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A street procession at dusk on a road lined with unfinished concrete buildings. Several devotees walk away from the camera in white shirts and white T-shirts printed with a blue dove logo and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam lettering; one carries a cream canvas tote bag and another a saffron flag with a black circular emblem. Ahead, a golden ornate ratha/chariot with decorated panels, colourful canopy and hanging pennants is pulled along the roadside. A blue lorry with a grey tarpaulin passes on the right. Hazy pale sky above.

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A photograph of a ratha procession on a paved road beside a dry embankment, with a golden ratha carrying a figure in orange robes and an orange turban, shown with a garland, flanked by a deity murti of Shiva and a goddess in blue and red garments. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside and push the ratha, some wearing orange shawls, and one man carries a metal pot on his shoulder. Their white shirts bear a red portrait print with Tamil lettering. A small palm-fringed field and a hill appear in the background.2009-02-10February 12 20092009-02-12February 13 20092009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13February 12 20092009-02-12 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession from behind. A lit deity murti, garlanded and decorated in gold and red, is carried on a ratha/palanquin-style platform under a red canopy. Several men walk in front of it: a man in a white t-shirt with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo and a cloth tote bag, a man in a white striped shirt holding a red flag, and a man in a white shirt with a folded cloth over his shoulder. A figure in white dhoti stands at left. Street lights and vehicles are visible in the background.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12Street procession scene in the evening with a crowd of devotees on a dusty road lined with palm trees. In the centre, a gilded ratha chariot with an ornate golden canopy carries deity murti figures, with a man in white standing near it. Foreground devotees wear white shirts and hold orange-saffron flags with a bird emblem; a woman in an orange sari and a girl in white with a flower garland stand at left. Roadside stalls and a tall tower appear in the background.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13Evening procession on a paved road with a lit ornate chariot (ratham) carrying a golden deity murti under a red canopy, decorated with garlands and a small umbrella. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts walks alongside, some women with long braids and handbags. Men on motorcycles and a truck pass on the right, and red flags are carried near the chariot.2009-02-12February 12 20092009-02-12