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A street photograph outside a red and pink temple whose signboard reads Shri Sankatmochan Hanuman Mandir. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, speaks or chants while holding a long brass-tipped staff. Beside him an older man in an orange shawl holds a matching staff, and to the right a woman in an orange top and a man in an orange shawl stand watching. A silver car is parked at left, and another man in orange stands by the temple steps. The man at centre shows distinctive visible cues including long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha beads, consistent with a person leading a yatra procession.

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June 04 20062006-06-04Outdoor photograph of a pilgrimage group in saffron-orange robes gathered in front of a pink-washed temple with a tiered shikhara spire and a balcony railing. A central man with long dark hair, wearing an orange dhoti-style cloth and a rudraksha mala, stands speaking with an upturned gaze. A man beside him holds a red umbrella with gold tassels over the group. Devotees in orange shawls and white clothes surround them, and a camera operator with a boom microphone stands at the left edge. Overcast sky above.2006-06-04Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees in saffron-orange robes at a pink-washed wall with a trident mounted on it and ivy growing over the top. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace leans forward with a walking staff, touching a stone object at the base of the wall with one hand. Behind them, several people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, including a grey-haired man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange. A small yellow flower lies on the stone. Overcast sky.2006-06-04June 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of an outdoor procession in a mountainous setting. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over orange clothing and a heavy necklace of large gold beads, and carries a long wooden staff upright over his shoulder. Behind and around him, many people in orange and saffron clothing walk along the road; a woman in a peach-coloured cap, a man in dark sunglasses and a black jacket with an orange shawl, and an older woman in a grey top are visible. A man in a dark jacket holds a small camera. Hills, a white building with a balcony and a utility pole fill the background. Appearance cues suggest a person in a procession; the identification is uncertain.2006-06-01June 04 20062006-06-04October 17 20102010-10-17Photograph of a temple-street crowd at dusk beside a stone temple wall with a metal ladder. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, saffron robes and a large beaded yellow-and-green mala with a gold pendant stands at left, gesturing with his hand. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with a red border listens. In front, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a saffron shawl faces them. Other men in white and saffron stand around, and a figure with a camera is at right. a person appears in appearance-based identification, with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha-style mala cues.2008-08-02Outdoor procession on a roadside in India under an overcast sky, with a red and green ceremonial parasol with tassels carried over a man in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure: long, swept-back dark hair, ornate saffron robes, and a red tilak, walking at the front while a woman in an orange top holds a trident and a bundle of cloth. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees follow, a man in white carries a round fringed fan, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right beside a road sign and a Hotel Pramod billboard.2006-06-04A photograph of a procession outdoors near a hillside town, with a man at centre-right wearing long swept-back black hair, an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders, a heavy gold multi-bead necklace, and a red bindi on his forehead. He holds a silver trident, and an orange-saffron shawl and grey sweater are visible on other men beside him. A bearded man in a white sweater and orange scarf stands to the left, with a woman in a dark headscarf and green jacket at the right edge. Metal scaffolding and buildings appear behind the crowd.2006-05-30 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04July 07 20082008-07-07