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Night crowd of many devotees and visitors walking and standing in a covered street lined with string lights, under a large green tarpaulin canopy. Men in shirts and backpacks, women in salwar kameez and saris with pink and red dupattas, a young child in a purple top held by an adult at right. No clearly identifiable figure is shown at the centre of the crowd, and no appearance-based a person candidate is visible. Red fairy lights and a red-lit sign edge the left side; hanging cloth and bare lamps are visible overhead.

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A nighttime street procession moves through a crowded Indian town under a large green tarpaulin canopy strung on poles. Many people walk along the road in mixed white and light clothing; a few figures near the left wear white kurtas with saffron or orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A young girl in a blue floral dress holds hands with an adult in the centre. Bright white lights and strings of electric wires overhead illuminate the scene, and a white domed shrine structure with a decorative sign stands in the background. A blue-lit sign reads in Hindi. The overall atmosphere is a devotional crowd walking in a street procession after dark.2016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees fills an open courtyard at dusk, with many people in mixed everyday and festive clothing, including saris in orange, green and pink, striped shirts, white kurtas and jeans. A woman in an orange top carries a young child on her hip near the centre. Strings of red and blue fairy lights hang along a backdrop, and a banner with Hindi text is visible at the top. The scene appears to be a busy public gathering at a temple complex, with no clearly identifiable central figure in view.2016-05-03Night photograph of a dense crowd at a large outdoor religious gathering. Many people in everyday clothes, including men in white shirts, a man in a pink checked shirt, a man in a blue t-shirt, and women in saris and salwar kameez, are packed between white tent poles and metal barrier railings. Two ornate golden umbrellas with fringed sequin edges rise above the crowd on the right. Some people carry bags or raise phones, and a small child in red stands near a yellow barrier.2016-05-17May 17 20162016-05-17May 21 20162016-05-21August 05 20092009-08-05A dense night crowd fills an open walkway under a white canopy strung with red, blue and white fairy lights. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful bands stand behind the crowd. Above the entrance a sign reads Nithyananda Annalaya, and a red banner beside it carries Nithyananda Annadhan Hall. Many people in everyday clothes, including pink, striped, checked and saffron-orange garments and a woman in a green salwar, move among stalls and queues. A small portrait at the right edge shows a figure with dark hair, but the scene shows no clear presence of a person.2016-05-03A night-time outdoor festival scene at a temple-style complex with white tented pavilions, strings of coloured fairy lights along a white wall, and orange-lit buildings. A large crowd of devotees walks and stands along green-carpeted pathways. Women wear saris in green, pink, blue and red, many with headscarves, while men wear shirts and trousers. A woman in a green sari in the foreground leads a group, and a metal table with items stands among the walkers. No individual figure with clear, distinctive a person cues is identifiable, so no in-person candidate is claimed.2016-04-28Evening crowd at a large outdoor event, with dense throngs of men, women and children walking through a wide gateway framed by white cloth panels on bamboo posts. Several people carry ornate yellow and green umbrellas with beaded fringe. A man in a white kurta and a woman in a red sari stand near the front, while others wear white caps, striped shirts and a uniformed man stands at the right edge. Metal barriers line the path and bright floodlights glow in the background against dark trees.2016-05-17A dense night-time crowd fills a narrow lane between white tent walls at a festival camp, lit by distant warm lights. Many people in mixed everyday clothing, including saris, kurtas, shirts and trousers, press together, some raising a water bottle and others looking toward the camera. At right, a yellow canopy with beaded fringe stands beside a tent. The scene reads as a large public gathering rather than a single ritual, with no clearly identifiable Swamiji figure visible.2016-05-17June 03 20162016-06-03Night photo of a dense crowd at an illuminated outdoor festival ground. Many men and women in colourful salwar kameez, saris and shirts jostle among stalls, with yellow, red and pink garments prominent. Behind them, a large golden-lit temple-style structure and glowing string lights decorate the stage area, and a screen displays a bright image at upper left. Visitors walk, stand and talk; no single figure dominates the scene.2016-05-01