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A rainy urban street scene with wet pavement and parked cars. A group of about eight people stand on the sidewalk holding umbrellas, including black, blue, yellow-and-white and a patterned umbrella. Several people hold red and orange placards with handwritten slogans. A man in a red jacket and dark trousers stands at the left holding a microphone. Two women in saffron-toned sarees and a man in white trousers and shirt stand among them. Beige apartment buildings with balconies line the background.

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A photograph of a rainy street protest on a city sidewalk in front of multi-storey apartment buildings. A group of about 15 people stand in a line holding umbrellas and red, yellow and orange placards. A white banner reads "STOP THIS RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION" and shows a small portrait. Several people wear white clothing and one woman in a long white sari stands near the centre. Parked cars line the road and the wet pavement reflects the grey light.2011-03-19A rainy street protest on a city sidewalk with parked cars and multi-storey buildings behind. Several protesters hold red and white placards and umbrellas. One white sign reads STOP THIS RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION and carries a small portrait of a saffron-clad figure with a stop-sign logo. Other red signs bear STOP lettering, and a man at left in a dark jacket and jeans shouts while holding a red placard. A woman in a yellow-and-brown shawl and a figure in white robes stand among the group. A yellow-and-black umbrella and dark umbrellas shelter the crowd.2011-03-19March 19 20112011-03-19March 19 20112011-03-19A rainy street protest in which several people hold umbrellas and red and orange placards. Signs read "STOP! THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION" and "FREEDOM TO WORSHIP". A smiling older man in a dark jacket and white trousers stands at the centre under a black umbrella, while a woman in a cream and brown sari stands beside him holding a yellow sign. Other people on the left and right, some in white clothing, hold signs and umbrellas. Cars and buildings line the street behind them.2011-03-19Outdoor street protest on a rainy day in a city block with parked cars, a tree and a traffic sign reading No Parking 7am to 9am Thursday. Several people hold umbrellas and handmade placards in red, orange and green. A man in a red jacket on the right holds a red sign reading STOP THE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. Beside him a woman holds a red sign reading PROTECT ... FROM ... HARASSMENT, and another sign reads JUSTICE. A woman in a white coat on the left holds a phone. Some protesters wear white clothing and dark jackets.2011-03-19March 19 20112011-03-19March 19 20112011-03-19A rainy street protest outside a cream-coloured building with red trim and a saffron flag on a pole above the entrance. Several people stand on the pavement holding umbrellas and placards. A man in a red jacket holds a white sign reading STOP THIS RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION beside a red stop-sign graphic and a small portrait. Women in white and saffron-bordered clothes hold orange and red placards and a green banner. Other umbrellas in blue, yellow and black are raised, and a pet hospital sign with a rainbow arch is visible at left.2011-03-19Outdoor street protest on a paved road in front of a metal gate and green trees. About a dozen adults hold up hand-lettered placards, mostly on yellow, white, pink and green card. A man in a red-orange shawl and a woman in a red sari stand among them, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge, and a parked blue car and a red-brown statue on a pillar appear in the background. One placard reads Stop Persecution of Nithyananda, and others carry slogans such as Nithyananda Pride of Our Planet. Some signs are in Kannada script.2012-10-10A street protest on a paved road in front of an iron fence and green trees. Demonstrators hold up handmade placards and signs in English and Kannada; one yellow sign reads Nithyananda Karnataka Abhimana, and white and pink placards read Stop Persecution of Nithyananda and Nithyananda is not a fraud. Participants wear mixed everyday clothes, including a woman in a red and brown sari, a man in an orange scarf, and a woman in a white salwar. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge beside a parked blue car. A bronze animal statue on a pedestal is visible at the top right. No saffron-robed or throne-seated figure is visible.2012-10-10A street protest outside a stone colonnaded building with tall columns and a white gate. Demonstrators hold handmade placards in English and Kannada, including one reading "STOP PERSECUTION of NITHYANANDA" and others with "Aarti" and "exposed" lettering. Several women in salwar kameez and saris, and men in light shirts and trousers, stand or walk on the roadway. Cars and street lamps and tall trees line the background.2012-10-10