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A street procession in a crowded Indian market lane. At centre, a smiling person with long dark wavy hair and a red bindi wears an orange-saffron robe and holds a silver trident aloft, walking forward. Beside him a young man in a dark jacket and teal scarf smiles, and at right a man in white holds a silver pot. Shop fronts with signboards line the street behind, and a large printed banner at upper right shows a man in an orange shawl and white kurta in front of a temple building. Several other people in the crowd are visible in the background.

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January 06 20062006-01-06January 06 20062006-01-06A street procession in a busy Indian city lane with old multi-storey buildings, hanging wires and shopfronts. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron shawl walks ahead, holding a long silver-tipped staff. He appears to be a probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron clothing and visible presentation cues. Behind him, a man in a white kurta carries a silver tray with a small silver vessel and white cloth, and another man in white follows. On the right, a bespectacled man in black clothing wears an orange shawl and carries a bag. A large framed printed portrait of a man in an orange shawl, set against a temple-like backdrop, is held up on the left. Several onlookers stand along the street.2006-01-06Photo of a narrow street lined with closed red-brown rolling shutters. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a loose saffron-orange wrap over an orange garment, raises one arm and holds a silver trident aloft. Behind him a second man in an orange shawl, black top and white dhoti walks with hands clasped, and a third person in a grey jacket stands further back. Shop signs and overhead wires are visible above, in a procession-style walk through the lane.2006-01-06January 05 20062006-01-05August 21 20062006-08-21May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copiesA street procession in a hill town with a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti of Malayappa Swami flanked by consorts, adorned with garlands and fabric. In the foreground a long-haired man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala raises one arm and points forward, surrounded by devotees in orange clothing and orange caps, one man in a red sweater and a man holding a trident. Shop awnings and stalls line the street behind, with pine trees and mist in the background.2006-05-26January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a stone-paved area with a white building behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl over a sleeveless body. Beside him to the right, a younger man in a white kurta wears layered rudraksha malas and a small pendant, and holds a tall pole upright. Around them stand many devotees: a bearded man in a checked shirt with rudraksha mala, men in white and orange clothing, and an elderly white-bearded man at right. Swamiji (probable) is identified by long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and tilak on the central figure, with the page noting his presence at this event.2006-05-22June 04 20062006-06-04January 06 20062006-01-06