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A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a paved courtyard path between a stone wall on the left and a pink temple building with a teal door and barred windows. Several men wear saffron and orange robes: a young man on the far left in orange, a bearded elderly sadhu in rust-red robes with a topknot, a long-haired man in orange with a beaded necklace, and a man on the far right in orange holding a small object. A man in a white kurta with a blue-and-white beaded necklace walks second from left, and a younger person in white stands further back. Tamil script is painted on the pink wall behind them.

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January 18 20102010-01-18Five people walk barefoot across a paved courtyard beside a pink-washed building with a teal-framed doorway and a stone wall on the left. Four wear saffron-orange robes: the figure on the far left has long hair and orange cloth, the woman third from the right wears an orange robe with a beaded necklace, and the figure on the far right wears an orange shawl and holds a small object. The elderly bearded man in the centre wears a rust-brown wrap with a bun on his head. Beside them a man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears a blue lanyard and holds his hands together. Faint painted script is visible on the pink wall.2010-01-18 +1 copiesA narrow paved courtyard lane between a tall pale stone wall on the left and an orange-and-cream wall on the right, with ornamental finials along the coping. Five people walk away from the camera toward a pink building with a teal door. Two figures in white walk at the front and left: one in white shirt and trousers with a cord, and one in a long white garment. Behind them, three people wear orange-saffron robes: one in a dark red-orange wrap, one in orange with an orange-bead necklace, and one in bright orange with a shawl. Palm trees and foliage stand beyond the walls under a pale sky.2010-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking outdoors past a pink-washed wall and a teal-framed window. At centre, a young man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand gold-bead necklace, and a large pink flower garland draped over his shoulders, with a white cloth over one arm. Around him, saffron-robed men with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces walk alongside; one at left has long curly hair, a rudraksha mala, and a bare chest with white body markings, wearing a patterned lungi. A man at far left wears a grey beard and a saffron shawl. Several figures carry mobile phones.2012-02-08A group of men walks barefoot along a dirt lane beside an old stone temple wall in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and walks ahead of the others. Several men flank him in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and shaved or white-marked foreheads. A tiled-roof house and a green-painted fence stand in the background.2006-09-18November 24 20062006-11-24A photo of a group of about ten men and one woman in saffron and orange robes walking across a concrete courtyard outside a white building with a red wooden doorway. A bald man in orange robes at left wears beaded necklaces, and a man in green shawl and white kurta walks at right beside a bearded sadhu in orange. In the centre, an older man with a shaved head wears a light peach-pink shawl and sandals. Dry wood lies on the ground at left, and a tree stands at the right edge.2009-12-30July 29 20082008-07-29January 15 20092009-01-15Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved path beside a grey concrete block wall, with a white kolam floor design at lower left. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a white shawl, walks barefoot and receives a long garland of pink and white flowers draped over his shoulders. The surrounding men wear orange robes with rudraksha or gold bead necklaces, several are bare-headed or shaved-headed, and one bare-chested man at left wears a patterned white wrap. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti walks among the group and a few onlookers stand near a pink-washed building. Five-plus physical people are visible, with several more partly seen at the back.2012-02-08July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor scene on a paved courtyard in bright sunlight, with white-walled buildings behind. A central figure in an orange headwrap, saffron-orange robe and a maroon shawl, wearing a white flower garland, walks forward. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and saffron shawls walk in a group; one older bearded man on the right wears a yellow-orange cloth and carries a folded maroon cloth. a person is the central figure in the orange headwrap and garland, shown walking as a visiting dignitary during the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration context.2006-11-24