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Outdoor photo of a dirt path lined with palm trees at an ashram. Many people in white clothes walk along the path, some wearing orange or yellow shawls and lanyards with name badges. A signboard on the left lists Physical well being, Mental well being, Improved quality of work, Better Interpersonal Relationships and Spiritual well being, with contact details for Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi, Bangalore. Orange and white pennant strings hang along a concrete wall on the right. A woman in a yellow sari and grey-streaked hair in a bun is in the foreground with her back turned.

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December 30 20092009-12-30A procession walks along a dirt path lined with palm trees under bright daylight. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas carry ornate umbrellas with gold fringe, multicoloured canopies and red-and-gold medallion panels; their yellow scarves hang from their shoulders. Behind them walk a group of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes, several bearing ritual items, including a figure in orange at the centre holding an offering tray. More people in white follow. On the left, a blue signboard reads Ananda Spurana Program and lists physical, mental and spiritual well-being benefits, with a portrait of a smiling woman in orange. A white tent stands in the background.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30October 03 20102010-10-03November 16 20092009-11-16A group of about twenty people walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees, past a white tent and a roadside billboard for LBT Life Bliss Technology, which lists a free food and accommodation programme and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham contact numbers. At the centre, a woman in a flowing orange-saffron sari leads the procession, and beside her a man in all-white ritual dress with a white shawl walks at the front. Most others wear white kurtas and dhotis, with a woman in a white sari and a man in an orange shawl among them, and a young woman in yellow shawl with a long necklace stands to the right. A girl in a green-blue dress and a woman in a white headscarf appear at the left edge. A blue sign on the right lists photography, video camera, mobile camera and audio recording as prohibited. The scene is outdoors in daylight, with a concrete block wall and coconut palms behind.2009-10-15A group of about two dozen people walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and leafy shrubs, with a white tent structure and banners visible behind them. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot, with long dark hair and an arm extended forward. Around them, men wear white kurtas and white dhotis, several with orange or yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some carry bags or flower garlands. A woman in a white head covering and a girl in a turquoise dress walk at the left edge. Several men on the right wear sandals and hold folded hands.2009-10-15Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low breeze-block wall. Dozens of devotees walk in a crowd, many in white kurtas and sarees, others in saffron-orange robes of sannyasi-style monks. A decorated palanquin-style float with garlands and a deity murti is at the left, with an orange-robed attendant beside it. A large multicoloured umbrella and an orange banner on a pole are held above the crowd. A blue roadside sign with text stands at the left edge.2009-01-02June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a dirt path lined with trees and a low concrete wall. In the foreground a woman in an orange saffron sari with a shawl walks barefoot, while a bearded man in a white shawl and white kurta walks at the centre, with many men and women in white kurtas and white dresses behind them. A girl in a blue and green dress walks at the left edge. A blue sign on the right reads photography, video camera and mobile camera prohibited, and a white building with Kannada signage and a Navaratri poster stands behind the group.2009-10-15A dusty dirt road lined with palm trees and a green hedge, with a large billboard behind on the left reading "Weekly Free Medical Camps" beside a photo of a mountain and people. A crowd of about thirty people, mostly in white clothes, walks toward the camera. In the foreground a woman with long blonde hair and a white headband wears a white dress, a red bindi, a beaded necklace and an ID badge, and carries an orange cloth bag. Behind her, a woman in a white sari with a red and white beaded necklace and a man in a striped shirt and grey hoodie walk along, and a man in a yellow shirt with a lanyard walks at the right edge.2009-11-16A photograph of devotees walking along a dirt path lined with young trees and a terracotta-coloured boundary wall, with palms and hills in the background. In the foreground, a woman in a plain white sari with a pendant necklace walks barefoot beside a man in a white dhoti and white shirt. Behind them, a bald man in white kurta and light trousers walks beside a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a shoulder bag. To the right, a woman in an orange-saffron sari walks barefoot, and a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a lanyard walks nearby. Other people in white clothing follow further down the path, and a motorbike is parked at the right edge.2010-09-05