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A photograph of a procession moving along a dusty dirt path lined with tall trees and palms under a clear blue sky. Many people in white clothing walk in a long line, some carrying colourful umbrellas and ceremonial banners with orange, red and green patterns. Strings of bunting and small flags are strung between the trees. A few people in darker clothing walk among the group, and a vehicle is parked at the left edge. The scene suggests a festival or temple procession.

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Outdoor procession on a dry, grassy path lined with tall trees and palms under a clear blue sky. Many devotees in white clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris, walk in a long line. Several devotees carry colourful decorated umbrellas and ceremonial standards, one with a white parasol. Strings of blue and white bunting and red flags are strung overhead between the trees. A blue and white plastic container sits at the right edge.2006-12-29A procession of devotees walks along a dry, grassy path lined with trees under a clear blue sky. Many people, mostly men and some women, wear white ritual clothing, with a few in colourful saris and salwar. Several are carrying items and walking in a line beside orange and red banners and strings of blue-and-white pennants strung overhead. Dry shrubs and flowering weeds fill the foreground.2006-12-29December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a dusty outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with trees and a red boundary wall. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk closely together, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and a few with red or pink sashes. Drummers at left beat a large drum, and a musician in white plays a wind instrument. Some participants carry decorated saffron-coloured flags and ceremonial staffs, and a decorated umbrella-like canopy with coloured streamers rises above the crowd at right. Several women in pale saris stand among the group.2015-01-13A dirt-path procession at an outdoor ashram setting with flowering trees and a stone wall. Several women in white and cream sarees with orange borders walk in a line, some holding hands with one another. A group of men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walks ahead, carrying ceremonial staffs with a trident and decorative poles. A canopy-topped palanquin decorated with gold and orange fabric and floral garlands is visible in the background. Bystanders in white clothing line the path, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala stands at right, watching.2009-12-27A photograph of a procession winding along a dry, dusty slope between tall thin trees. Dozens of people walk in a long line, mostly dressed in white, with some women wearing saffron-orange shawls and a few in white saris bordered in orange. Several colourful ornate parasols with red, blue and yellow panels are carried above the group. Some participants hold tall ceremonial staffs with saffron tassels and a man at the front carries a small brass bell or lamp. Power lines stretch overhead and hills rise in the hazy background.2007-02-15A dirt road beside a leafy tree with pale pink blossoms in clear daylight. A crowd of about thirty people in white clothes stands along the roadside holding white and colourful flags, including one red-and-white flag and one with a blue emblem. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange top and white dhoti stands with his arms outstretched, apparently leading the group, while others wait nearby. The scene looks like a procession pausing beside the tree.2006-01-01June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a festival procession moving along a dirt path lined with tall trees and coconut palms on a sunny day. Many people in white and light-coloured clothing walk in a line; several women wear sarees in blue, cream and gold, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a white flag with a blue emblem. Others carry saffron/orange flags on poles. Behind them a covered red and white canopy or ratha-like structure moves through the crowd, with cattle grazing in the open field to the right. The scene is a village-road procession with flags and ritual attendants.2005-12-31A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Many participants in white dhotis and white saris walk in a long column, with orange-robed figures among them. Several colourful ornate umbrellas with gold tassels and a row of orange and red flags are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt and checked lungi plays a large drum at left, and a person in a purple shirt and white dhoti walks near the front. Banana leaves and tall bamboo poles border the path.2009-06-09December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copies