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Outdoor procession at dusk with devotees in white and orange clothing carrying orange and yellow flags and a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella with decorative motifs. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left near a golden shrine panel and string of red lights, and a devotee in a white dhoti with a bag walks at lower left carrying fruit. Women in saris and white clothes walk along, one holding a garland. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a sign reads 'Be Blissful Is My Message'.

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February 16 20092009-02-16A procession on a dirt path with many participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, most wearing orange scarves and some carrying orange flags with a black emblem. Large ornate parasols in orange, multicolour and white with the word Dhyanapeetam sit above the group. A central figure in orange robes walks barefoot beside a small orange-clad figure holding a garlanded orange deity murti. Several young men in white with yellow scarves carry flower garlands. Dirt ground, a grassy patch and trees appear behind. Many people are visible, including partial figures at the edges.2008-08-07 +1 copiesDecember 31 20082008-12-31February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16January 02 20092009-01-02Outdoor procession on a dusty roadside with a crowd walking forward. Two large decorated parasols in red, green and gold with fringed edges are held aloft. A man in the centre wears a long saffron-orange robe and walks with his hands at his sides; he has short dark hair and no visible crown, garland or ornate jewellery, so his identity is uncertain. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk around him, and a man in a light blue shirt plays a silver wind instrument. A woman in a yellow sari with a long stick stands near the front. Several others wear saffron shawls and orange cloth. Two hand-held placards on the right read "BE BLISSFUL IS MY MESSAGE" and "GRATITUDE IS THE GREATEST ATTITUDE". Dry scrub and trees line the road behind them.2009-02-16A procession on a dirt road at an outdoor ashram venue. Three large parasols with red, yellow, green and blue panels, gold finials and tasselled edges are carried overhead by devotees in white and orange clothing. Near the centre a bearded man in orange robes with a flower garland and a wrapped headpiece walks forward, with another orange-robed figure beside him and a long line of followers in white and saffron saris, kurtas and orange shawls behind. A child in orange stands in the foreground. Dry grass, palm trees and a low wall lie beyond, and a light fixture on a cable crosses the frame.2008-12-27February 16 20092009-02-16December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession under a pale hazy sky on dry open ground. Saffron-orange triangular flags on tall poles rise over the crowd, and an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella shades a white carriage-like seat where a robed figure in orange sits, lit by the sun. Around it walk many people in white and cream traditional dress, with some in orange shawls and sarees, and one person in a brown patterned saree at right. Orange and white balloons float among the group, and a bicycle and parked car appear in the background behind a line of trees and a low wall.2007-12-25Outdoor procession at a festival, with many saffron-orange flags held aloft in the foreground. Behind them, a tall float or palanquin is decorated with long strands of white and orange flower garlands, and several ornately painted umbrellas in green, yellow and red with bird and floral motifs are carried over a crowd. A man in an orange robe with a white garland and a white head wrap walks beside a man in white dhoti and kurta. Devotees in white and saffron clothing fill the scene, with a chain-link fence and dry earth behind them.2008-12-29