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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road. Many devotees in white dhotis, mundus and white kurtas or sarees walk behind orange flags bearing a purple emblem and decorated umbrellas and banners. A teal truck with a signboard is in the middle, and a red and gold banner reads Dhyanapeetam. Behind them are dry fields, a water tank and a distant hill under a clear sky. a person is not clearly visible; no identifiable candidate appears in the frame.

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December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road during the Brahmotsava celebrations. Devotees in white ritual clothes, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, walk behind colourful decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue and tall orange flags. A teal truck with a yellow cab leads the group, and a red and gold banner reading Nithyanandapeetham is carried on the right. Dry scrub land, a distant hill and buildings sit under a clear sky. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this image.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several wearing ID lanyards and rudraksha-style necklaces. Ornate ceremonial umbrellas with gold tips and multicoloured panels are carried on tall poles, alongside gold fan-shaped standards and tall saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. A drummer in a cream checked shirt plays a drum slung on his shoulder, and a man in a maroon shirt holds a shell-like object. A young woman in a white sari with a shawl carries a pole. Small buildings and a truck appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2007-12-25A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road under bright sunlight, with many people in white and saffron clothing following flag-bearers and decorated umbrellas. Several tall red-orange flags with a dark blue emblem rise above the crowd. On the left, a teal-green truck is parked beside a man in a saffron robe, and several people wear yellow sashes and white garlands. Many participants are children and adults in white kurtas and dhotis or saloon-style white clothes, some holding umbrellas with ornate patterns. Palm trees and a hazy landscape appear in the background. A procession of devotees during a festival.2008-12-23A procession on a dirt road passes a white-walled building and a green truck with rope-tied cargo. Devotees in white and yellow-shawled white clothes walk in the foreground, several carrying ornate multicoloured parasols with gold tassels and emblems. Many more people in white, cream and saffron-red attire follow behind, while red flags with blue emblems rise above the crowd. A woman in a cream sari with a red border walks at centre. Trees and a clear sky are in the background. No individual can be identified as a person with sufficient appearance cues.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24A procession on an unpaved dirt road moves toward the camera. Many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris wear yellow and saffron shawls, and several carry tall orange flags with blue yin-yang style emblems and decorated orange umbrella-like standards with ornate gold fringes. A green and yellow vehicle with a colourful patterned canopy stands at left. Onlookers stand along the roadside, and a small group is seated near the tent at right. The scene is a ratha-style religious procession, with the visible flags and umbrellas as the main ceremonial elements.2008-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23A large crowd of devotees in white clothing walks along a dusty red dirt road during a festival procession. Many carry tall orange flags bearing blue emblems, and smaller orange pennants with decorative motifs are held aloft. Some men wear orange shawls over white kurtas, and women wear saffron and red saris. Behind them a decorated vehicle with colourful umbrella-like canopies and a white wall with painted designs stands in the background, with palm trees and open ground beyond.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01