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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered on red-brick tiered steps and a wall at a temple-style compound. A woman in a light green saree with orange border stands in the middle of the steps. Men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand near a red-brown drum, and a man at right holds a long wooden stick. Many children in white shirts and colourful clothes line a steel railing, and a police officer in a dark uniform stands at the upper left. Palm fronds, green trees, red-roofed buildings and parked white cars surround the scene.

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October 17 20102010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17A crowd of devotees and spectators stands behind a silver metal railing along a red-brick embankment, watching an event off-frame. Many people lean on the rail, some in white and cream clothes, others in saffron-coloured shirts, colourful salwar kameez and checked shirts. Men in white and blue shirts stand on higher steps behind them, and a uniformed security guard in khaki stands among the upper group. Behind them are orange-red buildings with green roofs and palm trees. At the lower right, the tops of decorated colourful ceremonial baskets or chariot-style forms are visible. Several people are partially visible. A person in a yellow and white shawl stands near the centre of the rail line.2010-10-17December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02Outdoor photo of an open red-tiered amphitheatre at Sri Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad, with rows of grey shivling-style pedestals lining the steps. Many people sit on the red steps in everyday clothing: a woman in a green and orange sari, a woman in a pink sari, men in white shirts and dhotis, and children. A man in a light shirt and a uniformed attendant stand near the lower left. Palm trees, a green water tank and a cloudy sky are behind the seating. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2010-10-17December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02A large crowd of devotees sits on tiered red stone steps at dusk, with a pink and orange sky behind them. Most wear white clothing, with some in saffron, yellow, teal and red garments. Many sit cross-legged or lean forward, facing toward a stage area out of frame. A metal railing and dark trees appear at the upper right. No single person can be clearly identified as the speaker from this view.2010-12-02November 04 20132013-11-04Outdoor photo at a red-brick terrace during a Dasara celebration at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Hyderabad. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style mala and glasses stands looking upward. Several women in white and cream saris with yellow shawls, some with orange-yellow powder marks on their faces, stand on the steps. Behind them a crowd of onlookers watches from a metal railing, and at right a cameraman in white with a yellow shawl films with a handheld camera. Green trees and a cloudy sky fill the background.2010-10-17