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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A central man in a loose saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold-and-pearl garland, smiles with eyes closed and gestures with one open hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, walk barefoot in the procession. A printed , , Source

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Outdoor procession under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and dense foliage. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a multi-strand gold and pearl-like garland wears a loose orange saffron robe and walks ahead of the group. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lamp with a flame, and several young men wear white dhotis with orange or saffron shawls. Bare feet on dirt ground. The scene reads as a ritual procession with an oil lamp carried in aarti style.2006-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path shaded by palm and leafy trees at dusk. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and white dhotis walk barefoot, several wearing rudraksha malas; one man in a white polo shirt also wears a rudraksha mala and an ID badge, and a bald man in white walks at the far left. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible in the frame.2005-12-31July 27 20082008-07-27December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 11 20112011-12-11July 03 20122012-07-03A procession of devotees walks across a bare dirt ground beneath a large spreading banyan tree. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold necklace of flower garlands, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Beside him, a devotee in white dhoti and orange shawl bows low, touching the ground with his hand while others in white dhotis and orange shawls follow in line. Behind them, an older woman in white sari with orange shawl holds a book, and several more devotees in white and orange stand along the path. A faint kolam or drawn pattern marks the ground near the bowing devotee.2006-12-23September 23 20062006-09-23January 08 20122012-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12July 03 20122012-07-03