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Outdoor street procession in a town, with a red and gold canopy with tassels overhead. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant walks centrally, gesturing with his hand. Beside him a man in saffron wrap and white dhoti walks, and a woman in a striped lavender-and-white salwar holds a brass tray. Other devotees in orange shawls and orange caps follow, and a man on the right in orange robes holds a canopy pole. Shops and signs line the street behind them.

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A street procession in a hill town, with a crowd in saffron and orange clothing walking beneath a red canopy strung with triangular pennants. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a dark beaded mala with a gold pendant, appearing to lead the walk. To his left, a bearded man in white with an orange shawl gestures, and a woman in a lavender top and orange shawl holds a round multicoloured drum. On the right, a man in an orange shirt holds a long wooden pole. Shopfronts and a painted wall with a faded hotel sign line the road behind them.2006-05-25May 25 20062006-05-25June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor procession on a narrow street lined with pale concrete walls. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks at centre, wrapped in orange-saffron robes, eyes lowered. A large white ceremonial umbrella with red fringe and gold-and-blue patterned top is held over the procession by a man in orange, and another man in orange holds a long staff. Behind them, many people in orange shawls and orange caps walk, some carrying colourful banners and ceremonial standards. A man in white shirt with a camera around his neck and orange shawl walks at right. Cars and a bus appear in the background.2006-05-25A street procession of devotees in saffron orange robes walks beneath a red, white and green fringed parasol. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace wears orange-saffron robes with a pink-red shawl and holds a trident-tipped staff. Beside him, a young man in orange carries a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Other devotees wear orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a man in black with sunglasses walks among them. Stone houses, a parked white bus and market stalls line the street behind the crowd.2006-06-01A street procession in a mountain town, with a woman in a cream sari and orange sash holding a red umbrella-pole at left. Behind her, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a gold-toned garland and carries a pink fringed ceremonial umbrella overhead. Several people in orange shawls and robes walk with him, and a man in orange carries a silver-toned casket. Two women at right wear orange sashes and glasses, one with hands raised to her face. Mountains and utility poles stand in the background. Several people are visible, with the most prominent figures described above.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01A street procession in a mountain town on the Himalaya Yatra. A long-haired man in an orange robe and a large beaded necklace walks at the centre, holding a white fringed ceremonial parasol on a pole with red and gold decoration. Around him, devotees in orange shawls and robes walk along a paved road; one bearded man in a beige jacket wears an orange shawl, a woman in a white kurta wears a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man beside them holds a small bell or offering tray. Shops, a tin-roofed building, power lines and steep green mountains frame the scene. a person is a probable candidate for the central figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate necklace and the parasol-bearer's place in the procession.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01Outdoor 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.2006-06-04January 12 20092009-01-12June 01 20062006-06-01