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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A multicolored umbrella canopy with red, green, blue and yellow panels and tassels shelters a group of men gathered on a dark stone platform. Several men in saffron-orange robes and some wearing sacred ash on their foreheads stand together, one holding a folded orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls stand nearby, and a boy in a yellow shirt stands among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti stands at left beside a small shrine with orange-painted deities and a stone pillar. Dense green foliage and a brick wall are behind.

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Outdoor temple scene under trees where a group of men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stands around a dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth with garlands. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels and bird emblems is held over the group. Foreground men wear orange robes and rudraksha malas, and one in white with a yellow sash stands at the left edge. A man in orange with a shawl stands in the centre, while a man with a shaved head and dark glasses appears at the right. The ground is bare earth with a low stone platform and a white arch behind.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of a procession under a decorated canopy outdoors at an ashram. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk along a dirt path under umbrellas with blue, yellow and white patterns and tasselled edges, beneath red-and-white striped awnings and strings of orange triangular flags. A central figure in a golden-yellow robe with a dark beard walks with palms joined in greeting, while an orange-robed monk beside him also holds hands together. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right holding a silver tray with flowers, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded among other onlookers in white shirts and trousers. Ceremonial ritual setting with a welcoming reception. a person cues: the central golden-robed figure wears no crown, but the appearance is ambiguous, so identity is unsure.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor ceremonial procession on a dirt path beneath a red-and-white striped canopy hung with orange pennants. Two colourful parasols with tasselled edges shade the group. A central man in an ochre-orange robe with a shawl walks with hands folded, flanked by saffron-robed monks and white-clad attendants. Behind them, a white-robed man carries a decorated tray with flowers and a silver container. A man in a white kurta and orange shawl gestures to the left, and a long-haired sadhu in orange and rudraksha beads walks among the others. Plastic chairs are arranged in rows on the left.2007-08-09July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground beneath a yellow and orange ceremonial canopy with fringed tassels. A bearded man in saffron robes with a green-bordered shawl walks at left. Centre, a man with an orange turban and long dark hair, wearing a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks barefoot in an orange robe. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe and orange turban leans on a walking stick. On the right, a clean-shaven man in white shirt and dhoti walks barefoot, and a man in white with glasses and an orange shawl walks beside him. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, some holding flowers.2006-12-31July 27 20082008-07-27January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a low wall and greenery. Several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, maroon and cream fabric, embroidered panels and fringed tassels are held aloft on long poles by men in white kurtas with orange shawls. In the foreground, three figures in saffron-orange robes walk together: a bespectacled man in a saffron kurta, an older man in a saffron robe with a brown shawl and brown cap, and a woman with long dark hair in an orange shawl at the right edge. Construction materials and bamboo scaffolding lie to the left.2006-11-21