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A dimly lit temple corridor with carved stone pillars and a stone lion sculpture at the base of a pillar on the left. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side. The man on the left wears a long gold-coloured beaded necklace and extends one arm outward as he speaks; the man on the right wears a saffron top over orange dhoti and holds a small purple object in his hands. Behind them, further figures in white and orange robes walk farther down the hall beneath a fluorescent light.

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January 18 20102010-01-18July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a group of barefoot men walking through a dim stone-pillared temple corridor on a granite-paved floor, under fluorescent light. Several wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, while others wear white kurtas and white dhotis with red-bordered cloth. The man on the far right in a long orange robe with a white forehead mark holds his hands folded at his chest. A man second from left in orange holds a small white paper and reads it. A woman in a pale sari walks among them. Behind them, shops and lamps are visible in the corridor. Several figures walk in a line, consistent with a padayatra procession.2009-01-29A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.2009-07-13July 14 20092009-07-14Photograph in a narrow stone temple corridor with carved walls, a bright opening in the distance. Foreground, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, saffron-orange robe with gold borders, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace walks forward. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti with gold trim and a gold necklace, white forehead marks, and a shaved head. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing and a uniformed police officer follow along the passage.2012-05-22 +1 copiesPhotograph of five men in saffron-orange robes walking barefoot along a long granite colonnade of a temple, with carved pillars and orange marigold garlands hanging. The man on the far left has long dark swept-back hair and holds a small object in his hand. The second man wears an orange cloth wrapped on his head and is gesturing as he talks. The third man in the centre has long dark hair, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and is walking with the group. The man beside him wears a shaved head and orange robes, and the man on the right has a full black beard and carries a small pink cloth. Two men in the background wear dhoti-style clothes near the pillars.2008-02-11January 14 20092009-01-14A group of people walks barefoot through a long, pillared stone corridor of a temple, with carved columns on both sides and iron railings to the right. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a white band across his forehead walks forward, and beside him a man in orange robes with a red sash holds a folded white paper. Behind them, several men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and orange or red sashes follow in procession. The floor is worn stone with dark stains, and the scene feels like a padayatra along a temple path.2009-01-29August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of young men walking barefoot along a stone-pillared corridor in a temple-like passage. In the foreground a young man in plain saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a white forehead mark walks toward the right. Beside him another man wears orange robes with a red-bordered cloth and a white forehead mark. Behind them several men wear white kurta-style clothes, some with orange or red shawls and rudraksha-type necklaces. A reddish cloth lies folded on a stone block at left, and a small blue-framed doorway is visible in the background.2009-01-29