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A photograph of a procession along a dirt road during the a person Brahmotsava celebrations. Devotees dressed mostly in white kurtas, saris and dhotis, with some in orange, walk in a crowd and fold their hands in namaste or raise hands in prayer. At left, a decorated ratha or palanquin with an ornate canopy carries a deity murti, with orange flags and colourful umbrella-like canopies held aloft above the crowd. Several long pennants and banners in red and gold with a printed NITHYANANDAPEETHAM-style label are visible at right. Palm trees and a low wall with hills in the distance form the background.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival, with a large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing moving between palm trees. Many people hold tall orange-red flags and ornate umbrella-like canopies with yellow, red and blue embroidery and a blue emblem. A small decorated float or shrine with a deity murti sits at left beside a concrete wall. Several figures in orange saffron robes walk near the center. A water tower and hills appear in the distance under a clear blue sky.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Saffron and orange flags with a blue emblem are carried high, and two decorated umbrellas in multicoloured patterns are raised over the front of the crowd. Many devotees fill the path: women in white saris and men in white dhotis or light shirts, several with hands folded in prayer. Some women wear orange and red saris and a few people hold ornate saffron-and-gold ceremonial staffs.2008-12-27December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession moves along a dusty dirt road lined with a low concrete wall and palm trees under a pale sky. Many people walk in white and cream clothing, with women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Several devotees carry tall orange-red flags with a blue emblem, and a row of decorated ceremonial parasols with gold and blue fringed panels is held aloft. Some participants wear yellow scarves, orange sarees and red blouses, and others carry white fans. The scene reads as a ratha-style temple procession, with the crowd moving in a long line toward the camera.2008-12-28Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground under clear morning light, with many devotees in white and cream clothing walking among colourful umbrellas and tall saffron-orange flags on poles. A man in an orange scarf holds a garland of yellow flowers, and a drummer with a drum sits among the crowd. Several women in white saris and shawls walk in front, some holding hands. Behind them, orange-robed figures and umbrella bearers carry the procession forward. Fields and trees lie in the background.2008-12-23A large outdoor procession on a dusty reddish dirt road beside a concrete boundary wall and barbed-wire fence, with a bare hillside of red earth behind. Many people in white and off-white traditional clothes, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and colourful saris, crowd the road. Several colourful fringed umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels are held aloft over the crowd, and orange-and-saffron flags on poles wave at right, along with a red-and-gold decorated banner and clusters of multicoloured balloons. A few people in orange or saffron cloth stand among the throng. Palm trees and leafless trees sit in the hazy background.2008-12-29A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Many devotees in white clothes walk in a crowd carrying tall orange-red flags with blue circular emblems. Ceremonial palanquin-style canopies with ornate decorations, fringed pennants and a red banner are carried above the crowd. Some participants wear saffron-orange garments, and a few people at left in white shirts and trousers hold flags and photograph the procession. Two young girls in white dresses walk in the foreground. Concrete walls and power lines are visible at the edge of the road.2008-12-23