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Outdoor photo of devotees in a temple courtyard with red walls and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark dreadlocks and a pink-and-white flower garland, wearing a rust-red wrap, stands with hands joined. Beside him a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and red-orange cloth, and another man in rust-red at the right edge with tilak markings. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background near red pillars and a stone structure.

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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with red pillars and palm trees behind. Several male devotees in saffron and orange-red dhotis stand with hands folded or in reverent postures. The central figure wears a long pink and white flower garland, has long dark hair and a beard, and is bare-chested with a wrap. Another man on the right, bare-chested with a red-orange cloth, wears a white-beaded necklace and white markings on his arms. A figure in the lower left wears orange cloth and beads. Two white-clad people stand in the background near the pillars.2017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01October 01 20172017-10-01A smiling man with long dark dreadlocks wears a reddish-brown wrap over bare shoulders and a thick garland of pink lotus flowers strung with gold beads and gold leaf-shaped pendants. A gold pendant necklace hangs at his chest, a red and white tilak marks his forehead, and he gazes downward. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha beads holds a white and gold-bordered cloth, while a crowd in orange and red garments stands in the background. The setting appears outdoors among trees.2017-10-01Outdoor photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap and a bare-shouldered drape, with a vertical red-orange tilak on his forehead. He stands with eyes closed and hands folded at his chest, wearing a long pink and white flower garland and a gold ornamental necklace with a gold pendant. Behind him a second man in a rust-red garment holds a small ceremonial item near a white cloth wrapped around a white pole decorated with red tassels. Along the left, a crowd of people in bright orange robes stands with hands raised in folded-palm greeting, and at lower right a man bends forward beside a drum-like object with a small flame lit near it.2017-10-01 +1 copiesMay 08 20182018-05-08October 01 20172017-10-01 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered, in front of a white-and-red painted wooden pole. He wears a rust-red cloth, a pink-and-white beaded garland, a gold pendant with a temple motif and gold chains, and a vertical tilak with white and red markings on his forehead. A hand grips the pole at right. Behind him, a young man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style necklace stands near a large crowd of people in orange and saffron clothing, several wearing orange turbans. Drums are visible at right. a person: the central man has long hair, a ceremonial gold pendant and a garland; the identification is appearance-based only.2017-10-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple procession in Kerala with several men in saffron and orange ritual garments. In the centre, a bearded man wears a large garland of pink flowers on his head, a heavy ornate gold necklace with a red and white floral garland, and an orange-red dhoti with gold-coloured armlets. He gestures with his right hand as he walks. Around him, bare-chested men wear rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha bracelets and orange shawls, with dark hair tied up. On the left, a man holds a long rudraksha mala over his shoulder. An orange-roofed shrine and pillars stand in the background, with women in colourful saris visible at the left edge.2018-05-08Outdoor photo of a ritual procession with saffron-robed devotees. In the centre, a man with dreadlocks and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-brown cloth, a pink and white flower garland and a gold ceremonial necklace, stands with hands joined in prayer beside a white-and-gold cloth wrapped around a white pole. To the left, another man with long matted hair and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Behind them, many people in orange and saffron clothing hold drums and stand under an orange and yellow canopy with red tassels.2017-10-01Outdoor photograph of a ceremony beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair tied up sits with head bowed, wearing a rust-orange cloth over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala across the chest, a red flower garland and a gold-and-green embroidered band, and a gold hoop earring. Several other people in rust-orange robes with white markings on their arms and a bead necklace stand behind, and a shaved-headed person in orange sits at the bottom right beside a concrete ledge.2013-04-24