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A man in long dark hair and a saffron-orange dhoti-and-shawl stands in front of a brightly painted, multicolored temple with blue, red and yellow carved facades. He wears a long green-and-purple flower garland and a gold pendant, holds a silver trident in one hand, and raises his other palm in greeting. Behind him a red umbrella with green, white and yellow tassels is held up. Around him stand devotees in white shirts and orange tops, and a uniformed police officer is visible on the left, with a man on the right holding a white audio device.

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June 01 20062006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a sannyasi in saffron-orange robes standing before a colourful, ornately painted temple with blue, red and gold trim and carved arches. He wears a long leaf-and-purple-flower garland and a gold pendant necklace, raises his right hand in greeting, and holds a trident. Above him a large red canopy with blue, gold and tasselled green-and-white fringe is held over the scene. Beside him stands a bald man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, a woman in a cream shawl with a flower garland, and a uniformed police officer behind them. The sky is blue with clouds and a mountain rises at the left edge.2006-06-01A photograph of an outdoor procession in front of a multicoloured temple with blue, red and yellow painted facades and carved arches. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long garland of green leaves and purple flowers, raises one hand in greeting while holding a silver staff. Above him is a red and blue ceremonial umbrella with gold embroidery, a bird emblem and tasselled fringe. Beside him, a bald man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala watches. A man in an orange cap and orange t-shirt printed with the Himalaya Yatra 2005 logo stands at left, and several devotees are gathered around in the crowd.2006-06-01Outdoor photograph of a procession in front of a colourful temple with blue, red and yellow painted arches. A man in front wears an orange-saffron robe, a long garland of green leaves and purple flowers, and a gold pendant necklace, with long dark swept-back hair; the ornate garland and saffron robe make him a person candidate, though the face is not identifiable and the appearance is uncertain. Behind him, another saffron-robed man carries a green cloth, and a white-clad man walks among devotees. A young attendant in an orange t-shirt and orange cap with a tilak mark holds a silver staff and wears rudraksha beads. An umbrella with tassels shades the group. Other onlookers in casual clothes watch from the steps and balconies.2006-06-01Outdoor procession on a stone path in a mountain town, with a colourful temple with a golden-topped roof behind. A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of green leaves and purple flowers and walks beneath a red, blue and green canopy umbrella carried on poles. Other men in orange shirts and orange head caps flank him, carrying tall silver staffs with ornate tops. An elderly man in white on the right walks beside them, and onlookers gather on a rooftop and in the background.2006-06-01December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor procession scene. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a thin white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, draped with a thick garland of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers, with gold bead ornaments hanging from it. He walks beneath a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe held by an attendant in white. Around him are other men in white and orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, and a bald older man in white with a yellow shawl. Behind them are spectators and a white wall. a person candidate by appearance: probable, shown in a procession.2009-12-23November 16 20092009-11-16 +1 copiesNovember 13 20062006-11-13December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor photograph of a procession on dusty ground. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands centre-frame, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long garland of white flowers with red and green ribbon accents, holding a tall ornate staff with his right hand. Above him a fringed umbrella with red tassels is held up. Behind him a crowd of spectators, mostly women in white and pink saris and men in white shirts, stands along a low concrete wall beneath a metal scaffold frame. A woman in a white sari with a pink border stands at right.2006-12-25