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A photograph of a procession of devotees walking barefoot across a dusty open ground in front of a long orange-brick building with a green metal roof and small decorative finials. Several people in white ritual clothing carry brass or silver vessels and offering trays, some draped in orange and yellow cloths. A man at left wears a white kurta with a beaded necklace and a yellow-bordered dhoti, and a woman in a white sari with floral print carries a covered brass pot in the centre. Men at right wear white dhotis with yellow shawls. The sky is clear blue and the light is warm, late in the day.

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January 02 20102010-01-02Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty ground in front of a long orange-brick building with a green metal roof and small kalasha-like finials along its top. Several devotees walk barefoot in white dhotis and white kurtas or sarees, many wearing yellow or saffron shawls and marigold garlands. Several carry brass or copper vessels draped with orange cloth, held in front of them as if for an offering. Behind them, a crowd stands near the building entrance. Clear blue sky above.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA line of devotees walks across a dusty open ground in warm evening light before an orange brick building. Men and women wear white and cream traditional dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders, many with orange-and-gold cloth or vessels in their hands. A bald man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti stands near the front, and a woman in a red blouse holds a brass pot. Several participants carry brass vessels and orange cloth bundles. A metal lighting tower stands at the right edge.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA line of about fifteen devotees walks barefoot across a dirt ground in the late light, carrying orange-and-gold kalasha-style pots and offerings. Most wear white dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders; a man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre, and a woman in a green saree walks at the right edge. Behind them stands a terracotta-coloured building with a green roof and a small pylon. A procession of devotees carrying pots fits the scene; a visible a person candidate is not clearly identifiable here.2010-01-02 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt courtyard in front of red-walled buildings with green corrugated roofs. At centre, a figure with long swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl and a long strand of gold beads, and carries a long wooden pole. Behind and around him, devotees in white dhotis and white sarees walk, some holding tall poles, and a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange cloth walk nearby. Another person in white with a yellow sash films with a camera. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure's long hair, saffron robe and ornate gold beads match the page's cues.2010-11-11A procession in an open courtyard in front of an orange-brick building. Four men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls carry a red-cushioned palanquin on their shoulders. On the palanquin is an ornate golden deity murti with garlands and a decorated canopy above it. Yellow pennant banners hang on either side. Several other people in white and yellow stand nearby and behind, including a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl. Two men in white stand near the palanquin's front, with one wearing rudraksha beads. The scene shows a ratha or palanquin procession at a KAILASA ashram.2010-01-05October 08 20062006-10-08December 26 20102010-12-26January 01 20122012-01-01A procession outdoors on bare ground and grass in front of a red brick building with a green corrugated roof and a sign reading Ananda Hall. A man in front in white dhoti and an orange shawl carries a metal pot on a tray, flanked by two women holding round red-and-gold fringed fans. Two attendants hold up tall ornate parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered canopies and tassels. Behind them, men and women in white with orange shawls walk in line, and a crowd of children and adults watches from the left. Garlands and rudraksha malas are visible on some participants.2006-11-14