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A street photo of a busy urban roadside with several men in white shirts and white dhotis standing on the pavement, some holding orange flags and a white banner. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a silver car move along the road, and yellow flowering shrubs grow by multi-storey buildings. At right, a large yellow-and-red roadside poster shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe, labelled with the name ARRS, while a motorbike is parked nearby.

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November 01 20092009-11-01Street photo of a city road lined with multi-storey buildings, with a row of men in white shirts and dark trousers standing on the pavement. Several hold up a white banner printed with a portrait of a person in orange and the words "Nithyananda Youth Foundation". Another banner reading "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALEM" hangs from a building, and a large shop board shows a man in a red-orange turban with Tamil lettering. One man in a white shirt points upward toward a pole. Parked motorcycles and scooters sit along the road, with yellow flowers on a tree.2009-11-01 +1 copiesA street procession in Tiruvannamalai passes large roadside hoardings. A group of devotees in white ritual clothes, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with several women in white saris, walk along the road past parked bicycles and an auto-rickshaw. On the left, a tall political hoarding shows several smiling men and a sunrise motif. On the right, a large orange-and-red banner shows a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace, beside text and temple imagery. A man in an orange turban on the banner is a depiction, not a person present. Physical people visible in the procession number roughly twenty.2007-01-12A street procession moves down a busy town road on a dusty surface. In the foreground, a group of men walks barefoot wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in front wears a full saffron orange robe. Several walkers carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, more participants in white and orange follow in a long line. Traffic passes alongside: motorcycles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaws, and a woman in a purple sari riding a scooter with bags. Shopfronts with painted signs and hoardings line the street, with palm trees and power lines overhead.2008-08-02September 23 20062006-09-23Street scene in a town with multi-storey buildings, overhead power lines and parked vehicles. Several young men in white shirts and dark trousers stand on the pavement holding a long white banner reading NITHYANANDA YOUTH FOUNDATION with a framed portrait. Another white banner above them reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALEM with a portrait. One person holds an orange-and-red flag on a pole. A shop board on the right shows a portrait of a man with a red turban and red cloth, with a label reading ARRS. Fellow banners and a shop sign reading PARCEL CARRIER are visible.2009-11-01 +1 copiesNovember 01 20092009-11-01 +1 copiesA street procession in a town centre, shown as a long line of devotees in white dhotis and white saris walking and standing along a wide road. Many carry small orange flags on poles. On the left, a shop sign reads Sri Anjaneyaswami Stores and a large blue billboard fills the top left. Several roadside shops and buildings line the street. Orange flags and a few saffron-clad figures appear in the crowd. A man in a white dhoti and a woman in a yellow sari stand near the roadside, and a woman in white holds a garland at the centre of the line. A bright sun casts shadows across the tarmac.2009-02-02A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves past a city wall and roadside buildings. Devotees in saffron and orange shirts and sarongs walk among people in white dhotis and shirts, some holding orange and red flags and a yellow-and-red parasol. A drummer in white beats a large drum at right. Behind them, a large photographic poster of a smiling woman in orange hangs on a float, and a banner with Tamil text and a portrait of a man in a dark suit is mounted on a richly carved stone shrine structure. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge, and a man in an orange shirt walks in the foreground.2009-01-30A street procession moves along a wide road in daylight. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white caps, carry saffron-orange flags on poles and walk in a long line toward the left. A few wear white shirts printed with a red emblem. Beside them, pedestrians and bystanders stand on the pavement by a roadside stall with a red and blue canopy, and a row of vehicles including an auto-rickshaw and trucks travels in the opposite lane. Trees, low buildings and a large billboard line the background.2009-02-05A street procession moves along a town road lined with shops and hanging bunting. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders walk barefoot, many carrying saffron and white flags on poles, and several wear green rosette badges. A man in a white shirt and dhoti walks at the right edge. Behind them a figure in orange and gold clothing stands near a palm frond, and a temple gopuram with sculpted figures rises beside the shops. Ornamental stonework and garlands of flowers appear along the roadside.2006-09-24September 23 20062006-09-23