hair, and a bald man in orange stands nearby. Men in white shirts and orange shawls and a woman in a red-and-blue sari carrying flowers accompany the procession under a bright sky.2008-08-01A large street procession of devotees walks along a tree-lined road. Many men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange saffron shawls and carry tall orange flags on poles. Several colourful umbrellas with blue and red patterned fabric and fringes are held aloft, and a drummer in a rust-coloured shirt beats a drum at the centre-left. Some participants wear white caps, and a few carry small decorated banners bearing a blue bird emblem. Buses and vehicles are visible in the background.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01January 12 20092009-01-12